Welcome to The Growing Club CIC
The Growing Club CIC is a not-for-profit organisation. We provide a fantastic range of skills training and opportunities for women, using a creative and alternative peer support model.
We start where you are
Business Recovery, Resilience and Wellbeing Support
Online Business Courses
Our 2022 online business courses, Roots and Shoots and Bloom and Grow are open for booking!
Both courses start Monday 6th June 2022. Visit our online courses hub for more information and to book.
Courses Local to Lancaster
Peer Networks is an action-learning programme to support women leading SMEs.
Find out more about our Auction of Promises event this May!
If you’re interested in a face-to-face cohort of one of our business courses based in Lancaster, please visit our courses page.
We know people are anxious about their businesses and futures during this time and so to support you, our work is continuing via online tools.
Remember! The weekly Thursday drop-in is back at The Women & Enterprise Hub. Alongside our usual business support, we are running a selection of Wellbeing events, find out more about these on our Events page. Our online workshops are still running, you can also find updates on Facebook.
Get in touch via our contact form for support and advice.
Our Courses
No matter what stage you are at, we are here to help you. We run courses ranging from 8-weeks to 12-months. To find out more about each course, choose one of the options below.
The Growing Club offers a wide range of events and opportunities at the Women and Enterprise Hub. We offer monthly skills workshops, weekly drop-in sessions, events, networking and more.
Workshops and Events
Discover a variety of workshops, events and opportunities for all women.
Weekly Drop-In
For support and advice, weekly drop in sessions run every Thursday, 12:30 - 2pm.
When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.
… read what the members have to say about it!
"Joining the Growing Club has made me focus on what is important in my business in order to create sustainable growth."
"Meeting the team of women in the Growing Club has been such a bonus to me and I don’t feel so alone at all now."
"I love learning about all the aspects of running a business, and having this clear on my mind as I go forward. The buddy system is so valuable too. I appreciate the 1:1 time to discuss progress and share experiences. A fantastic group!"
"I wholeheartedly recommend the Growing Club to any woman who runs a small business, I believe even the most successful of business women would leave the Growing Club even more enriched and empowered than they already are."
"Coming here has changed how I think about my business."
"The Growing Club (GC) is an investment of time and personal commitment both to myself personally and my business and also to the other members of our group."
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On the blog
Bridging the gap in business education for women…
Lessons in Boundaries (from a grumpy old Rottweiler)
Jane Binnion writes on working out & setting our personal boundaries and how to communicate them, using lessons learned from her Rottweiler.
Wanted: Growing Club Mentors!
Our successful mentor training programme is running again, aiming to train existing women in business to support other women who are beginning their business journey with their own startup, after they complete their Roots and Shoots programme.
Can you help with our Auction of Promises?
We need you! If you have received support from The Growing Club CIC in the past, or maybe you just like what we do, we need your help so we can
Artwork: “Just a girl who decided to go for it” by Textile Candy
Website Photography by Ginny Koppenhol Photography
