This is why GetSet for Growth and the London Growth Hub joined forces to organise a morning dedicated to helping you understand how to get the funding your business needs. Join us in City Hall’s gorgeous London Living Room for a morning to hear from entrepreneurs who have successfully tackled this challenge and learn about your alternatives from our partners too.

AGENDA

8.15 – 9.00

Breakfast and networking

9.00 – 9.45

Welcome and address from Bev Hurley CBE and Simon Pitkeathley followed by QandA

9.45 – 10.30

Keynote talk: James Duez, followed by QandA

10.30 – 11.00

Networking and coffee

11.00 – 12.30

Ask the expert: an opportunity for you to work with our experts in smaller groups to get tips on all elements of the funding journey

12.30

Event close

You will hear from:

BEV HURLEY, CBE

Bev is a successful entrepreneur and experienced angel investor and non-executive director. She has started, grown and exited from several businesses in her long business career, led a management buy-out, and is currently CEO of the YTKO Group. Over the past twelve years, the Group has supported over 18,000 businesses to achieve their growth ambitions and raised nearly £100m in growth finance for them.

SIMON PITKEATHLEY

Simon is a LEAP Board Member, CEO of Euston Town and Camden Town BIDsand CEO of Camden Collective. Camden Collective has been providing free workspace to local, creative-sector entrepreneurs since 2009, across 17 meanwhile spaces. 

JAMES DUEZ

James is the Executive Chairman of Rainbird Technologies, who has both successfully exited businesses, such as Simulus Multimedia and Validus IVC and invested in promising ventures himself. 

You will have the opportunity to:

ask questions from all of our speakers and mingle with them afterward;

learn about the breadth of business support available in London

how to find the growth support you need;

get tailored advice from our wide range of experts,

network with like-minded business founders!