The Going for Growth event will cover entrepreneurship and business growth with top tips for businesses to support you along your business journey, you can hear from key speakers on how growth can be achieved, also providing information on support available.
The event will aim to bring businesses together to network with each other as well as the local authority and business support partners.
The target audience for this event is any business looking for support to grow or thinking of growing.
Why attend and audience benefits?
Businesses can hear firsthand how a local entrepreneur who started his first business at 19 and who has managed multiple businesses went along his business journey, including knowing when to exit and will be able to gain insight into his journey in the business world.
There will also be a chance to find out more about Charnwood’s Scale-up programme which can help established businesses which want to expand, the programme can give businesses a comprehensive diagnostic to establish your priorities, compose an action plan and agree a business improvement project. This could include a grant contribution to use to fund an expert to help remove barriers and accelerate growth.
With AI reshaping how many businesses operate and as an emerging technology which is growing rapidly in the business market, are these talking machines really making sense? Come along and discuss the emergent technology and the changing media landscape.
This event promises to be engaging and will have local people involved who have succeeded and others who are on their journey towards growth as well as some practical opportunities that businesses can engage with, plus networking and Q&A opportunities with all speakers.
Agenda:
- 9.00-9.30am Refreshments & networking
- 9.30-9.45 Welcome / Introductions
- 9.45-10.05 Entrepreneurship & Investment tips from an 8 figure founder
- 10.05-10.25 Common barriers to growth and how to overcome them
- 10.25-10.45 Q&A
- 10.45-11.00 Coffee break
- 11.00-11.20 For the first time in history our tools are talking back. Are they making any sense?
- 11.20-11.30 How can Charnwood Borough Council support your business?
- 11.30-11.50 Wider business support
- 11.50-12.00 Q&A
- 12.00-1.00 Lunch and Networking