Empowering
Individuals & Businesses

The Future Smiths supports people to shape businesses that work.
For their lives, their communities and their future.

What’s on

HELPING YOU
SHAPE YOUR
OWN FUTURE

Starting and growing a business is one of the boldest things you can do. We support you to do just that. Parents at the kitchen table, teams ready to grow, and founders moving mountains. We offer personalised support, strategic advice and coaching that offers fresh perspectives and drives your business forward.

How we help

1. Collaboration

When businesses share their challenges and successes, everyone benefits.

2. Ambition

Every ambition is worth pursuing. From the spark of an idea to the drive for something more.

3. Action

No plan is perfect. Take the next step. Learn as you go.

4. Progress

Success is personal, but progress becomes real when it’s tracked. By focusing on what matters growth is visible, quantifiable and always celebrated.

OUR FUNDED
PROJECTS

Wiltshire Start Up

Got an idea or a business that’s just getting going? If you’re in Wiltshire and building from the ground up, our free business support programme could be the perfect first step.

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Wiltshire Rural Hub

Your business might be rural, but support doesn’t have to be remote. If you’re in rural Wiltshire running a business or social enterprise that supports local communities, we offer personalised support close to home.

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We work with people building brilliant things – helping them find clarity, confidence and impact – but their words say it best

“A supportive experience that has demystified so many aspects of running a business. I feel so much more confident to move my business forward.”

Artist, Warminster

“I came to The Future Smiths with an idea, now I leave armed with a clear vision, plan and information that will launch my organisation forward”.

Humanitarian Research & Development, Swindon

“I feel supported and encouraged and The Future Smiths have simplified things I thought weren’t possible or that I wasn’t capable of doing.”

Fitness Instructor, Chippenham

“After being in business for over 5 years already, The Future Smiths has opened my eyes to all the important things I didn’t know. I have a new range of subjects and areas to work on to help move past the “sticky middle” I have found myself and my business in.”

Electrical Contractor, Swindon

Shape your
own future

Hear about what’s next, what’s new, and what will help you grow.

Stories &
resources

Running a business is a constant learning curve. Here’s where we share what we’re learning, noticing and helping to build.

Millie’s Journey from Coffee Shop to Pilates Studio
Millie’s Journey from Coffee Shop to Pilates Studio
31 July 2025

What do a cosy coffee shop and a Pilates studio have in common? In Chippenham, the answer is Millie Jones.

How to make a small business sustainable in rural areas
How to make a small business sustainable in rural areas
29 October 2024

In recent years, there's been a growing wave of entrepreneurial spirit sweeping through rural areas, particularly in regions like Wiltshire.

Wiltshire Grant Funding: £15,000 to Help Your Business Take Off
Wiltshire Grant Funding: £15,000 to Help Your Business Take Off
6 August 2025

Wiltshire Grant Funding is open! If you’ve got a brilliant idea, a fledgling business, or you’re in those nerve wracking early days of trading, Wiltshire Council’s Start Up Grants could be the boost you need.

Templates & newsletters

Quick wins to move your business forward.

5 Reasons to Start a Business in 2025
5 Reasons to Start a Business in 2025
10 December 2024

Are you among the new graduates or professionals dreaming of transforming your skills and passions into something bigger?