Borrowing to Grow: Securing the Right Borrowing for your Business

 

Informed Funding's Finance Seminars are aimed squarely at business owners. Our seminars focus on the critical underlying challenge faced by leaders of growing businesses in the UK: securing the right finance.

 

Ever since the 2008 Financial Crisis we have been told that the biggest challenge that SMEs face is access to finance, not least from high street banks. The reality is now far more complex.

 

On one side, this is arguably a 'Golden Age' in terms of the availability of debt finance. The combination of benign economic conditions, technology and lots of cash looking for a return has led to a vast array of different debt offers that SMEs can access with a very wide range of terms and costs.

 

On the other side is the fact that SMEs are not only debt averse, but also hold on to cash - small companies in the UK deposit far more with banks than they borrow.

 

This Informed Funding Seminar will help attendees better understand the market that is now available to SMEs, addressing the range of concerns and fears that mean that entrepreneurs avoid looking to use debt to grow their business. Our panel of legal and financial experts will talk through the do's and dont's of negotiating different types of debt, and our panel of Funders will answer questions on what type debt products suit particular businesses.

 

This is an unmissable opportunity to find out how best to 'borrow to grow', meet a range of experts who can help with your questions, talk directly with a range of Funders AND meet and network with lots of West Businesses at this great location.

 

 

Cost: The event is free to Registered Business Members of Informed Funding.

 

Customers of the Workspace Group have free premium access to Informed Funding including free membership and preferential access to our seminars.

 

Timetable:

9:00 to 9:15 Registration

9:15 to 10:45 Seminar Session 1

10:45 to 11:15 Networking Break

11:15 to 12:15 Seminar Session 2

12:15 to 13:00 Networking Lunch - Sponsored by . Free refreshments and a sandwich lunch will be available to all attendees.

 

The Event is being held at the superb Holiday Inn Conference Centre at Brentford Lock with free parking arranged.

 

Session One Synopsis - 9:15 TO 10:45

 

Informed Funding have brought together a team of experts to share their experiences, advice and take your questions on the challenges of creating the right finance structure for your business.

 

Gary Jesson is the Managing Director of the , a team of 30 experienced, portfolio Finance Directors. Gary has acted as FD to over 40 SMEs since founding efm, and has considerable experience in improving working capital management.

Andrew Harrington founded in 2001, a business that has become an award winning firm, providing a wide range of corporate finance advice to private businesses including capital and debt raising.

 

Charlotte McKnight is the Client Legal Director from , a legal consultancy that provides businesses with high calibre lawyers on a flexible basis.

Mark Runiewicz is CEO of . He has 25 years of experience in negotiating structured finance deals for growing businesses. He and his team placed more than £40million of funding for SMEs in 2013 alone.

 

Gary, Andrew, Charlotte and Mark will all be giving brief presentations and sharing material to take away. They will also be available for one to one questions throughout the break periods.

    

 

Session Two Synopsis - 11:15 TO 12:15

 

In this session we bring together a range of funders, each with very different lending models. Each Funder will be explaining their model, what they look for as a client and how they maintain the customer relationship through the ups and downs of business life. We bring together:

 

• , a new platform providing cash-flow finance against invoices issued.
• , who provide an alternative to a bank overdraft with loans up to £500,000.
• , who provide finance against their customers order book.
• who provide a range of funding offers for early stage businesses.
• 's Business and Commercial Banking team will also join the panel.

   

 

All of the speakers will be on hand with their teams for one to one discussions.

 

Informed Funding is Sponsored by Workspace.

 

Workspace is home to some 4000 New and Growing Companies. It provides unique office space, co-working and meeting rooms in over 65 business centres across . Workspace provides the right environment for its customers to grow, offering business grade connectivity, access to key partner services and a rolling programme of business insight and networking events

 

 

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