You can contact us directly at the Growing Routes Office, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, to register your interest – 01423 546200/227 or follow the link to the on-line form and send us your details.

Growing Routes has a team of Network Co-ordinators who are available to come to you, wherever you are and help you develop your ideas and your plans. The co-ordinator will work with you to test the possible success of your proposed venture by effective business planning and financial modelling.

 

Alternatively, you can contact the Business Link Yorkshire Gateway on 08456 048 048.  Business Link will advise you on the full range of services and support that is available for people setting up new businesses and put you in touch with a specialist advisor who will discuss your plans and the areas where you need assistance.

 

A business mentor could be nominated to help your business through the delivery of its plan. These mentors are volunteers whose life experiences make them ideal supporters for new business developments.

 

Regular contact between the client and business mentor gives the new enterprise the best possible chance of achieving its objectives by discussing the issues, challenging you to look at alternative views and helping you gain confidence as your business grows.

 

The Business Network provides useful links for new business entrepreneurs to share experiences and move their business forward. Those who are still developing their plans or unsure which direction to take, will find the Business Network a great source of inspiration and invention to help them get their new business started.                                     

 

                                                                          

 

Growing Routes is committed to providing a high standard of service to all its clients.       In the event that you have a complaint or query regarding Growing Routes, its representatives or         procedures, please telephone George Hamilton, Regional Programme Director, Growing Routes -       Tel: 01423 546200,  Mobile 07739 708751 or write to him at  the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 8PW.       If you are not satisfied with this response or wish to speak to an independent arbiter, please     telephone Nigel Pulling, Chief Executive, Yorkshire Agricultural Society - Tel 01423 541207     or write to him at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 8PW.       We undertake to respond to any issues within 48 hours of contact.