A READING-based lunch delivery company is going for growth, in an environmentally friendly way, thanks to support from the Berkshire Growth Hub.
Based in The Micro Centre off Gillette Way, The Green Bike Food Company, now has a fleet of green vehicles delivering catering services to Reading and beyond.
Tom Daniels, co-founder and Operations Director of the firm that launched during the pandemic first contacted the Berkshire Growth Hub seeking support with streamlining business processes and accessing financial support.
With the support of a Business Adviser Mr Daniels and co-founder Jack have been able to grow the business.
“I got in touch when my start-up was in a financially unstable place looking for advice on loans and grants,” he said.
“I managed to make some great contacts, and obtained advice on balancing my books and cost minimisation leading to my business now being on an upturn and achieving back to back record months.”
They consider it a key resource for their business.
“I utilise the fantastic support of the team to check in when I need advice from someone outside of the business,” Mr Daniels said.
“The opportunity for my business partner and I to talk and review each week saw us implement better strategies, better review points and better processes which will have benefitted us a lot.”
And Mr Daniels was full of praise for his business adviser, Sara.
“I do believe we would have found a way to get out of where we were during the pandemic, but I don’t think it would have been as easy without her time and support,” he said.
Now, The Green Bike Food Company is looking to the future.
“We have doubled monthly sales levels in three months and have finally found a structured process where the business has begun to run autonomously,” he said.
“Words I’d use to describe the Business Advisers? Supportive, succinct, friendly, level-headed and insightful.”
