pro.manchester is in the process of undertaking a study as part of the Commission for the New Economy Discussion paper series to evaluate funding for entrepreneurs. pro.manchester has committed to boosting the levels of business in Greater Manchester and increasing the number of entrepreneurs living and working here.
The research project includes a series of workshops, the first of which were held in September, the programme continues throughout October and into November with pro.manchester members such as KPMG, Altium, Pannone, RBS, RSM Tenon, EV Group, Clearwater Corporate Finance, PwC and many more getting involved with the project.
Events and Conference Manager Nicola Mortimer said ‘”The workshops are a fantastic opportunity for our members and the business community in Manchester as a whole to engage in the research process, the workshops so far have been extremely well received and are central to the project as a whole”
To find out more about the Innovation and Enterprise Research Project including downloading the interim report please click here
Details of the full workshop programme can be found below and on our events page here
Debt Markets, Famine Feast or somewhere in between?
Thursday 14th October (08.00 – 09.30)
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 101 Barbirolli Square
Michael Berkowitch and Paul Ambrose from PWC will lead a breakfast workshop on the debt markets. They will look at the trends from the past 12 months and also focus on how they see the markets going in the future.
Funding Fitness
Wednesday 20th October (08.30 – 10.00)
Cobbetts LLP, 58 Mosley Street Manchester
How do you maximise your chances of finding the right funding to develop your entrepreneurial business, get your business onto a funding fitness programme of course!
Planning an exit - selling your business for good value in the new economic world
29th October 2010 (08:00 - 09:30)
KPMG, St James Square
Jonathan Boyers and the Manchester KPMG corporate finance team will lead a workshop on planning an exit strategy.
Funding Opportunities in E-Commerce
Wednesday 3rd November 2010 - 08:00 - 10:00
Pannone, 123 Deansgate
Philip Treanor, Head of Corporate finance at Pannone will introduce this hot topic and open up a panel discussion that will explore the opportunities in this dynamic sector.
Funding Opportunities in Renewable Energy
Thursday 4th November 2010 - 08:00 - 09:30
RBS, 1 Spinningfields Square
Altium and RBS Structured Finance, will present and discuss the current funding environment for businesses and projects in the Cleantech and Renewables sector.
