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Support through Cumbria Business Growth Hub just keeps coming

Having recently relaunched the Growth Hub’s supply chain activity and following on from our successful event with Sellafield Ltd in July, we’ve got two further supply chain events booked for September in partnership with South Lakeland District Council and Allerdale Borough Council.

South Lakeland District Council supply chain event – Tuesday 21st September from 10am to 12noon delivered via Zoom.

Participants will gain a brief overview of how SLDC are working with small businesses, tips for successful bids and in particular how South Lakeland envisage widening the opportunities to local small businesses, finishing with the opportunity for businesses to feedback what they see as barriers to doing business with SLDC.

Procurement at Allerdale Borough Council – Monday 27th September – 1pm to 2.30pm delivered via Zoom

If you want to open doors and do more business with Allerdale Borough Council, join us to learn more about:

  • The vision for Allerdale – Impact of Council contracts
  • Understanding of procurement
  • What things does the Council buy?
  • Guidance on key activities
    • registering and using the Chest
  • Confidence to be able to apply for Council Contracts

We’ve also been updating our supply chain section adding new resources and an open tender page where we’ll promote tender opportunities.

However we haven’t stopped there! In partnership with FW Capital we’re running a series of three sessions covering business planning, financials and funding.

Business Planning with FW Capital – Thursday 23rd September – 10am to 1pm delivered via Zoom

In the first session we will look at why a good business plan is so important – what should be included, who the audience should be, what do you want to achieve and where you can get help pulling a strong plan together.

Financials with FW Capital – Wednesday 29th September – 10am to 1pm delivered via Zoom

In this second session we will be joined by Richard Askew of Armstrong Watson and will cover cash flow, forecasts, profit & loss, balance sheets and the importance of maintaining an accurate picture of the financial health of your business.

Overview of funding products with FW Capital – Thursday 7th October – 10am to 1pm delivered via Zoom

Our final session will look at the different types of finance that might be available to your business – from the traditional high street lender to grants and alternative funding. We will dive into the pitfalls and benefits of each type of funding and which might be most appropriate for your business.

It is recommended that you join all three sessions to get the most value from the FW Capital workshops.

Anyone interested in finding out more or booking onto any of the above should contact Lesley Robinson, Business Support Manager, lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk – 07876861266.