Unlocking Growth Opportunities for North-West England SMEs
fri 8th May 2026
Unlocking Growth Opportunities for North-West England SMEs
Help to Grow: Management alumni across the North West of England are invited to join this one-hour webinar exploring practical growth opportunities available to SMEs in the region.
This session will highlight the innovation support, programmes and funding currently available — and how your business can make the most of them.
Through insights from regional support organisations, business school experts and an alumni founder who has successfully secured funding, you’ll learn how to strengthen productivity, develop new products or services, and prepare your business for growth.
You’ll learn:
- Key funding and innovation opportunities currently available to SMEs across the North-West region.
- How to make the most of Growth Hubs, universities and innovation programmes to support productivity and scaling.
- Practical insight from an alumni founder who has successfully secured innovation funding and used it to grow their business.
our Speakers
Professor Sue Smith Director, Centre for SME and Enterprise Development at University of Lancashire
Richard Faulkner Managing Director – Head of Regional Coverage at HSBC Innovation Banking
Wesley Mort Regional Director, SME Business Banking Northwest
Karen Dudley Commercialisation Specialist, GM Business Growth Hub
Professor Simon Bolton Director of the Productivity and Innovation Centre, Edge Hill University
Anita Frost Founder, Green Bean
