Building for Export Success
Date : Tuesday 9th March 2010
Time 8.45am - 1.30pm
Venue: Newcastle University Business School, Citywall, Citygate, St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JH
Herbert Loebl Export Workshop Series
A practical introduction to the opportunities and support available to SME’s in the North East.
In partnership with RTC North and UKTI the aim of the workshop series is both to outline the opportunities for SMEs and to show how local experience and government support at home and abroad can help and has already done so for many local SMEs. Speakers in the workshops will aim to provide practical information, which can immediately be used by the participants.Through a series of case studies, mini lectures and participative sessions, participants will gain an understanding of the situation to be able to populate an 'export plan' specific to their business.
The Workshop Programme includes:
Guest Speakers:
Keynote: Rod Taylor, Managing Director, Seaward Electronics
Export Experience: Case Studies from SMEs that currently trade abroad
Practical Support: UKTI, RTC North, Ward Hadaway and RMT
Panel Discussion: Chaired by Gordon Ollivere, CEO and Founder of RTC North
The event will conclude with a networking session over lunch.
This event is FREE to attend and includes lunch and coffee breaks.
Please register your interest for this event
Background to the Workshop:
The annual workshop is made possible through donation to the Business School from alumnus Dr Herbert Loebl. Herbert’s lasting legacy to small to medium sizes enterprises in the region will be to provide them with the lessons he wishes “somebody had taught him” when starting up his own business. Herbert learned the hard way, but managed to successfully grow from working from a under a small railway arch in Newcastle in 1951, with £200 worth of capital, to become an internationally significant manufacturer of electronic and scientific instruments and employer of over 400 staff.
Programme details:
8.45am: Registration
9.00am: Welcome
9.10am: Keynote Speech
9.30am: Success Stories from North East Companies
10.15am: Coffee
10.45am: Practical Support RTC & UKTI Ward Hadaway and RMT
11.45am: Panel discussion
12.30pm: Lunch and Networking
1.30pm: Close
Published: 12th January 2010
