About us
As a free, government-funded gateway to business support, the Growth Hub is a central point of contact for businesses across the region. We work in partnership with local and national providers to help you access the most relevant and trusted support available.
Our experienced Growth Hub Advisers support businesses at every stage of development. We can connect you with free, government-funded support schemes to meet your specific needs, and signpost you to local resources, 1-2-1 advice, and no-cost workshops to help your business grow.
We actively promote local training, events and workshops that can support business development across the area. You can find these on our workshops and events pages.
We understand the day-to-day challenges of running a business, and our team is here to help you overcome them – so you can focus on achieving success while enjoying everything that life in the South West has to offer.
The Heart of the South West Growth Hub is funded by the Department for Business and Trade. Somerset Council is the Accountable Body and Plymouth City Council is the Managing Authority. The service is managed and delivered by Devon County Council.
Where we cover
The Heart of the South West Growth Hub covers Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay.
We can help businesses at any stage of operation, of any size and from any sector. You can easily check whether your business sits within a Local Authority area that we cover below:
- Dartmoor
- East Devon
- Exeter
- Exmoor (Devon & Somerset)
- Mendip
- Mid Devon
- North Devon
- Plymouth
- Sedgemoor
- Somerset West and Taunton
- South Hams
- South Somerset
- Teignbridge
- Torridge
- Torbay
- West Devon
- We do not cover the BANES area
The Team
We’re Small But Mighty…
- David Hynd, Programme and Partnerships Manager
- Caz Kennedy, Business Support Adviser
- Jill Beglan, Business Support Adviser
- Blue Tvedt, Business Support Adviser
- Kristie Herd, Digital Business Connector
- Peter Doyle, Digital Business Adviser
- Lisa Lessware, Digital Business Adviser
- Helen Young, Marketing Officer
- Roger Bonaparte, Project Assistant
