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SUMMARY:Business Funding Evening, Guildford
DESCRIPTION:Access to Business Funding Evening at the University of Su
 rrey\n\nA complete guide to traditional and alternative finance for SM
 Es  The Great Recession highlighted challenges faced by small-and-medi
 um enterprises (SME’s) to fund their businesses for working capital,
  investment and growth.  Traditional financing sources dried up while
  regulatory constraints increased the hurdles faced by businesses to c
 arry on normal commercial activity.\n The financial crisis also proved
  to be a source of great innovation which is now transforming funding 
 for SME’s.  Technology enabled platforms to pool capital through th
 e internet from a wide range of small investors and to differentiate f
 inancing opportunities for a wide range of companies including many SM
 E’s who otherwise lacked access to funding. Crowdfunding, invoice-le
 nding, and peer-2-peer lending are examples of these new platforms whi
 ch have emerged over the last few years for SME financing.  Tradition
 al funding sources such as banks have innovated too.  This event will 
 provide practical information for SME’s including an overview of al
 ternative finance, a panel discussion by companies funded through alte
 rnative finance and access to a range of finance providers.  Aim of t
 he event  Aimed at any size company that wishes to grow and would like
  to understand the different funding options that are available.  Topi
 cs to discuss Overview of funding industry\n\nDifferent niches\nHow a 
 company can fit into a niche lending criteria & what types of companie
 s do the lenders like / don't like\nFeatures / benefits\nWhat question
 s / process's or work is needed to prepare for a funding application\n
 \nDetails: 17:30 - 18:00 : Arrivals/Drinks 18:00 - 18:30 : Overview of
  Alternative Finance options 18:30 - 19:10 : Panel discussion with s
 election of lenders 19:10 - 19:30 : Jim Sears  - Interviews Panel 19:
 30 - 20:00 : Q & A - Audience 20:00 - 21:00 : Drinks/Networking Recept
 ion and meet the expert session\nCOST: £15 Chamber Members, £25 Non-
 Members\nBOOKING: Please CLICK HERE to book\nMAP  Main car park is 
 free after 6pm\nPlan of Campus pdf  The Business School is in the Ri
 k Medlikbuilding\n \n\nFor more information visit https://networkingi
 nsurrey.co.uk/events/access-to-business-funding
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150917T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150917T210000
CATEGORIES:networking
LOCATION:Surrey Business School, University of Surrey
WEBSITE:http://my.surrey-chambers.co.uk/eventdetails.aspx?eidQS=C099CB
 1B-0EC8-4723-96AF-423996C5AFD3
URL:http://my.surrey-chambers.co.uk/eventdetails.aspx?eidQS=C099CB1B-0
 EC8-4723-96AF-423996C5AFD3
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Fox":https://networkinginsurrey.co.uk/profile/TomFox
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Tom Fox"
 :https://networkinginsurrey.co.uk/profile/TomFox
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