MANAGING DIRECTOR: Suzanne Caldwell, of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce After seeing an increase in enquires since the start of the pandemic, a business hub are encouraging people to take advantage of free support on offer. Through the Cumbria Business Growth Hub Business Start-Up Support programme entrepreneurs can take advantage of a great, flexible range of support, advice and training all designed to explore and develop their business idea further. Since the start of April 2019, the programme has supported 686 individuals, 368 young businesses, and has helped more than100 new businesses start up. The Growth Hub anticipate there will be an even higher increase in business start-up queries during this current lockdown.