Dedicated Small Business Conference
The North East Workforce Skills Programme and the University of Sunderland are hosting a Dedicated Small Business Conference on 11th September 2023.
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Agenda
9.00am Registration and Refreshments
9.20am Welcome – Professor Lawrence Bellamy, Dean of Faculty, Business, Law and Tourism, University of Sunderland
9.30am FSB: Support and Solutions for SMEs – Reshma Begum, Development Manager – North East of England
9.45am Chamber of Commerce: Local Skills Improvement Plan Update – Rachel Anderson, Assistant Director of Policy, LSIP Project Lead Tees Valley and North of Tyne, North East Chamber of Commerce
10.00am University of Sunderland Business School Offering – Dr Derek Watson, Associate Professor, University of Sunderland Business School
10.15am Small Business Workshops including:
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- Social Media, Raising Your Profile – Sue Thompson, Catch Design Management, winner of 2022 Digital Women Trainer/Educator of the Year
- Writing With Impact – Dr Susan Mandala, Associate Professor (Research) in Pragmatic Stylistics, University of Sunderland
- Future Proof Your Business With Funded Training – Michelle Francis MTC Training
- How To Get Paid On Time – Nick Dent, Chartered Legal Executive, Walker Foster Solicitors
11.00am Refreshments
11.15am Small Business Workshops (repeated to allow attendance of two):
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- Social Media, Raising Your Profile – Sue Thompson, Catch Design Management, winner of 2022 Digital Women Trainer/Educator of the Year
- Writing With Impact – Dr Susan Mandala, Associate Professor (Research) in Pragmatic Stylistics, University of Sunderland
- Future Proof Your Business With Funded Training – Michelle Francis MTC Training
- How To Get Paid On Time – Nick Dent, Chartered Legal Executive, Walker Foster Solicitors
12.00pm Meet the Experts
12.30pm Closing Remarks – Sir David Bell KGB DL, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive University of Sunderland
12.40pm Lunch, Meet the Experts and Business School Tour
Meet The Experts
Exhibitors include:
- FSB
- Chamber of Commerce
- Sunderland Council Innovation Super Network
- North East BIC
- Sunderland North Community Business Centre
- University of Sunderland