Last month, we proudly launched GC's St Helens Business Support and Start-up Service at the St Helens Business Expo 2024 at the Totally Wicked Stadium, home to St Helens Saints R.F.C
At the event, Richard Jeffery, National Director - GC Business and Growth Flag Co-Founder, and our Insights and Analysis Lead Nathan Shoesmith, launched our new Growth Flag report ‘The State of Growth in St Helens’.
About the report, Nathan told us:
“This new report provides insights for every part of St. Helens. The report shows a positive outlook for growth potential in the borough, and the findings can be used to help develop evidence-led business support and economic development activities to achieve positive growth outcomes throughout the area.”
The State of Growth in St. Helens provides a comprehensive outlook of business growth potential in the borough over the next year, including through highlighting key opportunities and challenges.
Based on the latest data, wholesale and retail trade is the largest sector in St. Helens making up 16% of all businesses, closely followed by the construction sector with 14% of all businesses in the borough. Growth Flag analysis also highlights higher levels of growth potential businesses in the borough compared to the national average in the manufacturing, transportation, and administrative sectors.
The report’s findings are based on Growth Flag’s robust growth propensity data, which provides a forward-looking perspective on growth potential in individual businesses and local economies throughout the UK.
