Case study brochures for Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce

Background 

Delivered by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, Scale Up Ashford is a partly-funded programme of support for businesses located in the borough that have the ambition and capacity to grow. The Scale Up Ashford initiative was launched in September 2017 with funds from Ashford Borough Council, in order to support the development of economic prosperity across the borough.  

The first programme of its kind in Kent, Scale Up Ashford is built upon proven core principles from the wider national initiative pioneered by the Scale Up Institute and specific business coaching methodologies. The programme has been endorsed by The Scale Up Institute. 

Brief 

Quantum was appointed by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce to produce annual case study brochures detailing the experiences of businesses involved in the scheme. Each year, a fresh cohort of 12 businesses is onboarded for a year-long programme of business support, coaching and mentoring. At the end of the scheme, Quantum conducts in-depth interviews with each business to ascertain what support they have received, how this has been put into practice and to record the positive results. Quantum then produces a fully designed case study brochure which is used by the Chamber to demonstrate the success of the scheme and to help market the Scale Up Ashford programme to other prospective scale-up businesses. 

Outcomes 

Quantum has delivered a number of Scale Up Ashford brochures since the programme was inaugurated, which have received praise from the Scale Up Institute for the way in which they demonstrate the success of scale up methodologies and initiatives deployed. The Scale Up Ashford programme continues to be a popular and over-subscribed support scheme which has helped generate millions of pounds in increased turnover, revenue and capital investment for businesses in Ashford and the surrounding area.