Proud to be a Part of the Leicester Business Festival 2015!

October 14, 2015

Ross Castors

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The first ever Leicester Business Festival is starting on 26th October across Leicestershire, bringing with it an array of the very best in business events, including the How to Grow a Small Business event hosted by Ross Handling Ltd.

As Leicester is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the UK, the festival has been created to showcase all the best that Leicester has to offer in business. Led by the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP), in partnership with Champions (UK) plc, the festival is set to be an annual event which looks to bring more economic growth across the region.

The Ross Handling ‘How to Grow a Small Business’ will be a particularly exciting event, held on 6th November with 2 presenters from Growth Accelerator Programme highlighting the funding that is available to small businesses, and showcasing how this funding can aid business growth.

Leicester has one of the most diverse business environments, being one of the largest economy bases in the East Midlands. The city is host to 33,000 businesses and 435,000 employees and with the population reaching over 1 million spread across the city, with excellent links it is the perfect area for business to thrive.

The new festival will feature events, seminars, conferences and plenty more for businesses to be a part of and receiving exciting opportunities for their companies.

As winners of the Leicester Mercury Small Business of the Year 2015 Ross Handling is committed to using their experiences to help other small businesses in Leicester. Louise Horne, one of the Ross Directors explains ‘’Funding is not just for the big organisations, there is plenty of expertise for small businesses to access and it can make a real difference to their business.’’

Alister de Ternant, Chair of the Leicester Business Festival says of the event, “This festival is a celebration of business prominent at the national level, with events run by businesses, for businesses. This is not about politicians or the public sector, more a chance for people and businesses to come together, exchange ideas and talk about moving business forward in the county.”

With a multitude of great companies supporting the Festival, including Headline Sponsor the University of Leicester, Affiliate Partners Aon, Santander, AXA PPP and Mattioli Woods, as well as extensive media coverage planned on social media, through media partners Leicester Mercury and Smooth Radio, the stage is set for what will be a ground-breaking occasion for the county.

The Leicester Business Festival takes off on the 26th October up until 6th November with the aim of showing off Leicester and the area’s business acumen to the UK, as well as the world.

Don’t miss the Ross event of ‘How to Grow a Small Business – Using Growth Accelerator Funding on Friday 6th November at 11am at Ross Handling, 1 Tuxford Road, Leicester. Book your free ticket – we cant wait to see you there!

For more information on the Leicester Business Festival, the events taking place, or how you can get tickets, please take a look at: http://www.leicesterbusinessfestival.com/