British Entrepreneur and former ‘Dragon’ Jenny Campbell joins speaker line-up at Venturefest North West 2019. Former banker turned award-winning entrepreneur Jenny Campbell will deliver a keynote address at this year’s Venturefest North West, which returns to Manchester for its sixth year this autumn. Organised by GC Business Growth Hub at Manchester Central on Wednesday 20 November, Venturefest North West is the region’s biggest annual innovation conference and exhibition. The event will once more welcome North West business owners, entrepreneurs and investors who are looking to grow and build their businesses, whether they are starting out, scaling up, or already well established. Jenny’s keynote speech will focus on ‘breathing fire into’ challenges and opportunities for businesses located across the North West. She joins a line-up that includes Nitin Rai, founder and managing director of Elevate Capital, based in Portland, Oregon, as well as business commentator and successful entrepreneur Professor Vikas Shah MBE.
Jenny said: “The North West is recognised around the world for its entrepreneurial spirit and I’m proud to have my roots in this burgeoning region. Small, high-growth businesses – like those found across the North West – are the backbone of our economy; driving jobs, productivity and national prosperity. Building and maintaining a business takes an incredible amount of energy, hard work and resilience. Even with the steeliest determination, running a business can be a lonely experience – which is why events like Venturefest are so important. It promises to be a day well spent with like-minded individuals, reflecting on progress, learning from each other, and hearing from some of the leaders in their respective fields. I’m looking forward to visiting the villages and meeting truly inspirational businesses and entrepreneurs from all backgrounds at Venturefest and celebrating the North West’s unique role in UK plc.”
More than 1,100 delegates attended last year’s Venturefest North West, as GC Business Growth Hub, part of The Growth Company and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, joined forces with regional partners Cheshire & Warrington Growth Hub, Cumbria Growth Hub, Liverpool City Region’s Local Growth Hub, and Boost, Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub. GC Business Growth Hub Director of Business Growth Richard Jeffery said: “It’s fantastic to have Jenny Campbell join the line-up for Venturefest North West, our flagship annual event in support of business development across the region. Thanks to the ongoing support of all our partners, headline sponsor NatWest, stakeholders and exhibitors, we’re able to once again invite North West entrepreneurs, business owners and investors to Venturefest. Opportunities on this scale and with so much expertise under one roof are few and far between, so we urge as many North West entrepreneurs as possible – whether representing start-ups or fully established organisations – to seize the opportunity and attend this inspirational event.”
Heather Waters, Enterprise Manager at Venturefest headline sponsors NatWest, said: “We are delighted to once again support Venturefest. It’s a fantastic event which helps entrepreneurs from across the North West region access new ways to develop their businesses further through new connections. Jenny Campbell is a wonderful role model who will no doubt offer some interesting insight into what it takes to succeed in business.” To register your free place at Venturefest North West 2019 go to www.venturefestnorthwest.com.
Businesses looking to access specialist support can visit www.businessgrowthhub.com for more information about the organisation’s extensive range of services. This and other GC Business Growth Hub projects are part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the GM Business Growth Hub project designed to help ambitious SME businesses achieve growth and increase employment in Greater Manchester. The Hub is also supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Greater Manchester local authorities.
