{"id":604,"date":"2016-03-11T15:17:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2016-03-11T15:17:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T15:17:50","slug":"reduced-support-will-stunt-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=604","title":{"rendered":"Reduced support will stunt growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently wrote about the demise of the Business Growth Service. It was particularly sad to also see the end of the Manufacturing Advisory Service, MAS. Having been part of the EEF South team that originated the service in London and the South East I can&#8217;t help but fondly remember the businesses that were supported by our &#8220;hands on &#8221; approach aided by a very capable in-house team. This certainly helped many turn the corner onto a journey toward world class performance.<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned, I&#8217;m now a Non-Executive Director at Cavendish Enterprise which is delivering the &#8220;Start &amp; Grow&#8221; programme providing much needed long term support to businesses in areas where every help is needed. You can find out about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavendishenterprise.co.uk\/programme\/start-and-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=605\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-605\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/south-east-business-march.jpg\" alt=\"south east business march\" width=\"801\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/south-east-business-march.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/south-east-business-march-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.davidseall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/south-east-business-march-768x460.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The full article can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southeastbusiness.com\/print-edition\/february-march-2016\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently wrote about the demise of the Business Growth Service. 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