London Growth Hub have launched a FREE series of informative COVID-19 Business Help Webinars to guide London’s small businesses across various problem areas, as they navigate the challenges of COVID-19. The webinars are being delivered by expert speakers over the next 5 weeks.
Gateway to Finance: Loans, Grants, Cash Flow and Tax Relief
- The emergency support packages available to UK businesses
- How to select the right finance option for your business
- Submitting your application and what to prepare to aid a faster response
- Eligibility criteria, what funders are looking for and how to match your approach
- Expert guidance to help manage cash flow disruptions
Date: Wednesday 20th May
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
This webinar has now taken place.
Adapting Communications to Retain Customers – COVID-19 Business Help Series
- Understand the shifts and changes happening in the market
- How your communication and tone need to adapt
- Design an action plan to help better interact with your audience
- Tools and tactics to help reach your audience
- Build brand loyalty
Date: Tuesday 26th May
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
This webinar has now taken place.
Small Business Continuity Planning & Supply Chains – COVID-19 Business Help Series
- Create a business continuity plan
- Assess the short-term, medium-term and long-term challenges
- Identify ways to get the business back on track after a disruption
- Mitigate future risks
- Adapt your supply chain to manage and minimise disruption
- Alternative sources of supply
- Address and manage challenging suppliers’ issues
Date: Thursday 28th May
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
This webinar has now taken place.
Moving Your Business Into the Virtual World – COVID-19 Business Help Series
- Tools needed to transition and manage your business online
- How to build or revamp your website
- Choose the right digital platforms to match your customers’ buying habits
- Create an effective action plan and implementation strategy
Date: Wednesday 3rd June
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
This webinar has now taken place.
Tactics for Successful Stakeholder Negotiation – COVID-19 Business Help Series
- Understand what a negotiation is
- Plan effectively for improved results
- Learn how to create and claim value in a negotiation
- Identify potential biases and other factors that can affect outcomes
- Use influence to improve the outcome
Date: Tuesday 9th June
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
This webinar has now taken place.
Is your business eligible? Once you apply to attend the webinars you will be asked to meet the following criteria:
- Be based in London
- Be registered in the UK
Given that the London Growth Hub is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund’s (ERDF) Hub & Spoke Project, you will be asked to complete a registration form and provide details on whether your company:
- Meets the SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) criteria according to the European SME definition
- Is not “Undertaking in Difficulty” as at 31 December 2019. Please see the definition here
- Has not received more than £200,000 in public funds over the last three fiscal years
Please note that regardless of the three points mentioned above, which must be collated for ERDF purposes, all businesses based in London and registered in the UK will be welcome to join the event.