The courses have been fundamental to our on line success, since attending the free workshops, my skills and confidence has increased leaps and bounds. We are now a big player on Twitter, and Facebook. I have increased my own SEO, to get to front page of Google (not paid a thing) Not to mention your valuable help with mail-chimp which I now send monthly newsletters.

Following our participation in the programme our web presence has improved fantastically, we have set up our Facebook pages and knowing we have the knowledge to use online applications will make huge difference to our business. Also thanks to the Marketing and Business Planning courses, I am now on track and organised for getting the coffee shop off the ground, we are in a far better position for set up than I was before, which ultimately will lead to the long term employment of a number of employees.

The program currently being delivered by Business Northumberland is superb. The courses have been delivered by first rate tutors who are experts in their fields, truly inspirational and extremely down to earth. On top of that I have met some really lovely people that are running fantastic businesses in our region.

The array of workshops on offer is incredible, with all aspects on running a business comprehensively covered. Those on offer at the Hexham venue have been particularly strong in digital marketing and improving and maintaining a website. All of the tutors are friendly, approachable and highly skilled. The course leaders are also very responsive, gathering info on what additional courses may be of interest and where possible adding these to the menu. I’ve learned so much in the past months thanks to ARCH Business Northumberland.

I would just like to thank everyone at Business Northumberland for organizing your business workshops. I have found them incredibly helpful to me and my business especially your workshops on social media keeping me up to date with the latest developments. Keep up the good work.

The courses are extremely well organised and each one has given me the new skills and confidence I needed to move my business forward. It's also been really nice to meet so many interesting and like-minded people.