Manufacturing Growth Programme

The Manufacturing Growth Programme is the UKs largest and leading business support programme aimed at making improvements to manufacturing SMEs. It is a £9.7m ERDF funded programme that delivers across 15 LEP areas.

The Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP) supports SME Manufacturers to make improvements by identifying, understanding and removing their barriers to growth

• Support tailored to your business
• A dedicated, experienced, Manufacturing Growth Manager to provide on-going support
• A comprehensive business diagnostic tool, GROWTH mapper for manufacturers
• Identify opportunities and create plans for growth and improvement
• Work with the best external experts to implement those plans
• Using an average 35% of the cost of implementing an improvement project
• Connect to wider support to maximise opportunities for growth

What MGP means for Manufacturing SMEs

If you are an SME manufacturer, the Manufacturing Growth programme provides many advantages for you, including:

• An independent business review to identify opportunities for business improvement and growth
• A diagnostic tool specifically designed to help benchmark your business against internal aspirationand goals
• A detailed action plan guiding you through the process of improving your business
• On-going business support with a trusted and experienced Manufacturing Growth Manager
• Access to grants to co-fund your improvement project
• Guidance to access other support mechanisms and manufacturing themed workshops available from Summer 2019How you can benefitBy joining the Manufacturing Support Programme, you can benefit from:
  • Insight into the risks, issues, gaps and opportunities for your business, helping you better plan for the future
  • Understanding of what needs to be done to make improvements
  • Work with new expertise to make bring about real development
  • Trusted relationship with an experienced MGM
  • Reduced cost, helping you make the changes you need soonerHow do you get involved?If you’re a manufacturing SME, we’d love to find out more about your business and discuss how we can support you to achieve your growth plans.