Joint Event: Supporting Your Drive for Growth, SME Support Roadshows: North West, hosted by MAS-NW, 5 March 2014, DW Stadium, Wigan
Start date: 05/03/2014
There’s lots of support available for the region’s automotive industry, but do you know what this is, and how you access it? This event brings together in one place all the organisations providing support, featuring a morning of presentations and the opportunity to discuss issues one-to-one over lunch with individuals from organisations including the NAA, SMMT, MAS and Business Growth Hub Greater Manchester
Date
Wednesday 5 March 2014
Time
9.00am – 2.15pm
Location
DW Stadium, Wigan
Outline programme (subject to change)
9:00 – Arrival, coffee & networking
9:30 – Welcome & introductions
Carol Holden, Chief Executive, Northwest Automotive Alliance (NAA)
Tim Hughes, Membership Account Manager, SMMT
Followed by:
- BIS Local – Industrial Strategy, Dr Sami Falou
- Supply Chain Business Opportunities
Industry Overview, Tim Hughes, SMMT
Growing the UK Supply Chain, Rob Morbin, SMMT
SMMT Support Services, Mairi Lucas, SMMT - Industry Forum
- UKTI
- Q&A
Coffee break
- NAA: BE Status, AMSCI Strive and services
Carol Holden, Chief Executive, Northwest Automotive Alliance (NAA) - Local Enterprise Partnerships/Business Growth Hub Greater Manchester
Overview of Business Support – Richard Jeffery, Director of GM Business Growth Hub
Funding for Growth – Ian Dixon, Head of Access to Finance
Support for Manufacturing – Nick Brandwood, Manufacturing Advisory Service Advisor - Challenges of becoming an automotive supplier
Rachel Eade, Manufacturing Advisory Service - Case Study 1: Automotive supplier via Meet the Buyer involvement
- Case Study 2: RGF for an automotive SME
- Q&A
13:15 Networking lunch
14:15 Departure
The registration link for the event is: http://smesupportroadshownorthwest.eventbrite.co.uk
Event Presentations:-
1 Agenda
2 BIS North West
3 SMMT Introduction to SMMT
4 UKTI Services Presentation
5 Industry Forum
6 NAA Supporting Your Drive for Growth
7 Business Growth Hub
8 Access to Finance
9 MAS Works
10 Performance Springs
how to access the supply chain
