Buckinghamshire Means Business

“Buckinghamshire means Business”

All the support you will ever need to help you convince a new business to move to Bucks…

• Do you get enquiries from UK based businesses about relocating to Bucks?
• Has a foreign business contacted you and asked for information about moving to the county?
• Would it be useful to have statistics on the sector strengths and available skills & labour rates within the County
• Are you marketing commercial property to businesses outside of the Thames Valley – home and abroad?

Details

Date: Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Registration: 10:00
Timings: 10:30 - 13:00
Venue: Clare Charity Centre, Saunderton, Bucks HP14 4HU
Cost: FREE

Businesses relocating to Buckinghamshire are key to the prosperity of the local economy. They bring jobs and wealth. Buckinghamshire Business First has designed this event to assist accountants, solicitors and commercial property agents - anyone who gets enquiries from either international businesses or UK businesses looking to either expand or relocate requesting information about Buckinghamshire.

At this special half day seminar you will:

• Examine the challenges posed by enquiries, especially from abroad
• Get the latest information on future plans for the county
• See the support available from Buckinghamshire Business First and UKTI to help you “sell the county”
• Share in the material we have at Buckinghamshire Business First that could help you e.g. facts and figures, messaging and collateral
• Look at how we could work together to bring more businesses to Bucks

Speakers include

Diane Yarrow, Partner, BP Collins LLP; Richard Harrington, CEO, Buckinghamshire Thames Valley LEP; Gareth Ralphs, Partnership Manager South East, UKTI; Philippa Batting, Managing Director, Buckinghamshire Business First; Karen Satterford, CEO, Wycombe District Council; Tracey Aldworth, Director, Aylesbury Vale District Council and Paul Britton, Inward Investment Manager, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce

Book your place NOW!

Agenda

10:00 - 10:30 Registration and refreshments 10:30 - 10:40 Welcome Philippa Batting - Managing Director, Buckinghamshire Business First 10:40 - 10:55 Enquiries from international clients and the challenges they bring Diane Yarrow - Partner, BP Collins LLP 10:55 - 11:25 What Buckinghamshire has to offer business – future plans for the County Richard Harrington - CEO, Buckinghamshire Thames Valley LEP 11:25 - 11:55 Key employment sites in the County 11:55 - 12:10 Why locating my business in Buckinghamshire works for my business Mark Walker - Project Director, Ashridge Security Management Ltd 12:10 - 12:40 How can we help you promote Buckinghamshire as the place to do business
Gareth Ralphs - UKTI, Partnership Manager South East

Paul Britton - Inward Investment Manager, Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce 12:40 - 12:50 Q&A session Philippa Batting - Managing Director, Buckinghamshire Business First 12:50 Close & networking

If you have any queries please contact us on events@bbf.uk.com or telephone 01494 568 939.