Business Finance Week - Financing your journey to innovation

Are you an entrepreneur, an innovator with a novel idea, or a growing business in the North West looking to innovate to stay ahead of the competition? If the answer is yes, don’t miss this unique opportunity to join the British Business Bank and Innovate UK Edge to learn how to effectively navigate various funding options to ensure your innovative business will thrive and succeed.

This event will include keynote speakers, and panel sessions to provide invaluable knowledge from those who specialise in innovation funding including grants, equity, and business loans. They will help to de-mystify the various avenues and provide practical tips for navigating the financial landscape. You will also hear success stories from businesses firsthand who have utilised financial support to unlock growth and scale their business successfully.

Panel session 1 – Utilising finance to support new product development. What are the funding options available to innovators, and how do you develop a funding roadmap to bring your product to market successfully?

Panel session 2 – Accelerate the growth of your business through innovation adoption. Learn how you can utilise finance by integrating innovation into an existing business to improve productivity, efficiency and competitiveness.

Speakers

• Angelene Woodland, Chief Customer Officer, British Business Bank
• Scott O’Brien, Chief Investment Officer and Director for Innovation Finance, Innovate UK
• Anna Maxwell, CEO, Maxwellia
• Angela Smith, Team Leader, Innovate UK Edge North West
• Lorna Green, CEO, Lyva Labs
• Patrick Molyneux, Partner, KPMG Acceleris
• Oliver Wheatley, Associate Investment Director, Deepbridge Capital
• Will Kinghorn, Industrial Digital Technology Advisor, Made Smarter
• Caroline Turley, Investment Executive, FW Capital
• Stephen Hanson, Scaleup Director, Innovate UK Edge
• Dr Paul Colbon, CEO, LCC - Liverpool ChiroChem

Breakfast refreshments will be provided.

The venue is within a five minute walk from both Liverpool Central and Lime Street Stations, based next to Liverpool One. The two nearest car parks to Bluecoat are Q-Park on Hanover Street (2 minute walk) or Q-Park John Lewis (6 minute walk). For driving directions, set your sat nav to: Bluecoat Chambers, L1 3BX. The venue is in the heart of the city centre so accessible by most bus routes.