The potential impact of the credit crunch may worry some businesses.
Business Link has pulled together a range of resources (external website**) that can help companies take steps to protect themselves and prepare for adverse business conditions.
The information is easily accessible and includes:
,A new initiative from EMDA to support businesses in the current economic climate and prepare them for the future in better shape, Route to Market is a workshop based programme, focusing on five core elements that are vital to any business.
The five key topics are business strategy, customer retention, recruitment and development, sales and marketing strategy and improved financial planning.
Delivered by specialists at the University of Northampton Business School, Route to Market will provide senior managers with five days of workshops over a two month period.
For more information, contact Business Link on 0845 058 6644 or email info@businesslinkem.co.uk
The East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) has produced the Survive and Thrive newsletter to help you put your business in the best possible shape to ride out the current economic storm.
It is working in partnership with other organisations, including Business Link, to give you clear solutions that meet the widest range of business needs, and quick access to accurate well-informed advice and support to keep you up to date with the latest information and initiatives available to business in the East Midlands, so you can deal with the challenges ahead.
Natwest and RBS have launched a £250 million regional fund to support small and medium enterprises (SME) in East Midlands in 2009.
This further commitment to the SME sector in the East Midlands will be delivered through a comprehensive package of funding choices, effective from 5 February 2009. In addition to providing traditional debt finance, the new funds will offer businesses the opportunity to access other avenues available to help them manage their capital and cashflow through the current economic downturn.
Accessed via customers’ existing dedicated Business Relationship Managers, the fund will also offer SME customers lower priced loans from the £250m funding that the Bank has recently secured from the European Investment Bank.
If you are looking for marketing ideas, financial advice, help with your business or starting out on your own, there are some free events and workshops that should not be missed. Find one taking place near you in our Business Events page.
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.