Unlock your Business's Growth Potential: Get Finance Ready

Is your business ready to grow?

Are you planning to:

• Launch a new product or service?
• Enter a new market?
• Bid for a new contract?

If you answered yes to any of these, it’s time to think seriously about your finances.

Whether you’ve self-funded so far or struggled to access finance in the past, raising funding can feel daunting. But it doesn’t have to be. With the right preparation and support, you can unlock the resources your business needs to thrive.

Finance is fuel for growth.
Without it, progress can stall. Worse still, accessing the wrong type of finance or managing it poorly can be costly.

This workshop is designed to help you:

• Understand what funders look for
• Get your business finance-ready
• Explore funding options that suit your goals

We’ll cover everything from Government-backed schemes and Innovate UK grants to equity funding highlighting the benefits and potential pitfalls of each.

Join us to gain the clarity, confidence, and tools to raise the right finance for your business.

This session will cover:

• Situations that may require you to raise finance and funding for your business
• Sources of finance including loans, grants and equity funding
• The information that funders will ask from you when you apply and the timescales involved

The session will:

• Equip you with the knowledge to understand, assess and identify the most appropriate type of funding and finance to grow and support your business
• Improve your understanding of the requirements and expectations of funding providers
• Connect you to experts that can provide further support
• Provide an opportunity to network over a light lunch after the workshop finishes (12.00 pm to 1.00 pm)

Who should attend?

• If you are an established business in Hertfordshire interested in understanding your options for business growth funding and support - this is the event for you!
• Those who are currently receiving support through the Create Growth Programme* or are interested to find out more about the programme.

*Create Growth Programme - A programme led locally by Hertfordshire Futures and aimed at SMEs within the county's booming film and TV sector, and those looking to join the sector's supply chain. Funded by the Department for Creative, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Please note as spaces are limited and this is a funded programme, priority will be given to those already on the Hertfordshire Create Growth Programme.

Speakers

Paul Sullivan, British Business Bank

Simon Rosen, Metro Bank

Gary Parker, The FSE Group

Sarah Bruce-White - Innovate UK Business Growth

George Tsafandakis, Hertfordshire Growth Hub

Data sharing:

By registering for this event you acknowledge that Hertfordshire Growth Hub will share your contact details with our Partners involved in the delivery of the workshops and where necessary, with other third parties involved in the administration of the event. We will never share your data with any other third parties unless you agree