BOOK YOUR PLACE! Access to Finance - Start Up to Scale Up Workshop 15th September 2022

Access to Finance:

Start Up to Scale Up Workshop

Thursday 15th September

9.00am - 12noon

Greetings!

Save the date and book your place in our third event of our 2022 Access to Finance Series, in partnership with British Business Bank and SEMLEP Growth Hub.

This “Access to Finance: Start Up to Scale Up” workshop is targeted at SMEs as well as businesses looking to grow in today’s turbulent economic environment.

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This event will feature round table discussions around both start-up and scale-up/exit funding, with leading experts who can share their practical experience and advice. More details will be announced in due course.

We will have two panels of industry experts and businesses who can share their practical experience and we are thrilled to announce we will be joined by the following:

Julian Lucas, Business Partnership Officer - University of Bedford

Roderick Beer, Managing Director - UK Business Angels Association

Charles Williams - Growthdeck Ltd

Martin Spiller, Chief Financial Officer - Cranfield University

Paul Smith, University of Northampton

This is a hybrid event held at Silverstone Innovation Centre, so please ensure you register for the appropriate ticket.

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Forthcoming Events

Sustainability Strategies

13th October 2022

SAVE THE DATE for our Design, Simulation & Metrology

Special Interest Group Event looking at Sustainability Strategies.

What can companies, large or small, do to meet the

government sustainability targets?

This event builds on our previous event, available to watch here.

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Forthcoming Webinars

Navigating the Funding Landscape -

Next Steps for SMEs

20th September 2022

Brexit and the pandemic have turned trading environments upside down for companies

of all sizes and sectors, and the impact of both is starting to become clearer. Join MPA where they’ll help you understand: Upcoming changes in tax and accounting and how they could affect you. How funding options for SMEs and innovators can work together and how to assess your business position.

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Identifying philosophies to

engineering project delivery

22nd September 2022

This webinar identifies three different philosophies to project delivery and then considers what requirements, inputs, deliverables and influences shape the way these projects are delivered. Why and how can project durations be considerably different? If you are collaborating with multiple stakeholders, this webinar will provide an insight into engaging with these different partners.

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Routes to Funding with

Medilink Midlands

6th October 2022

Medilink Midlands will be looking at what they can do to support business in the MedTech/Health and Wellbeing areas as well as any transitioning or considering development towards the health sector. They will cover grants still available, what else is out there in the funding landscape across the Midlands region and look through the most common errors when completing grant application forms.

Are you ready for Industry 4.0?

Presented by ACMI 4.0

10th November 2022

The ACMI 4.0 programme is an ERDF project that’s helping SME manufacturers embrace Industry 4.0 with: • a 12 hour fully-funded expert consultation to assess their readiness for Industry 4.0. • a capital grants fund to support the purchase of new equipment.

This webinar will share stories of companies who have undergone an assessment and how it’s changed their performance.

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If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for events or webinars, please contact trudi@silverstonetechnologycluster.com

Access Free Specialist Advice

Specialist one-to-one support for 12 months from an experienced business leader is available as part of the Silverstone Technology Cluster’s Mentoring Programme with government-backed network Be the Business.

Via the Mentoring Programme, we can match up anyone within your company’s leadership team with an expert advisor, tailored to your needs, and there are places still available.

Please view our video which will give you a good overview of how the Mentoring Programme can be a really powerful tool and hear from those who have 'been there - done that' and benefitted hugely from the support and experience.

By joining the Mentoring Programme, you’ll receive one-to-one support over the course of the year, meeting your mentor – virtually for now – every month. Please do indicate when prompted that you came across the programme via the STC.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Trudi as we are happy to be of any help to you.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for events or webinars, please contact trudi@silverstonetechnologycluster.com

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