Accessing Finance for Growth

Do you have ambitious plans to grow your business in 2022? Does your business need investment to make your plans a reality?

Join Blue Orchid and Cheshire & Warrington Growth Hub for an informative online seminar which will guide business owners through the various options for financing growth, what the best option might be for you and what you need to consider before applying for finance.

The session will include expert speakers from organisations which provide finance to SMEs who will guide you through what is available and how is can be accessed.

Event Programme

• Introduction & Overview of Cheshire & Warrington business support - Dave Saddington , Cheshire & Warrington Growth Hub

• Raising & Releasing Finance for Investment through better business Management including better cashflow management, Asset finance, Banking facilities e.g. overdraft

• Invoice Factoring/discounting

Invoice Factoring (also known as Debt Factoring ) is ideal for businesses who are either keen to grow fast or facing cash flow challenges where a factoring provider lends against your customer invoices, enabling you to receive most of the invoice cash value immediately rather than waiting weeks or months to get paid.

• Debt Finance Finance - Carol Bolland - FW Capital

FW Capital manage the £162.2 million NPIF Debt Finance Fund in the North West and in Tees Valley & Cumbria on behalf of the British Business Bank

FW Capital provide loans in the NPIF region/North of England with a focus on Cheshire & Warrington, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Tees Valley to SME's that are looking to grow but are finding it difficult to raise all or part of their finance requirement from their existing funders. Loans are available from £100k to £750k for periods up to 5 years to assist SME's with funding to support a variety of projects including growth capital for new staff, new contracts, purchase of assets, stock, refurbishment of premises.

• Alternative finance - Mike Byrne - Blue Orchid

Crowd Funding/Kickstarter, Peer to Peer Lending, Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI), Business Angels

About the Organisers

Blue Orchid is one of the most knowledgeable and well-respected providers of business advice and support programmes in the UK. Through their C&W Access to Finance & Grant Programme they provide information, advice & signposting to SMEs looking to raise significant investment in their business.

Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub offer a range of support whether you are an individual on your journey to starting a business, an existing business looking to grow and expand, or an organisation looking to build a base in Cheshire and Warrington. The Growth Hub are part of Cheshire and Warrington LEP.