Business breakfast kicks off networking event calendar

Over 130 local businesses, entrepreneurs and business support providers came together for a buzzing Royal Greenwich Business Breakfast, kicking off a series of informal networking events which will be held by t he council four times per year for businesses in Royal Greenwich.

The event, held at Woolwich Works, offered a space for businesses to find out about all the support available in the borough to help start and grow their enterprise. It was also a fantastic opportunity to network with fellow Greenwich business owners and entrepreneurs and forge new partnerships.

Following a warm welcome from Pippa Hack, Director of Regeneration, Enterprise and Skills at the Royal Borough of Greenwich, attendees heard enlightening presentations by a series of the council’s business support providers about the programmes on offer.

Among those present was Dr Hetty (Wenxian) Sun, who presented the University of Greenwich’s Support Chain initiative to help local SMEs to identify and access opportunities to bid on contracts, as well as other opportunities arising from developments taking place in Royal Greenwich.

CNT Associates’ Gary Parker also spoke at the event about their Generative Business Programme, which provides tailored support to up to 40 businesses who are providing services to the local community, with a social or environmental purpose.

This first event received much positive feedback from attendees for shining a light on the huge range and quality of support on offer.

To find out about future events, you can sign up for the business newsletter at https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/ business-newsletter