London Growth Hub Business Roadshow: Richmond
London Growth Hub Business Roadshow: Richmond
If you’re looking to grow your business, this is the event for you!
It has been proven over and over again, businesses that receive support to grow their businesses, grow faster and stronger. Hosted by the London Growth Hub, the London Business Roadshows are here to show you the support that exists to help your business grow in 2019. Meet successful entrepreneurs, get expert one-on-one advice for your business and meet exhibitors with solutions that will boost your business.
As a small business owner, you will receive the expert advice and the inspirational talks you need to grow your business faster and stronger. Please click here to get your free ticket now!
What happens at a London Growth Hub Business Roadshow?
There’s a whole host of benefits to attending the event:
Discover the vast business support that’s available in the capital
Hear from successful entrepreneurs who’ve been there and done it on their business journeys and their top tips to help your business succeed
Receive expert advice with our free one-on-one meetings with business experts and mentors
Explore the exhibition zone and meet providers who can help boost your business
Refreshments will be provided
The agenda:
9am: Registration
10am: Welcome
10:10am: Welcome from Richmond Leader’s Office
10:40am: Beat the buyer: The 5 P’s of pitching to buyers
Paul Durrant, expert sales and pitching consultant, talks about the 5 P’s of pitching to buyers and how your business can incorporate this method to gain more sales and contracts than ever!
11:20am: Coffee break
11:40am: How to raise funds with equity crowdfunding
A representative from Seedrs, an equity crowdfunding platform for investing in start-ups and later-stage businesses, will share their top tips on how your small business can raise money with equity crowdfunding
12:20pm: Stories of growth: How to balance a thriving business with mental wellbeing
Guy Tolhurst, small business champion, mentor and leading practitioner on SME finance and alternative investment, discusses the challenges of balancing a thriving business with your mental wellbeing.
1pm: Lunch break
2pm: How small businesses can take advantage of messenger marketing
Messenger Marketing and chatbots are growing exponentially. in 2018 there were 2bn+ monthly messages between business and users. In this Intro session to Chatbots, Caroline Summers, founder of marketing agency Fifty One Degrees and She Means Business trainer, will cover why and how you should be using Chatbots, why you should build on Facebook messenger first and evaluating where to start.
2:40pm: To be confirmed – watch this space!
3:20pm: How to grow your business through PR
Small and growing businesses understand the need to get their brands recognised not just in social media, but also print media, as well as radio and TV. This session will tell you how to do just that, but without the need for expensive agencies.
4pm: How to raise and manage money with ICAEW
5pm: Event closes
Exhibitors:
Learn about the different business support available in your area:
London Growth Hub
Enterprise Nation
Paul Durrant
Journolinks
Fifty One Degrees social media
CPG Executive Consulting
Seedrs
More to be announced!
Navigating Brexit workshop: 12-3pm
As part of the London Business Roadshows, we are also offering a handy, free three-hour training session for SMEs on navigating Brexit for your business. If you want to discover how Brexit could affect your business and what steps you can start taking now to protect yourself, join us at this free training session. This session runs 12-3pm at the same venue. You can book your free ticket using the green ‘register’ bottom on the top.
