LOCAL AREA SUMARY:
Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
Total number of scaleups
No. by employee growth
No. by turnover growth
No. by employee and turnover growth
Total employees
Total turnover
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Employee Growth
DivideBuy
DivideBuy develops web-based software that provides a credit lending service for retail businesses.
Blancomet
Blancomet offers metal recycling services.
The Greenhouse People
The Greenhouse People manufactures and retails greenhouses, sheds and other garden accessories.
SORBUS Partners
SORBUS Partners offers wealth and investment management services to private individuals and family groups.
WBS Scaffolding
WBS Scaffolding offers commercial and residential scaffolding services.
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth
Tile Mountain
Tile Mountain retails and supplies tiles and tiling accessories.
Intelipac
Intelipac designs, manufactures and supplies the food, retail and e-commerce industries with a variety of packaging products such as carrier bags, cardboard cartons and film bakery pouches.
Reach for the Stars Nursery
Reach for the Stars Nursery operates a number of nurseries offering pre-school and after school care.
The Greenhouse People
The Greenhouse People manufactures and retails greenhouses, sheds and other garden accessories.
DivideBuy
DivideBuy develops web-based software that provides a credit lending service for retail businesses.
Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes
Ambitious high-growth companies across the region are supported through the LEP’s well established suite of scaleup tools and one-to-one support, delivered through its partnership network. The SSEP Growth Hub has launched a new #ScaleInStaffs campaign to provide access to funding and finance alongside other targeted support for businesses on a scaling trajectory. The GROWTHMapper provides diagnostic tools for specific business areas to help scaleups identify and overcome barriers to growth and capitalise on existing strengths. Specialist advisers cover investment, marketing and recruitment and business planning. Financial forecasting support is also available to scaleups looking for investment. Businesses needing digital marketing services are referred to the Staffordshire County Council Information technology business enhancement programme (ITBEP) for a comprehensive review and support with their digital transformation journey.
Scaleup Views
The key barriers to growth are UK Markets & International Markets, Access to infrastructure/premises / broadband/ and Debt & Equity Finance / Access to the talent you can hire. They are looking for support through Dedicated, tailored scaleup support focused on growth and want easier access to Banks and other financial suppliers, National Government, Growth Hubs and LEPs and Help to grow.
Top barriers to growth
- UK Markets & International Markets
- Access to infrastructure/premises / broadband/
- Debt & Equity Finance / Access to the talent you can hire
want TO SEE more of:
- Dedicated, tailored scaleup support focused on growth
- Banks and other financial suppliers
- National Government
- Growth Hubs and LEPs
- Help to grow
