A CUMBRIAN business, which scooped a prestigious Silver Award in the National Business Women’s Awards in late 2021, will be leveraging its triumph for more 2022 success.

Ulverston-based Growthviser, which has shaken up the world of research and development tax credits and grant funding consultancy by adopting novel strategies and continually innovating with its product and service delivery, achieved success in the ‘New Business of the Year’ category.

Growthviser’s approach, with insight delivered by knowledgeable sector specialists, optimises the impacts obtainable from financial incentives and grants.

Growthviser has grown phenomenally in its relatively short lifetime, now employing 10 full-time staff. It is headquartered in Ulverston but works with clients nationwide, from a Michelin-star chef in London, to Frank Bird Poultry in Penrith.

Its managing director, Darina Ward, who received the award at the Hilton in Wembley, was also a finalist for ‘Business Woman of the Year’.

She said: “I am immensely proud of my achievements and of building a business already recognised by national awards’ judges. This is just the very start, however, so watch this space in 2022, as we have phenomenal developments in the pipeline and plan to leverage our awards success. I also hope that my example will inspire other women to dare to dream and ‘do’ and I shall be launching other initiatives to inspire women to fast-forward their business ideas.

“My ‘why’, when launching Growthviser, was to stop the farming community and small rural businesses being the poor relations within the British economy’s growth story. In seeking to achieve this, I have developed tools and systems that have made our team a real catalyst for growth within these businesses. We speak the language of farmers, as well as field-to-fork businesses engaged in food manufacturing and food service, and they greatly benefit from our conversations. That’s good news for Cumbria, as these businesses are the lifeblood of our economy.”

Any business requiring Growthviser’s help with its business ideas, innovations and growth plans, can find out more at www.growthviser.com or by calling 0844 549 9400.