Other than the cruel personal impact of COVID-19, there is unequal pain and gain for UK businesses. Hospitality businesses are grounded and businesses with sought after services and products are struggling to cope with demand and managing their supply chain. There is no one magic solution for all! More than ever, business leaders need to keep a cool head and make the right short term decisions to enable their business to survive or operate differently. Supporting staff as far as possible is a defining characteristic of well-led businesses. The businesses that make the right decisions now and plan effectively for how to be prepared to thrive in the recovery should have a bright future post coronavirus. You are no doubt being bombarded by emails and other communications offering advice, help and “seven steps to solving everything”. The UK government has announced an unprecedented range and magnitude of support for businesses and employees – you will have found that many of the … [Read more...]
HCBA Participation in Enterprise M3 Finance for Growth Seminars
Are you a business looking for finance to grow but are uncertain of what sources would be right for you? If so, these FREE seminars are for you! Enterprise M3, the Local Enterprise Partnership for the wider M3 corridor, is hosting two seminars aimed at helping businesses both understand and access new and established sources of business finance. During these seminars, you will: Gain a valuable understanding of what you need to do to prepare for investment. Explore what types of finance are right for your business at this particular stage of its life cycle. Find out about the range of new and established sources of finance currently available to the market. Sources of funding covered in the seminar include: crowd funding (debt & equity), invoice financing, equity funding such as venture capital and business angels and export finance. HCBA Member Peter Kelly presenting on Crowdfunding. Details of the seminars: Date: Wednesday, 6 February 2013 Time: 9 … [Read more...]
Joined up thinking for business support for SMEs?
A few days ago I moaned about the lack of joined up thinking in business support for SMEs in the South. At that point there was to be one stop on the Startup Britain (http://startupbritain.org) bus tour in the region but it was closed to the public! This bizarre state of affairs has now been corrected and the following public announcement was made on the Startup Britain blog: Our morning visit to the Portlade Aldridge Community Academy in Brighton on the 19th of September is now open to the public! Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Chalky Road Portslade, Brighton BN41 2WS We have also arranged an additional afternoon event on the 19th of September from 2-4pm at the Falmour Campus at Brighton University. The Checkland Building University of Brighton Falmer, Brighton BN1 9PH Business advisor's and professionals will be on board giving invaluable, first-hand advice ranging from everything including social media, to finance, technology and accountancy. We look forward to seeing you … [Read more...]
New groups launched to help businesses in response to demand for experienced Business Advisors
Increasing demand for experienced business advisors has driven the opening of two new local groups by UK Business Advisors (UKBA). The first is based in East Anglia and is called Eastern Region Business Advisors (ERBA). The second in Yorkshire and Humberside and is called Yorks & Humber Business Advisors (YHBA). Like the existing BA groups, all their advisors are experienced business people who also run their own businesses, and are thus in a prime position to advise other Managing Directors and Owners. This demand has been emphasised in recently with the statement from BIS that they “have been repeatedly told by business owners that the advice they value most comes from other experienced business people.” ** With their formation there are now 11 local UKBA groups round the UK who are focused on helping the SME sector in their particular region. These are supported by 3 other specialist groups addressing the issues of Financial Support, Business Turnaround and Manufacturing … [Read more...]
>Life after Business Link
>A new Government Draft Plan on the aftermath of the demise of the RDAs, Business Links and other business support bodies is now available on the following site http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/structuralreformplan?view=Standard … [Read more...]
>Life after Business Link
>A new Government Draft Plan on the aftermath of the demise of the RDAs, Business Links and other business support bodies is now available on the following site http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/structuralreformplan?view=Standard … [Read more...]
