The March breakfast event, held at the Heath on 7th March, featured 4 industry pitches in addition to the networking opportunities.
Toby Jones from Western Union Business Solutions spoke about typical common practices and issues that importers and exporters face on a daily basis. He discussed how businesses can utilise Western Union bespoke tailored solutions which can assist companies with their foreign currency requirements, help to manage their exposure and help streamline the entire procure to pay process. For further details on this please see article on page 12.
Keith Davidson from Pannone spoke about the Environmental Damage Regulations. Although the Regulations were in force in 2009, many companies have not implemented an EDR strategy or looked at the gaps in their insurance.
Kathryn Young from Manchester Metropolitan University gave an overview of Manchester Metropolitan University as the place to come to improve your business. Kathryn gave examples of two fully funded business growth programmes they deliver. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and The Knowledge Action Network programmes.
Russell Page from PICME explained how to make substantial improvements in business competiveness and efficiency, using case study examples covering a diverse range of improvements, including: visibility of operational performance giving better management focus, reliability of assets delivering increased throughput and a holistic approach to energy, saving you costs.
