Telford event to help businesses make the perfect start
A showcase event to give expert support to people starting or establishing a new business is being staged in Telford next month.
Telford& Wrekin Council’s Invest Telford team has brought together a wide range ofspecialists and organisations for the March 20 event as part of its work todrive growth across the borough.
“Thisevent is ideal for anyone wanting to start a business or who has a businessidea, businesses that have just started trading or are under three years oldand new social enterprise start-ups.
“We’llhave a range of expert speakers on hand to give real-life advice and signpostsome of the support and funding available, a special expo featuringorganisations which can help and plenty of chance to network and learn fromother people in the same situation.
“Thelaunch of our Start-up UKSPF programme is a real opportunity for new businessesand start-ups to get the funding they need to turn their bright ideas intoreality and build on Telford’s fantastic reputation for innovation and growth.
“Ifyou’re a start-up or new business this is an event not to be missed.”
Speakerswill include Victoria Copestake of First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans, TimLuft for Thrive Telford’s Business Start-up Service, and Rob Stone Founder andCEO of Telford based Instaloft, whilst Thrive Telford Small Grants Fund,British Business Bank, Invest Telford and more! will be exhibiting at theevent.
Theevent – at Hadley Park Hotel – gets under way at 8.30am with refreshments andnetworking before the presentations start at 9.15am. It will close by Noon atthe latest.
