Helping business through the recession
Warwickshire County Council and a host of partners are preparing a recession-busting package of help for businesses.
On Monday, February 23, at Shire Hall in Warwick, two identical sessions will be held 9.30-12 and 2pm–4.30pm to help businesses discover how to maximise opportunities for trading and for business development
Local authorities are among the biggest purchasers of goods and services in the sub-region, buying everything from buildings to paperclips and school meals to taxi services. In fact, you name it and the chances are that local authorities will buy it.
Businesses could be missing out on this valuable market. It might be they don’t know where to start or think it will be too difficult.
These FREE presentations will explain the issues, highlight what to do to get on board, and give information about the help available to enable businesses to increase their opportunity to work with the public sector.
Highlights include:
Understand how local authorities buy goods and services
Find and tender for local opportunities
Find out who has won larger contracts if you intend to sub-contract
Questions and answers
Meet the buyer
As organisers, Warwickshire County Council and partners will also be looking at what support there is for businesses, covering everything from finance to HR, and marketing to sales, and answering many questions, including:
What business support options are there?
It’s a minefield, where do I start?
Where can I get help for a specific problem
Who can help me to make sense of all of the information I’m receiving?
There will be buyers from all of the local authorities on hand throughout the day, plus The Chamber, the Federation of Small Businesses and Business Link
Those wishing to attend are advised to book soon at http://www.baytonhub.com, call 024 7664 6100 or email: reception@baytonhub.com
For more general information on getting through the recession see http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/recession