Growth Foundations

Strong Foundations, Scalable Future: Your Business Toolkit

The Business Growth Studio is packed with cutting-edge resources focused on the critical pillars of business growth.

It features the essential tools, expert insights and practical workshops that micro and small businesses need through the different stages of their journey.

Our Growth Foundations hub provides invaluable resources, actionable insights, and hands-on workshops to help businesses survive and thrive in competitive markets. Whether you're looking to refine your business strategy, improve financial management or enhance marketing efforts, our curated content and expert-led workshops will equip you with the tools you need for success.

The Business Growth Studio Resources & Workshops

Exclusive to GBCC members, these practical workshops and tailored resources deliver essential insights to fuel your business growth. Log in to your digital account for full access. Stay ahead with a continuously expanding library designed to support your long-term success.

Workshop - Thriving Under Pressure: Strategies for Small Business Success

Rising costs, competition, uncertainty – it’s a pretty complicated environment for small businesses to navigate. This interactive workshop is aimed at equipping small business leaders with the confidence and strategies to thrive in a high-pressure business environment.
5th June, 9am (for 9:30am) to 11am, Sutton Coldfield

Peer Advice & Insight

At the GBCC, we’re the centre of a network of growing businesses and leading professional advisors. Our members bring unique, expert insights—explore their perspectives below and stay ahead in an evolving marketplace

The benefits of using a commercial finance broker

6 ways using a Commercial Finance Broker can support you and your business

How to navigate the complex world of director and shareholder disputes

Advise from dispute resolution experts

Why your business needs a marketing strategy (and not just marketing)

Doing marketing without a strategy is basically making it up as you go along. Of course, you might get a lucky break here and there, but in the long run you’re setting yourself up for wasted effort, wasted money and lots of missed opportunities.

Closing a solvent limited company – what’s set to change?

Your due diligence checklist when buying a business

Vision to venture: Expert digital strategies for start-ups

Expert insights on how start-ups can establish and grow their online presence.

Five ways design support can empower your business and elevate your brand

Ways that design support from a specialist agency can empower your business and elevate your brand.

Simplifying your corporate structure for efficiency and cost savings

For many businesses, the accumulation of entities within a corporate group often occurs over time, leading to a complex and unwieldy structure that no longer serves the company’s best interests.

How an accountant can help you scale your business

Running a business is clearly rewarding, but it comes with its fair share of challenges.

Other Programmes & Support from the GBCC

At the GBCC, we’re committed to empowering regional businesses with exclusive member benefits, expert-led services, and high-impact programmes—designed to help you build strong foundations for sustainable growth and success. Find out more about what else we have on offer:

Start-Up & Small Business Academy

The GBCC’s Start-Up & Small Business Academy is a free, cohort-based programme exclusively for GBCC members. There are 6 in-person modules with leading experts giving you advice and support on the core pillars of business growth. It is a great way to connect and share insights with peers – fellow leaders building their small businesses

GBCC Member Legal & Financial Advice Helpline

The GBCC provides a free legal & financial telephone advice service for all staff of GBCC member organisations. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The service, provided by Arc Legal, can advise on a comprehensive range of legal and accountancy matters. Log in and visit the My Account section of the GBCC website to find our more: Login | Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce or speak to your GBCC Relationship Manager.

Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition

According to the Gender Index, during 2024 just 5% of private equity, 3% of angel and 0% of venture capital investments in the West Midlands went to women-led businesses. We’re looking to change that. The Women Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition gives high potential women-led businesses the opportunity to connect with, and pitch to, leading investors. It is brought to you by the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce in partnership with NatWest and the British Business Bank.

Get Ready 2 Supply

Get Ready to Supply exists to help small and medium sized enterprises in East Birmingham and North Solihull to access new contracting opportunities with larger organisations across the region. This programme is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and delivered by the GBCC in partnership with business support specialists Newable.

West Midlands Supply Chain Transition Support programme

The West Midlands Supply Chain Transition support programme is here to help diversify your customer base and unlock new growth opportunities. The support offers ambitious SMEs in the West Midlands access a robust support package to secure new orders across three sectors: Health & Med Tech, Future Housing and Smart Energy Systems. It is funded by the UK Government, provided by Business Growth West Midlands and delivered in partnership with Newable, Enterprise Nation and the GBCC.

Member Marketplace

Chamber members can access our Member Marketplace, your one-stop destination for exclusive deals, discounts, introductory offers and free consultations provided by our members, for our members. Our Member Marketplace is here to help you save money, invest in growth and connect with businesses in your area. Log in to access the Member Marketplace.