“What’s New in Funding and Business Support Opportunities?

“What’s New in Funding and
Business Support Opportunities?”

In conjunction with the students of the Norwich Business School - MBA Strategic Carbon Management

Event Objective

Major changes in government policy and public funding require clarification. Get up-to-date with an event that brings together experts to discuss public and private funding, business support services and sustainable development across the East of England.

This educational and networking event is organised by students from the UEA’s MBA in Strategic Carbon Management in partnership with the Low Carbon Innovation Centre (LCIC) and is titled “Funding and Business Support Opportunities”. All proceeds from the event will go to NEAD (Norfolk Education and Action for Development).

Speaker Topics

* Introduction (LCIC and its Low Carbon Innovation Fund)
* Local Enterprise Partnerships: Changes to Regional Funding
(Andy Wood, Adnams and the ‘New Anglia’ LEP)

*National and European funding opportunities
(Derek Macleod, TUV NEL Public Funding Consultant)

*Private funding opportunities for low carbon innovations
(Ali Naini, Turquoise International)

*How to access Public Funding: What SME’s need to do
(Mark Aspinall, Thurton Ethical Investments)

*Sustainable development in a support-constrained market
(David Martin, Business Link)

Date:14 July 2011

Venue:Thomas Paine Study Centre, Norwich Business School: Room 2.04

Location:University of East Anglia, Earlham Road, Norwich, NR4 7TJ       

Free Admission (NEAD donations welcome)

Registration :     09:00

Start :                   09:30

Finish:                  12:30

This event has already occured, however the slides from the event presentations are available to download.