A company that specialises in helping to grow SMEs has moved into a business hub in Warwickshire to accelerate its own expansion.
Rev Marketing has relocated to the Rural Innovation Centre at Stoneleigh Park where it plans to practice what it preaches by focusing on its own strategic growth as well as its clients.
Since being founded in 2010 by director Rosie Evans, the company has firmly established itself as a full-service marketing agency working with clients ranging from restaurants and accountants to charities and global software developers.
Rev Marketing has achieved at least 50 per cent year-on-year growth largely through word-of-mouth recommendations and has expanded to a team of four employees with additional freelance support.
It is now working with GrowthAccelerator, which provides expert coaching and mentoring for high-growth SMEs, to help achieve its full potential.
Rosie, an experienced public and private sector marketer, said: “We are working with GrowthAccelerator to formalise our business plan so that we can put some tough targets against our growth because we want to rocket this year.
“The majority of our business growth to date has been through word of mouth and now we are being more focused on marketing ourselves.”
The company was originally home-based and took its first step into office space in Coventry last September.
“Reputation is important when you are trying to grow a business, particularly when you are in the business of growing other businesses, and Stoneleigh Park as a location gives us that,” said Rosie.
“With its range of office space and lease terms, the Rural Innovation Centre gives us the flexibility to support the next stage of our growth. Within 12 months, I can see us needing to double the size of our office space and there is potential for us to do that here.
“The working environment also fits with who we are. It’s bright, funky, and safe and secure – and we’ve already been able to put our own stamp on the office by creating a feature wall with our trademark colour red!”
Rev Marketing is the latest business to move into the Rural Innovation Centre which has been at near-full occupancy since reaching its first year last September.
The Rural Innovation Centre is part of the Warwickshire Rural Growth Network, funded by DEFRA and led by Warwickshire County Council on behalf of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
The building was refurbished by LaSalle Investment Management as part of its on-going transformation of Stoneleigh Park into a centre of agricultural excellence.
Liz Burkinshaw, manager of the Rural Innovation Centre, said: “The flexibility of the Rural Innovation Centre is a major attraction for small firms looking to grow and it has already been a springboard for several companies which is so important in helping them and the wider Warwickshire economy to thrive.
“We are looking forward to being the launchpad for Rev Marketing’s next take-off.”
