Responding to key findings of Ealing’s COVID-19 business survey, Ealing Council in partnership with Make it Ealing, Acton and InWest Ealing Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) have teamed up with Branduin Business Support Ltd to help your businesses understand which funding, grants and loan options are available to your business.

DELIVERED ONLINE OVER TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON THE MICROSOFT TEAMS PLATFORM.

To achieve the maximum benefit of the workshops, we recommend participants participate in both Session 1 and Session 2 .

Session 1: Thu 11 June 2020 @ 11am
Session 2: Wed 17 June 2020 @ 11am

This booking counts for both sessions of the workshop.

Workshop Overview:

This workshop delivered over two sessions will help you to understand what types of funding are best suited to your business and what is needed to give your funding application a head-start on other applicants. There are lots of websites, webinars and other resources out there that tell you What each of the new government support initiatives is all about, but this workshop will also show you How to prepare your application.

Topics covered:

Discretionary Grant Funding from Ealing Council
Different funding options available to SMEs right now – and how to choose the best options for your business
CBILS (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme) and BBLS (Bounce Back Loan Scheme) and how they really work
What information are the lenders demanding from you?
What are the ‘must haves’ that you need to put in your business plan?
What do funders expect to see in your business plan, cashflow and profit forecasts?
What are your options if you get rejected?

Expected Outcomes:

A clear understanding of the application process for the Discretionary Grant Funding from Ealing Council
How to choose the most appropriate funding options for your business
Understanding not just the ‘What’ but also the ‘How’ when applying for funding
Understanding what CBILS and BBLS are, whether they are appropriate for you and how to make your applications more likely to succeed
Knowing what to do if CBILS/BBLS are not appropriate for you
Confidence to prepare your business plan and forecasts

A key take-away is developing a true understanding of just how valuable business and financial planning is for your business and why it is not just a matter of producing a set of documents to provide to lenders or investors.

Workshop Facilitator: Tony Ryan, Branduin Business Support Ltd.

Tony has over 18 years’ experience working with SMEs and Start-Ups. With deep knowledge of financial planning and cash-flow he specialises in providing funding, support and advice for new and growing businesses. He gets SMEs "Fit for Funding and Growth", handholding them through the funding application process, overcoming barriers to growth and setting them on the fast track to high performance. He has been requested to speak on numerous webinars and online workshops on this topic over the last ten weeks; advising SMEs on the best options for them, which initiatives to apply for, to ensure a better chance of success. His clients include Chambers of Commerce, Local Authorities and the Federation of Small Businesses.

Financial Support for SMEs in this Crisis – Getting You Fit For Funding