Success stories

Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have celebrated their graduation from a Keele University support programme.

A Stafford-based company that has benefitted from support from Keele University’s Business Gateway has recently been presented with its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

Business transformation consultancy Caja has benefitted from Keele University’s Business Gateway

Over the past six months, Martin McGraw, alongside fellow business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Staffordshire, attended 12 sessions, each focusing on different aspect of leading and growing successful businesses.

Business leaders and entrepreneurs from across Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have celebrated their ‘graduation’ from a Keele University support programme.

Over the past two years, Audley-based Peak Activity Services has grown ten-fold and is going from strength-to-strength. With sites in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Manchester and Yorkshire, the company provides alternative education and adventure experiences to hundreds of people every year.

Keele’s MCIL programme has helped business leader Dave Purkiss take his growing design consultancy to the next level.

Keele's Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership programme has helped Stafford-based Maloney Associates develop their energy and carbon management business.

Keele University's fully-funded innovation leadership programme has helped local ram pump manufacturer EMS Industries develop its growth plans.

Keele's Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership is helping Butters John Bee Associate Director Katy Harwood to accelerate innovation and develop a new marketing service for SME builders.

SYTECH is growing fast but recognises changing a business's scale isn't just about hiring more staff. Founder Edgar Blazier turned to Keele's MCIL programme to help and has found the experience of direct benefit.

Stafford-based Addmaster is reaping the benefits of participation in Keele's MCIL leadership porgramme, equipping business leaders with the skills to lead innovation and drive performance.