About us
Who are we?
Growth Works supports growth ambitious and fast-growing businesses and organisations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to plan for bigger, scale faster, and stay ahead of the game.
Launching in 2021, Growth Works brings together a consortium of partners and experts that have over 40 years of experience in strategic growth consultancy and hands-on operational delivery, specialising in:
- Growth strategy
- Talent and skills development
- Investment readiness
- Access to market
- Inward investment
- Grant funding and equity finance
What we do
We’ll work with you to dive into the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for your business, explore targeted strategies and tactics, and facilitate access to expertise, skills and financial investment through our team and networks – as the largest economic development programme of its kind.



Our vision
By unlocking faster growth in the most ambitious of businesses and organisations, we aim to build a more resilient and prosperous future for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough – with stronger skills, better jobs and long-lasting innovation and economic growth.
Is my business eligible?
If you are a growing business based in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough region, with 3-249 employees and have ambitions for rapid growth, you meet our baseline criteria.
However, we are fully committed to offering an inclusive service, and guarantee that no business will leave us empty handed. If you are not quite eligible for the full Growth Works programme, we still have a wealth of fully funded support to help you.
Our team will advise you of our full package of support available to your business when you register.
Baseline criteria
- 3-249 employees
- Located in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough region
- Growth ambitious or fast-growing business

Will it cost me anything?
Absolutely nothing.
Growth Works is a fully funded initiative. With the financial backing of our strategic funders, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority and Business Board, we are able to provide business growth support and advice to you at absolutely no cost to your business.
Our grants are funded by European Regional Development Fund and Local Growth Funding, and are available to eligible clients on a 50% match funding basis.