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Bridging the gap in business education for women…

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Winter Survival

At The Growing Club we have always worked holistically with women, whether that’s women wondering “What Next?”, or starting, or growing their business, because we know how much women juggle

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Training Courses

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.

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Auction of Promises
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Auction of Promises!

On the 20th May 2022, The Growing Club CIC are organising a fundraising event – an Auction of Promises – where donated promises are auctioned off, with money raised to create a Seed Fund to support women’s business start-up costs.

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Where are they now
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Where Are They Now?

As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day 2022, we spoke with four women who took part in the first-ever cohort of The Growing Club CIC’s business training course in 2015. The programme is now called Bloom and Grow, helping women who are running their own businesses to do it sustainably and with strong peer support.

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grasping nettles
Business education

The Art of Grasping Nettles

A blog on courage, preparation and giving it a go by Jane Binnion When I bottled my first brew of nettle cordial years ago, it was an experiment. I’ve been

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Voices From The Frontline: A Film

Lancaster’s The Growing Club CIC has launched a short film as part of the Lancashire Innovation Festival. Voices from the Frontline is a thought-provoking film by women aged 50-plus – as business owners

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