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| Date | Wednesday 17 March 2010 | | Venue | Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4EG | | Time | 09:30 - 15:30 |
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What?
An exhibition of the various finance and funding organisations available to North Staffordshire businesses under one roof on one day!
Hear from guest speakers about both the economy in general and more specific financial services that are available to help you sustain and grow your business. | | Who's exhibiting?
Among the exhibitors there will be organisations offering the following: - Grants of up to £2m
- Unsecured funding of up to £75k
- Business Angel investment
- Funding for training and other initiatives
- £2.5k renewable energy grant
- Up to £25k relocation grants
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All for only £20 + VAT
per person, including lunch
2 delegates per organisation only | |
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Agenda
- 09:30 Registration, exhibition, informal networking
- 09:50 Welcome by Bryan Carnes, Chief Executive of the North Staffs Chamber of Commerce, followed by Richard Barnes, Chair of Business Link, facilitator of the day
- 10:00 Economy overview – how is 2010 panning out?
Alyson Chadwick, Business Leader, Strategy & Planning, the Co-operative Financial Services - 10:15 Access to finance - overview Patrick Palmer, Head of Access to Finance, Advantage West Midlands
- 10:30 Accountancy – Focused Business Planning Ian Latham, Corporate Finance Partner, Baker Tilly
- 10:45 Cash is king – business case study, Colin Oakley, Managing Director, Smart Timber Frame Company
- 11:00 Break
- 11:15 Access to finance support - how to apply Anthony Andrews, Head of Access to Finance, Business Link
- 11:30 Equity finance, Nick Moate, Advantage Early Fund
- 11:45 Grants:-
• Accessing export funding, Helen Foxley, Director International Trade
• C20 – Social Enterprise Fund, Mike Romano, Connections to opportunities
• Your route to European funding, Ewa Bloch, EU Connects
• The Carbon Trust Loan, Elaine Bloor, Loans Account Manager
• Spotlight on exhibitors and opportunity to book one-to-one meetings - 12:15 Exhibition, informal networking
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Exhibition, informal networking
- 15:30 Close
Agenda - click here to download a pdf version of our let's do funding 2010 Agenda
Directions - click here
Exhibitors - click here to download a pdf version of the Exhibitors for let's do funding 2010
Press release PR1 click here
