OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE THE NECESSARY POSITIVE CULTURE, SUPPORT SYSTEM AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE A VIBRANT BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT WILL RIPPLE ACROSS ALL OUR COMMUNITIES AND PUT SOMERSET ON THE INNOVATION MAP OF THE UK.

 

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE 2022 PROGRAMME.

 

 

THE THREE PILLARS TO YOUR CATALYST JOURNEY

Scaling for growth

We are looking for businesses and individuals with the potential to step into a market and shake it up with a new or more efficient way of doing things, to create a new market, or plug a gap in an existing one. All we need is your dedication and readiness to grow your business.

Expert coaching

Featuring one-to-one expert coaching, workshops on key aspects of running a business, a peer support group, business review panels with industry experts, help to access business finance and profile-raising marketing support.

Bespoke support

We are a highly experienced team, with the necessary skills and contacts to help get your ideas off paper and into the world with the best chance of success. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach and you and your business will get bespoke advice and support that is unique to you.

CASE STUDIES

InShare Risk

Starting and running a company is a risky business for all sorts of reasons. As a business owner, you accept this, recognising that rewards are usually intrinsically linked to the risks and decisions you take. But what if you could better manage all potential threats to your business and know that you’re working alongside people who really understand your marketplace?

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From the Atlas Mountains to Harvey Nichols

This young, Somerset based company is on a mission to bring an authentic North African culinary experience to discerning UK customers; to safeguard the traditional craft and livelihoods of the Berber people in rural Morocco; and to ensure that it’s doing everything it can not to negatively impact the environment.

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