Businesses across the South West and Wales that are looking for advice, need support or want to attend useful events can tap into a network of experts who can help.
The Business Growth Enabler (BGE) initiative, which is run by Natwest, aims to connect SMEs looking to boost their business.
Companies do not have to bank with Natwest to get involved - and all the events are free.
There are 70 BGEs in the 海角视频, including 14 individuals looking after companies in the South West region and Wales.
All the BGEs are accredited by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) - the 海角视频's first dedicated professional learning institute specialising in business enterprise.
The BGEs offer one-to-one mentoring support as well as organising events around the region.
Andy Light, who is a BGE for Bristol and Somerset, says the 鈥渃hanging face of banking鈥 in the 海角视频 prompted Natwest to launch the initiative in 2016.
He explained: 鈥淭here are fewer branches and we wanted to establish a way we could help. We decided there was a real need for this type of support in the community.鈥
Andy now spends his time in the city centre and other locations, connecting with businesses and hosting events.
鈥淲hen we first set up we thought people would want events around access to finance and cyber crime - but we have done all sorts, including marketing, social media, business infrastructure and sales.
鈥淲e have also covered GDPR which concerned an awful lot of businesses. This year it鈥檚 making tax digital.鈥
Iain Glover, regional head of business development at Natwest, added: 鈥淭he BGE are very well networked.
鈥淚f you needed a decent accountant or you were looking to take on staff, we can help with that whether you bank with us or not.
鈥淭hey can also tell you about networking groups. One of the most powerful things that they want is to meet other people as running a business can be very lonely.鈥
For more information about NatWest鈥檚 Business Growth Enabler team and how they can support your business聽
