New technology support programme launches at BTF+ to help South West businesses scale

Businesses from across the South West will gather at a special breakfast event on Thursday 9 October, when they can expect much more than good coffee and delicious pastries.  

The breakfast event will mark the official launch of Tech Adoption for Growth, a fully funded programme providing consultancy, grants, and expert support to help businesses embrace digital technologies, boost performance, and accelerate growth.  

“Delivered by Business West, the programme will offer tailored support through practical tools and guides, regional workshops that offer peer-to-peer learning and collaboration with other businesses, as well as specialist consultancy and grants to directly support implementation of new technology,” said Ben Masheder, Project Manager, Tech Adoption for Growth. 

The new programme is open to businesses in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Businesses can find out more by visiting the website.

The Scale with Technology breakfast event will take place from 8.00am to 9.15am at Bristol Beacon as part of BTF+, a six-day festival of technology, creativity, and culture taking place across Bristol from 6–11 October. 

"We’ve planned an energising breakfast event that’s designed to spark conversations about how best to harness the power of technology to scale a business,” explained Ben Masheder, project manager, Business West. 

“It’s not a traditional networking event,” he stressed. “It will be fast-paced and provide genuine insight through short, focused table discussions led by tech adoption experts. We want businesses to learn as well as share their own experiences of challenges they’ve faced when using technology to grow.  

“All founders need to do is turn up and take part.” 

For more information contact: 

Ben Masheder, Project Manager, Tech Adoption for Growth 

M:07823353455 E: ben.masheder@businesswest.co.uk