Venturefest is back! – Invest, Innovate & Grow
GREATER Manchester and the wider North
West continues to prove a fertile environment for start ups, entrepreneurs and
established businesses, Venturefest will return this autumn for the 2nd time
to bring together the region's most exciting innovators, entrepreneurs and
investors.
Venturefest is the North West's biggest annual innovation event providing a
platform for entrepreneurs to meet, network and ultimately collaborate. The
event, which is being led by the Business Growth Hub, with support from Innovate
UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network, will give Manchester's community of
innovators the all important boost they need to strengthen their business
offering and generate economic wealth.
Taking place at:- 'The Point,' on 22 September 2015, the event will bring together high
growth business leaders from key leading sectors such as advanced manufacturing,
low carbon and the digital and creative media sector. It will be an opportunity to
hear from individuals who have a wealth of expertise of growing businesses from startup right up to large cale corporates.
The event will include a competition to find the Venturefest's 'Innovation
Business of the Year' and will see 8 businesses pitch for the 2015 crown
and a range of 'money can't buy' prizes, provided by the partners of the
Business Growth Hub.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to listen to last
year's winner Abdul Alim of Offers Moments talk about his company's growth since
taking the crown.
Also in session at Venturefest 2015 will be the 'Three Tribes' panel, consisting
of investors, innovators and entrepreneurs from across Greater Manchester and
beyond. This will be an opportunity for businesses to hear what investors are
looking for as the panel sheds light on how to commercialise and bring
innovative new concepts to market.
This session will be complemented by a guest presentation by James Akrigg, Head
of Technology for Partners at Microsoft UK. A member of the IT industry for
almost 30 years, Akrigg has spent the last 14 years with Microsoft and will
outline how tech companies can overcome today's challenging business environment
and carve a niche in the market.
Richard Jeffery, director of Business Growth Hub, said:- "After the
success of Venturefest last year, we're proud to be leading on this event for
the second year running. It is a fantastic opportunity for businesses in the
North West to tap into the support networks available to them in the region in
order to help them reach their next stage of growth.
With the likes of Microsoft and Cisco offering companies their expertise, this
is a unique opportunity to learn from some of the best in their respective
fields."
