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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Monthly Blog Post - In Focus: Our LGBTQ+ Network

Donna Edwards, Managing Director for Business Support & Business Finance and our LGBTQ+ EDI Network SMT sponsor, shares why the network is so important for our organisation.

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Our commitment to empowering women at GC

Anne Buckley joined the Growth Company in 2017 as a Business Development Director. As it is International Women’s Day, Anne reflects on her career and explains the importance of empowering women and how the Growth Company is working to achieve this. 

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Colleague Story: Inclusion at the Growth Company

Mysha Williams, EDI Manager for Restart North West and Co-chair of the EmbRace EDI Network, shares her first impressions of joining the Growth Company and her views on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Colleague Blog: Celebrating and promoting race equality in our workplace

Victoria Braddock began her career at GC 21 years ago. She’s risen through the ranks and last year became the Managing Director of Marketing Manchester. As it’s Race Equality Week, Victoria reflects on her career and explains the importance of racial equality in the workplace for her.

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Friday, November 17, 2023

International Men’s Day – Colleague Blogs

International Men’s Day, 19 November, celebrates the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. At the Growth Company, we recognise the importance of putting the spotlight on men's mental health and normalising these conversations.

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Social Enterprise Day - a blog from Stuart Vaughan

This Social Enterprise Day, 16 November, Stuart Vaughan, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Specialist, talks about their importance and how the Growth Company delivers social value.

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Friday, August 11, 2023

Commercial consulting – with a difference

Four months since we launched our consulting service - GC Insight, Managing Director, Simon Hooton explains how he and his team are continuing to develop this purpose-driven, knowledge-based consultancy and how it is aiming to make a real lasting impact for its clients.

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Friday, July 14, 2023

It's World Youth Skills Day on Saturday 15 July

Jon-Paul Rimington, Managing Director of GC Education & Skills reflects on how our organisation helps young people fulfil their potential and how we’re actively contributing to the transformation of skills for the future.

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

We’re encouraging our colleagues to become carbon literate

Clare Fallon, the Growth Company’s Sustainability Manager explains why we’re encouraging all our colleagues to have more confident conversations about the green agenda - and showcases the tools we have on offer to support them.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023

Today, 8 March, is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

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Monday, November 28, 2022

We’ve taken action to embrace Dignity at Work

Vicky McDonald, Director of HR and Organisation Development explains how The Growth Company promotes a safe and healthy workplace, which makes it clear that harassment and bullying are not tolerated in our organisation - and encourages those who experience or witness such behaviour to come forward.

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