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New Expo showcases support to help our businesses grow

10:48 am, Monday, 9th June 2025 - 3 months ago

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BUSINESSES from across North East Lincolnshire are invited to a major new ‘Growth & Support Expo’ to discover more about local support to help them thrive.

To be held later this month, the InvestNEL-led Expo has the ambition of ‘helping businesses grow, one connection at a time’.

As well as providing a showcase for organisations, the free-to-enter event will also provide an ideal opportunity for networking.

Professionals and business leaders, from start-ups and those wanting to grow, to entrepreneurs and established companies seeking to future-proof, are invited to visit from 9am until noon at Centre4, Wootton Road, Grimsby, on Friday 20 June.

Organisers encourage as many people to attend as possible saying: “Don’t miss this unique opportunity to access all the support your business needs under one roof.”

Exhibitors already confirmed include:

  • NELC Skills
  • Federation of Small Business / Local Skills Improvement Plan
  • British Business Bank / Midlands Engine Investment Fund II
  • NET / Skills Bootcamps
  • University of Lincoln 
  • NELC Business Rates
  • Grimsby Job Centre / DWP
  • Investment Hub NEL
  • NELC Fostering
  • Grimsby Community Energy
  • E-Factor
  • Greater Lincolnshire Careers Hub 
  • BIPC Grimsby – Intellectual Property & Business Support
  • BIPC Grimsby – Marketing & Communications Consultant
  • Department of Business & Trade
  • The Supply Chain Network
  • Standguide (Promoting the Restart Scheme)
  • Lincolnshire Open Research & Innovation Centre (LORIC)
  • North East Business Resilience Centre
  • Business Enterprise Fund
  • Business Lincolnshire
  • Sector Support NEL
  • Avant Skills Academy

Invest-NEL forms part of North East Lincolnshire Council’s economy investment team, which has a crucial part in supporting existing businesses to grow and attracting new organisations into the area.

Council Leader, Cllr Philip Jackson, who has responsibility for regeneration and the economy, said: “The interest from exhibitors that we have had so far just shows the level of support this Expo has across North East Lincolnshire.

“This council has an ambition to build a Stronger Economy and Stronger Communities and events such as this form an integral part of ensuring we work towards achieving that vision.”

Businesses can register at InvestNEL Business Growth & Support Expo 2025 Tickets, Fri 20 Jun 2025 at 09:00 | Eventbrite

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