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Scaling up your businesses for growth requires managing the change and putting the right processes and people in place. It’s all about capacity and capability. Does your business have the capacity to grow? Do you have the right infrastructure and team to accommodate growth? What about cash flow? Independent scale-up consultant Babita Devi and change management specialist Deborah McCormack will talk you through putting in the right processes and helping the team to grow with you. Jane Fryatt from Face2Face HR and Tracy Smart, The Smart Team will follow up with advice on your people and the impact of a rapid growth business and ensuring your financial modelling is where it needs to be.

As you start to build your business, business development and customer acquisition are key. Customers are the lifeblood of any business, big or small. Serial entrepreneur and sales expert, Paul Essery, Innovation Director, Wendy Tindsley, and CEO of Innovation Gateway, Matt Pumfrey will advise and discuss putting together a value proposition, lead generation, how to build your customer base, customer relations and, of course, sales. Entrepreneur Matt Brown will talk through his learnings and successes as his new business has developed over the last couple of years, including some of the challenges as the journey continues.

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Want to know more about brand and marketing strategies that work? Leading experts Su Copeland, Founder of Priddy Marketing, and Warren Brown, Creative Director of Brown Creative, will give you insights and strategies on how to successfully implement branding for your business and leave you with a marketing ‘toolkit’ to help your company flourish and grow. Clarity of message is vital and a solid foundation on which you can market your products.

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The right business pitch is vital for telling your company narrative and striking a chord with investors. Having developed two software companies, MD of OION, Richard Cooper will give you the inside track on pitching and angel funding in a new, post-COVID funding landscape. And, Benjamin Storey from Eagle Labs will look at access to funding and support available to start ups and growing businesses.

You have a good idea but you need to know that your product has a market. Product market fit is the first step in building a successful venture. Expert advice from entrepreneurs Phil Wakefield and Mark Preston will help put you on the right track by sharing their experience and expertise in the field. They will ensure that you ask the key questions before you go to market: Is there a customer base for your product? Is it packaged right? How do you blow the competition out of the market?

UKSPA is delighted to announce its Autumn Conference, which will take place on the 15th & 16th September 2022, at Charnwood Campus About this event UKSPA members and stakeholders will gather for its Autumn Conference at Charnwood Campus, Loughborough on Thursday 15th & Friday 16th September 2022. Following on from the last […]

About this event The 2022 Cherwell Business Awards Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony will be held on Friday 16th September at Bicester Motion. Now in its tenth year, the CBAs serve to showcase and celebrate the excellent business people and organisations we have here in Cherwell District. This must-attend event gives entrants and industry […]

Jan 13 Six Step Marketing Plan Come along to this webcast: an overview of the six steps to creating a bespoke marketing plan to attract more of the right kind of leads. ByPriddey Marketing Follow 52 followers When and where Date and time Fri, 13 January 2023, 12:00 – 12:30 GMT Location […]

The UK is often described as the start-up capital of Europe, but sadly not when it comes to women. Whilst the last decade has seen a sharp increase in female self-employment, the number of women starting, and scaling businesses remains much lower than that of men (only 1 in 3 […]