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    Planning Specialist - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Growth Company

    The Growth Company
    The Growth Company Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    The Growth Company are looking for an Enterprise Specialist – Restart who will deliver high-quality support and advice to people wanting to start a business or self-employed individuals living or trading in Greater Manchester (GM).

    This is a fixed term contract until31 March 2026.

    GC Business Growth Hub is a community of specialists with a passion to help businesses across Greater Manchester to realise their ambitions.

    Since 2011, the Hub has supported more than 15,000 businesses including start-ups, scale-ups and established businesses, providing finance guidance, creating international links, and paving the way for innovation and people development across the region.

    We work with the best of public and private partners, offering expert one-to-one and peer-to-peer business support, events, specialist programmes, funding and much more.

    Proactively identify individuals/self-employed individuals seeking support to start or grow their businesses.

    Handle client enquiries via phone and email, initially assessing business needs and growth potential of a client using appropriate tools, processes and systems where required and establishing and maintaining effective relationships and key client contacts.

    Ensure that potential clients comply with required eligibility criteria by ensuring that initial eligibility checks are carried out, prior to any formal assessment or action planning taking place.

    Undertake detailed diagnostics for clients focusing on a particular function or business area using various tools and methods to capture baseline data from clients and identify needs.

    Deliver support directly relating to core areas, which will include business structures, business planning, marketing, finance and forecasting, and sales tactics, in addition, to support tailored to individual business needs, to enable them to have the confidence/knowledge as a self-employed individual to reach their full potential.

    Develop and maintain a network of key people relevant to the business area, such as other Advisors, Account Managers, job centres, libraries, local authorities, shared workspaces, professional business networks and other professional services e.g.

    Link clients to additional services and sources of expertise best suited to deliver practical solutions and instil new knowledge that will underpin and provide confidence to those clients starting up a business or increase the business performance.

    Strong sales and account management skills.
    Good networker, with an existing partnership base or exceptional skills to build a network.
    Excellent planning, organisational, administrative and project management skills.
    Well-developed IT skills, including an understanding of computerised management information systems, spreadsheets, diary management, e-mail, and CRM systems.
    Experience in own diary management, including exceeding personal KPIs, providing exceptional quality and ensuring all paperwork/compliance is met.
    Understanding and experience in using project management techniques.

    business planning; Knowledge and understanding of the key national, sub-regional and local organisations and their role in supporting economic development and specifically business growth.


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