How to attract finance and skills to start and grow a business

How to attract finance and skills to start and grow a business

February 26, 2026 · 27 min · Season 1 · Episode 187

About this episode

The episode discusses attracting finance and skills for business growth with industry experts.

Welcome to the Northern Business Podcast, a regular discussion with who lead businesses, employ people and have new ideas to help our economy grow. The Northern Business Podcast is produced by Recognition PR, which serves businesses in different sectors across the country, some of which occasionally contribute. We are sponsored by Vertu Motors plc, one of the top automotive retailers in the UK, with a network of dealerships representing some of the world’s most popular brands. Our host is Graham Robb and joining us on this edition the podcast we have business finance specialist Sophie Dale Black, who is a former director for the North at the British Business bank, also in the studio we have Lee Garland who leads for franchise development at Sunderland based Pacifica group. And later in the podcast we talk to one of the UK most prolific business coaches Adam Stott. If you’d like to join us as a guest on Northern Business Podcast, feel free to get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

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