At the end of March Secantor staged a seminar at Leeds Metropolitan University Faculty of Business and Law aimed at helping SME owner managers better understand the challenges of business in this banking led recession.
Over forty people attended the event to hear advice from a range of experts on how to prepare for success in 2010 by ensuring that their company survives the credit-crunch and trading difficulties of 2009.
It was opened by the Dean of the Business School, who, until recently, was Head of International Banking at RBS. Martin Allison was able to give an update on how best to relate to banks and he described the benefits and limitations of the various government backed finance schemes.
Watch the Video at the top of the page.
Other subjects included raising investment funding, establishing a bulletproof finance function, motivating staff, marketing in a downturn and low cost investments for future benefit.
Other speakers included Steve Dowe, Northern Regional Director of Secantor (See video below), Chris Knight, Marketing Director of Secantor (See video below), Jim Thomas, MD of People Development Works and Brendan Guilfoyle, Head of the P & A Partnership in Leeds (See video below).
