BUSINESS Northumberland has appointed three industry experts to deliver free interactive workshops and masterclasses to small businesses across the county.

Katherine Briggs, of Finchale Training, has joined the team to deliver the digital marketing and social media element of the programme.

Ross Golightly, of Sphera Consulting, will help businesses to identify new areas to grow and to accelerate revenue and profit growth.

And John Allan, of Altius Online Marketing, will focus on delivering website and search engine optimisation support, helping businesses to build their own websites and increase customer engagement.

Katherine, Ross and John will join Pat Beaumont, of Beaumont Associates, and Ian Swain, of IS Business and Finance, who have already delivered over 40 workshops through the programme, since it was launched in 2017, covering all aspects of human resources support and finance for business respectively.

Ross, who specialises in helping businesses to build, scale and exit, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming growth-focused businesses to these workshops that will be fast-paced, interactive and content rich.

“We’ll be providing a range of practical business building ideas that delegates will be able to implement immediately to achieve demonstrable results.”

The Business Northumberland programme provides businesses with one to one support to help them to understand their growth needs and implement an action plan to achieve their growth aspirations.

The scheme is funded by the England European Regional Development Fund and Arch, Northumberland County Council’s development company.