About Us What We Do Work With Us Join Our Team News Contact Us Home About Us Our Heritage Our Heritage Our journey began in Manchester over 30 years ago. Since then, we have helped to generate hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, helped to upskill and place hundreds of thousands of people in work or progress their careers, whilst working with tens of thousands of business to start, grow, internationalise and become more environmentally sustainable. We are proud of our heritage, our extensive footprint and that we are a leading ethical provider of outsourced services. We are also proud to be an accredited social enterprise, which sets us apart. We strive for continuous improvement and our business model enables us to drive profits straight back into delivering and developing high-quality service provision. 1990 Starting life GC starts life as The Manchester Training and Enterprise Council 1990-99 Training and employment initiatives We develop our own training and employment initiatives becoming the most innovative and entrepreneurial TEC in the country. 2000-04 Continued growth We continue to grow our offer as other companies join the Group, including Chamber Business Enterprises and Career Solutions. 2004 New contracts We are recognised as the economic development organisation for Greater Manchester and expand as we win new contracts across the North West. 2006 Group restructure The group is restructured and becomes known as Manchester Solutions with a clear focus on delivery. 2007-09 Commercial offering We develop our commercial offer as the Centre for Assessment and IDG join the Group. 2012 Business Growth Hub GC's Business Growth Hub is established and quickly becomes the leading business growth hub in the UK. 2015 Marketing Manchester and MIDAS Marketing Manchester and MIDAS join the GC family. 2017 Rebrand National Skills Training and The Manufacturing Institute join the Group. We rebrand as The Growth Company to reflect the growing reach of our services in the UK 2018 London office We continue to innovate and grow. Our London office is launched. 2018 GC Angels GC Angels established, working with entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses 2021 ekosgen acquisition The Growth Company announces the successful acquisition of ekosgen, one of the UK's leading independent companies providing economic and social research, analysis and consultancy advice. Join us Passionate, innovative, enterprising and inclusive. We are GC – are you? See our current opportunities Collaborate with us We always work collaboratively with partners, across Government and entire sectors. Connect with us and be stronger together. Talk to our team Get in touch Contact us If you would like more information about any of our services, please get in touch. Contact Us The Growth Company Lee House 90 Great Bridgewater Street Manchester M1 5JW T: 0161 2281111 E: info@growthco.uk Contact us Registered in England number: 2443911 VAT Registration Number: 727102071 Useful Information Our Board Our Senior Management Team Our Credentials Company Policies Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Customer Complaints Policy Terms And Conditions Company Information Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement EDI Pledge Sitemap Connect Stay up to date with The Growth Company. Join @SkillsGrowthSME and @ManCityCouncil at BLOC Bruntwood Auditorium on 27 January. They'll be providing an insight into the key skills, support and opportunities available to SMEs interested in exploring a #DigitalFuture. Register: 1 Day Ago © 2021 The Growth Company