Here at Heart of the South West Growth Hub, we offer free business advice and support services to businesses in Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay. Whether you need advice on how to access funding, finding business premises, business planning or have a specific business challenge, we can help.

Connecting you to the latest advice, guidance, tools and resources, our Digital Link service can give you what you need to unlock your digital potential and help you to grow your business by exploiting digital technologies. Our Digital Business Connector can help you easily access free digital support that’s available to small businesses in Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay.

We can offer help and guidance in many areas – Digital Marketing, CRM, Social Media, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Customer Experience, and much more. We can guide you on how to begin exploring AI for your business, offering practical advice and signposting to additional support where needed.

Through Digital Link we offer:

• Business Support and Guidance

• Start-up Guides Grant Searches

• 1-2-1 Digital Business Support

• Connection to Funding and Start-up Loans

• Workshops, events and courses

Our business advisers are experienced in helping businesses at all stages of development. As well as specific business support programmes, we can access a network of industry and local authority experts, useful resources and free events to help your business grow and develop.