Boosting Somerset's SMEs & VCSEs

Supercharge your business or VCSE with expert-led sessions, AI tools, free support, skills training & real success stories

By Somerset Council

Date and time

Location

Council Offices

Cannard's Grave Road Shepton Mallet BA4 5BT United Kingdom

Agenda

Untitled agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Networking

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

From Busy to Brilliant: AI and Digital Support That Powers Growth

• including how to help with gaining funding using AI

10:20 AM - 11:10 AM

Driving Innovation & Success: Council Support for Your Business or CIC

Discover FREE SPF programmes • Mentoring • Start Up & Grow • Energy efficiency support for SMES, green grants

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Unlocking Workforce Potential

• Skills - bootcamps, skill up and apprenticeships • Employment - Employment Hubs, Connect to Work and Disability Confident training for employers

12:00 PM - 12:55 PM

Scale with Purpose: Building Bigger, Better, Bolder – AI, staff & finance

Join us for an inspiring and unfiltered conversation with four bold business owners who didn’t just bounce back from failure—they used it as a launchpad to build thriving ventures. Discover the pivot...

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Further networking opportunity

About this event

Event lasts 4 hours

Boosting Somerset's SMEs & VCSEs

Join Somerset Council for an exciting event aimed at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) in Somerset!

Join us at the Council Offices for a day filled with expert-led sessions designed to supercharge your business or VCSE—from growth boosting digital AI tools and high-impact free business support programmes, to building workforce skills and scaling your business with real success stories.. Don't miss out on this chance to network and connect with like-minded individuals and boost your organisation's potential.

Extra Bookable Workshops

Business Support - Sheppy room - 09:30 - 16:00

Digital Support - Conference room - 10:30 – 15:30

Mentoring - Asham room - 13:30 – 15:30

Organised by

Somerset Council