Delegates at the first sessions of the KAN |
A range of small and medium businesses attended the
welcome event of the Knowledge Action Network (KAN) project at the Warrington
Campus of the University of Chester recently.
The project brings together business owners and
University expertise to explore new ideas and develop creative approaches to
growth. It encourages business owners to take a critical and objective look at
their companies with support from specialist speakers, University academics,
individual business coaches and business peers.
The first of four development workshops will be held on
Friday, 5th July and local businesses are encouraged to make the
most of this fully funded scheme supported by the European Regional Development
Fund.
Monthly workshops and activities, including access to a
personal business coach, will continue to the end of the year, with the
opportunity to network with other small and medium sized businesses across the
region.
Businesses already signed up to the project cover a wide
range of sectors from manufacturers of industrial hoses through to sports
coaching and business cost reduction specialists.
Professor Lawrence Bellamy, Associate Dean of Warrington
Management School, said: “At the University we know that small businesses are
at the heart of the UK economy with creative, innovative and entrepreneurial
ideas. However, we also understand that setting up and developing a business
can create obstacles and challenges.
Through our work with small businesses we have found that
when business owners work together to share, support and network, it sparks
creative and innovative thinking which is a catalyst for growth.”
Businesses interested in joining the Knowledge Action
Network in Warrington should contact Sandra Carr via phone on 01244 511177 or
email KnowledgeActionNetwork@chester.ac.uk
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