• Has lockdown left a lasting impact on your business operations?
• Do you need support to take your business to the next level?

In our Gear Up to Grow event, you will hear from the brightest business minds in the region, who have all been managing their own small business through lockdown.

From their own entrepreneurial journey, they’ll be sharing advice to help businesses transition into the “new normal”

This session will help you think about the steps you will need to take to grow your business in the face of COVID19. We’ll be discussing:

• Funding opportunities
• Staying connected with clients
• Employee Morale
• Business support to bounce back

If you have a new business within the Liverpool City Region, this event is for you!

We’ll be speaking to…

Madeline Heneghan – Co-Director of Writing on the Wall

Madeline is Co-Director of Writing on the Wall, an organisation that celebrates writing and spoken word art through co-ordination of projects, events and Liverpool’s longest running annual literature festival. Prior to joining Writing on the Wall, Madeline was the Action Plan Coordinator for The Black and Racial Minority Network. As a former Equalities Consultant, Madeline gained a thorough understanding of the needs and preferences of different communities and hard to reach groups. Most recently Madeline and has written and published, with Emy Onuara, a book based on the findings of the Great War to Race Riots Creative Heritage Project. Madeline is now delivering our latest Creative Heritage Project based on the archives of the Liverpool 8 Law Centre, and working to shape WoW’s long-term strategy and development.

Emma Carey – Managing Partner
at MSB Solicitors

Emma is Managing Partner of MSB and is responsible for the implementation and delivery of the firm’s business strategy.

Prior to becoming Managing Partner in 2018, Emma was the first female Trainee Solicitor and Solicitor at MSB, creating the Family department and growing it into the largest Family team in Liverpool as Head of Family.

Under Emma’s leadership, the firm has grown from a Medium to a Large Sized Organisation and has received notoriety for both commercial and social success.

Mary Ball – Director at Privilege HR

With over 34 years’ experience working as a HR professional, Mary Ball has worked with global brands reinventing their HR policies and making significant savings of both monetary and time value.

The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.

If you have registered a business in the Liverpool City Region within the last 42 months, you could have access to funded growth support. Get in touch on enterprisehub@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8113