Get Started & Grow

The NextGen runs the digital marketing aspect of Staffordshire County Council’s Get Started & Grow Programme through its sister company Concept Communications.

What the Programme Offers…

1/2 Day Digital Marketing Strategy Workshop

We offer 10 online training sessions on a wide range of business topics, accessible anytime with downloadable templates to work through.

Library of Downloadable Workbooks & Guides

We offer a range of in-depth masterclasses covering everything from SEO, grant funding applications and contract law.

Ongoing Group Coaching Sessions

Up to 90 minutes with 1 or 2 business advisors of your choice, covering a range of subjects from marketing, to sales, to HR and finance.

Online Support Group - LinkedIn

We are running a range of online networking groups as well as in-person speed networking events across Staffordshire.

Listing in our Online Directory

We offer a 5-point digital marketing health check where we will give you bespoke tips to improve your presence, and free comprehensive website health reports.

Eligibility Criteria

The scheme supports businesses that:

Are based in Staffordshire. Unfortunately, we cannot support businesses in Stoke on Trent at this time.
Are up to five years old.
Are willing to undertake a short business start-up guidance course.

This criteria is set by Staffordshire County Council, and all applications for the scheme must be submitted via their website. The link is below.

Apply Here

Success Stories

Hear from other business owners in Staffordshire

“I have had one-to-one support from Kathryn and have found it invaluable. She is very supportive and has adapted her support to meet my needs. She is very knowledgeable in her field and has lots of tools at her disposal. Alongside the practical business support, Kathryn has also helped me with my mindset and has shown me where to best focus my energy in order to grow my business effectively.”

Wendy Miller
“Kathryn genuinely cared about my business and gave me a far more in depth dive into the progression of my business than I ever expected. Our conversations put me at ease around something I truly felt quite clueless about. I have a number of things to work on and can’t wait to go away and put it all into practice. I highly recommend getting in touch with Kathryn, even in our brief time together I learned SO much and am excited about the future.”

Anna Louise Powell
“We had an intense workshop with Kathryn, in which we really examined who our target audience is, current and future opportunities and our expectations for a timeline. We’re really happy with the all the support we received. Kathryn is clearly an expert at what she does (we’re definitely not!) and we felt that she listened to what we had to say and created a plan with us.”

Anthony Roscoe