3. Agenda
08.30am Welcome and introductions, Alan Bambroffe, Access to Finance Specialist, Business Growth Hub
08.35am Access to Finance service overview, Alan Bambroffe, Access to Finance Specialist, Business Growth Hub
08.50am Oldham Enterprise Fund overview, Graham McKendrick, Manager, Oldham Enterprise Trust
09.00am Discussion panel
• Duane McEwan, Founder & Owner at Verde Ceramica Ltd
• Dale Harris, Co-director at Dream Big Sports
• Adam Barker, CEO & Co-founder at MagnaPass
09.30am Closing remarks, Alan Bambroffe, Access to Finance Specialist, Business Growth Hub
09.35am Networking and refreshments
10.30am Event close
4. Housekeeping
• Fire procedure
• Phones on silent
• WiFi
• Login:
• Password:
• Twitter:
• @bizgrowthhub
• #BGHEvents
• Feedback forms on chairs
5. Access to Finance NW –
service overview
Alan Bambroffe
Access to Finance Specialist
Business Growth Hub
6. Access to Finance – what we do
‘Matching Businesses with Finance’
• Ensure viable NW SME’s are
investment ready
• Support the process of
obtaining appropriate funding
7. Access to Finance - USPs
• Impartial / Independent
• Credible….Experience / Knowledge
• Complimentary
• Fully funded = Free To Access
• Linked to BGH business support programmes
8. Access to Finance – business’ benefits
• Single point of contact for variety -
Funding types ( Equity / Debt )
Funders
• Independent – impartial advice
• Right funders + correct information =
Increased Probability of Success
9. Access to Finance – types of funding
• Business Angels
• Venture Capital
• Private Equity
• Banks
• Invoice Finance
• Asset Finance – HP / Lease
• Trade Finance
• Social Enterprise
• Bridging Finance
• Commercial Mortgages
10. Access to Finance – how we do it
• Understand the Business & review financial performance
• Discuss business plan / forecasts
• Research finance products/ providers
• Instigate introductions
• Support investment process
12. Find out more
• Website:
https://www.oldham.gov.uk/oldhamenterprisefund
• Email:
graham.mckendrick@oldham.gov.uk
• Telephone:
07515188974 or 0161 770 4300
13. Discussion panel
• Duane McEwan, Founder & Owner at Verde Ceramica
Dale Harris, Co-director at Dream Big Sports
• Adam Barker, CEO & Co-founder at MagnaPass
15. Please leave your feedback
Please take a couple of minutes before the
networking to complete the feedback form and
return it to the Hub staff
16. Forthcoming events
• 23 May – ‘Is your Business Future Ready
Breakfast Event’ Breakfast Event, Oldham
• 26 May – Business Growth Lunch Event,
Oldham
www.businessgrowthhub.com/events
Editor's Notes
Introduce yourself!
Fire regulations
Switch phones off
Toilets
Part of strategy is to evaluate all our programmes
Learn what we are getting right / what needs to improve
Better understand the impact of what we do
Give us material to input to bids
Part of our marketing approach
To-date mid term evaluations of some programmes – growth, growth start, mentoring, digital
Full for A2F
Others in pipeline
Some great feedback….
Some things to learn…handover of clients…sector experience…incorporating into new programmes
Detailed action plan to build on and adapt to the lessons learnt
Part of strategy is to evaluate all our programmes
Learn what we are getting right / what needs to improve
Better understand the impact of what we do
Give us material to input to bids
Part of our marketing approach
To-date mid term evaluations of some programmes – growth, growth start, mentoring, digital
Full for A2F
Others in pipeline
Some great feedback….
Some things to learn…handover of clients…sector experience…incorporating into new programmes
Detailed action plan to build on and adapt to the lessons learnt
Part of strategy is to evaluate all our programmes
Learn what we are getting right / what needs to improve
Better understand the impact of what we do
Give us material to input to bids
Part of our marketing approach
To-date mid term evaluations of some programmes – growth, growth start, mentoring, digital
Full for A2F
Others in pipeline
Some great feedback….
Some things to learn…handover of clients…sector experience…incorporating into new programmes
Detailed action plan to build on and adapt to the lessons learnt
Part of strategy is to evaluate all our programmes
Learn what we are getting right / what needs to improve
Better understand the impact of what we do
Give us material to input to bids
Part of our marketing approach
To-date mid term evaluations of some programmes – growth, growth start, mentoring, digital
Full for A2F
Others in pipeline
Some great feedback….
Some things to learn…handover of clients…sector experience…incorporating into new programmes
Detailed action plan to build on and adapt to the lessons learnt