Aston Science Park - Funding for Business

Funding for Business

Date:    Wednesday 30th January 2008
Venue: Aston Science Park, Birmingham. B7 4BB
Cost:    Free of charge – thanks to our sponsors
Series: Seminars for Success
Event:   Funding for Business
Places: 100 places - FULLY BOOKED

FULLY BOOKED - OVER 150 PEOPLE REGISTERED!!!

Synopsis
Explore the options of funding for businesses together with meeting some of the latest support schemes and future business support available for businesses.

There will be an opportunity for businesses to hear from leading experts in sourcing funding together with meeting a range of financial organisations on hand to discuss your business issues.

Who will benefit?
Any owner manager or senior executive with an interest in developing their business.

Table top exhibitions will be available during the breaks and open until 11.45am. This will allow delegates the opportunity to network and gain one to one advice and assistance. If you are in the business of offering support services to businesses looking to grow, you may wish to reserve an exhibition table top or leaflet drops in the delegate packs.

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Aston Science Park - The ideal business location

Aston Science Park providing flexible office accommodation call 0121 260 6000

Click here to find out the latest office availability or call 0121 260 6186.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

For any further details about this event including exhibiting at future events, please call the events team on 0121 260 6168.

Find out more about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities.

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Photos from the previous Seminars for Success: Effective Marketing event:

Group Speakers photo

Agenda

08.00	Breakfast and networking
08.45	WELCOME
	Matthew Hidderley, Marketing & Sales Manager of Aston Science Park
	Chair - Wallace Brown, Head of Commercial (HSBC Bank plc)
08.55	SECTION 1 - FUNDING SCHEMES
	Patrick Palmer, Head of Access to Finance (Advantage West Midlands) • Regional schemes and grants for businesses in the West Midlands
09.10	SECTION 2 - FUNDING ADVICE
	Paul Heaven, Director (Blue Sky Corporate Finance) • Preparing the package • Managing the funding process • Bringing parties together
09.25	NETWORKING BREAK
09.50	SECTION 3 - OTHER FUNDING SOURCES
	Steve Walker, Chief Executive, ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust • Making the most of other options
10.05	SECTION 4 - CASE STUDY
	Mark Payton, Fund Principal (Mercia Fund) • How to position yourself • What to do and what not to do? • Our experience & lessons learnt
10.20	Summary, Q&A and closing remarks
10.45	Close

Funding for Business Event Speakers

Wallace Brown		Head of Commercial, HSBC Bank Wallace is Head of Commercial at HSBC Bank in Birmingham. He has responsibility for a team of 12 managers dealing with clients in the SME sector, ranging in size from turnover levels of £500,000 to £25m. Wallace has a very broad experience within commercial banking having worked for HSBC Bank for 21 years in a variety of roles.
Patrick Palmer		Head of Access to Finance, Advantage West Midlands Patrick is Head of Access to Finance at Advantage West Midlands. He has responsibility within AWM for identifying barriers businesses meet in seeking finance and developing initiatives to address these. Patrick previously worked in financial management and advisory roles, firstly with Price Waterhouse, then as Group Finance Director in two listed companies and subsequently on a self employed basis.
Paul Heaven		*Director, Blue Sky Corporate Finance* Paul is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years senior management experience in the technology and corporate finance markets. Since 1998, Paul has owned/managed Blue Sky Corporate Finance Ltd, a fast growing independent consultancy practice assisting owner/managers in the SME sector, to make acquisitions, sell their company or to raise finance for growth.
Steve Walker		Chief Executive, ART Steve is Chief Executive of ART, the pioneering local community development finance institution (CDFI). This followed a banking career of over 29 years dedicated to the provision of finance and advice to small businesses. Steve has extensive practical experience of the challenges faced by SMEs in acquiring grant, loan and equity support and is a member of the West Midlands Regional Finance Forum.
Mark Payton		Fund Principal, Mercia Technology Seed Fund Mark is the fund principal for the Mercia Technology Seed Fund. Mark has a PhD from King's College and an MBA from Warwick Business School. Prior to joining the fund, Mark was a research fellow at University of Oxford and was VP Corporate Development at Oxxon Therapeutics Inc. Mark benefits from in excess of 15 years experience from the commercialisation of life science opportunities in the biotech, niche pharma, medtech and diagnostics fields.

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