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:

• • 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):

• • 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