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Exploring Debt Finance: Unlocking SME Growth

06/11/2025 | 9:30am - 12:00pm

Event Location: Shout Network,

Event Address: Unit 1, Edward VII Quay, 2 Navigation Way, Ashton-on-ribble, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 2YF

Exploring Debt Finance: Unlocking SME Growth

Event Description

Are you a business owner in Lancashire with ambition for growth?

Have you considered how business loans and other forms of debt finance could help you achieve your goals and maximise growth and success.

This interactive workshop will showcase the support and debt options available to Lancashire businesses
and how best to prepare for a funding application.
Exploring Debt Finance: Unlocking SME Growth


Topics covered:

  • The changing face of the lending landscape
  • Different types of debt finance demystified
  • Preparation for a funding application
  • Sources of debt finance – Hear directly from local lenders
  • Case Study – Hear a business growth story and learn from a local business

This workshop is for existing businesses who want to improve their understanding of external finance to develop and grow their business.

Conference Room, Shout Network, Unit 1, Edward VII Quay, Navigation Way, Preston PR2 2YF

Criteria to attend:

  • Be part of an established business based in Lancashire
  • Be actively involved in the company’s business planning and fundraising process
  • Be seeking finance

AGENDA

9:30am

Arrival & Registration

9.45am

Welcome

9.50am

Setting the scene with Mark Gibbons (Rosebud) and Delyth Edwards (British Business Bank)

10:00am

 

Introduction to debt finance
Types of debt finance
Importance of debt finance
Contrast with equity finance

10:15am

 

How to assess financial needs
Determining the amount needed
Understanding repayment capacity
Security and Personal Guarantee requirements

10:30am

 

Steps to prepare your funding application
Outlining the key documents required
Tips for improving creditworthiness
Common mistakes to avoid

10.15am

 

Highlighting the sources of debt finance available in Lancashire
Rosebud Finance – Martin Emmott
FW Capital – Joe O'Connor
Time Finance – Rob Walters

11:00am

Case Study - A business growth story

11:45am

Q&A

12.00pm

Lunch

 

This event is organised by Rosebud Academy and supported by the British Business Bank.

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