Business Support covers pre-start advice through to nurturing successful scale-ups. But what actually works? This major conference for the business support sector will explore new policy initiatives, best practice case studies and how the success of business support programs can be measured.
The event will encourage collaboration and discussions between business support professionals from across the country and will shed light on some of the best ways to support businesses including the effectiveness of business incubators, incentives to support investment and how to measure the impact of support initiatives.
Speakers
Andrew Paterson, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Jacquie Moore on behalf of Paul Uppal, Office of the Small Business Commissioner
Rebecca Riley, West Midlands Productivity Commission & Birmingham University
Professor Stephen Roper, Warwick Business School
Professor Nigel Driffield, Warwick University
Dr Jacob Salder, Birmingham City University
Kerrie Dorman, Association of Business Mentors
Simon Anderson, BankSearch Information Consultancy Ltd.
Topics for discussion
Some of the topics to be covered include:
Raising our game – meeting the productivity challenge through better business advice, Andrew Paterson, BEIS
The truth about late payment in the UK, Jacquie Moore on behalf of Paul Uppal, Office of the Small Business Commissioner
Pathways to productivity in micro-businesses – ambition, innovation, adoption, Professor Stephen Roper, Warwick Business School
Understanding productivity and it's drivers, Professor Nigel Driffield, Warwick University
SMEs in the West Midlands – practices and performance in development and growth, Dr Jacob Salder, Birmingham City University
Mentoring = Happy Productive People, Kerrie Dorman, Association of Business Mentors
Full Agenda will be confirmed soon!