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**With apologies for cross posting**
Good morning,
We are hosting two Alternative Finance events which may be of interest to you (details below). Alternatively, please forward onto anyone you think may be interested!
Free Breakfast Event: New Alternative Finance Funds for SMEs
Date: Wednesday 7 June 2017
Time: 7.50am to 9.15am (7.20am registration)
Venue: University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester
Join our breakfast event to find out more about these exciting new funding sources available. Our Deputy Director, Professor Jerry Coakley from Essex Business School will be
joined by representatives from market leading organisations in the alternative finance sector, including Jonathan Keeling from Crowdcube, and Max Harvey from MarketInvoice.
The audience will include SMEs, accounting and law professionals (who may act as agents in recommending/ vouching for SME clients), business organisations, LEPs, local councils
and other interested bodies.
All attendees will be provided with breakfast, and there will be the opportunity to network afterwards for those who do not need to rush back to work immediately!
Book now
Free Webinar: The Alternative Finance Revolution
Date: Thursday 25 May 2017
Time: 2pm
In this webinar Professor Jerry Coakley, Professor at the Essex Business School and Deputy Director of the Business and Local Government Data Research Centre, will analyse
the alternative finance phenomenon and argue that it marks the beginning of a revolution in the financing of small businesses in the UK.
Book now
For our other upcoming events and training, please visit:
http://www.blgdataresearch.org/news/eventstrainingwebinars/
Many thanks,
Holly
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Holly Shea
Project Office Administrator
ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre
Parkside 2C
Essex Business School
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester CO4 3SQ
Tel 01206 87(3437)
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