The London Development Agency (LDA) is extending its programme of free support and advice seminars so more of the capital's small and medium-sized businesses can benefit in 2010.
In the last year more than 1,000 SMEs have attended these seminars designed to help them through the economic downturn.
During January, February and March the LDA in conjunction with KPMG and Lloyds TSB will be hosting Surviving the downturn – a series of three free business strategy seminars for small and medium-sized businesses .
The seminars have been put together to help equip businesses with practical strategies for coming out of the recession and focusing on future growth. Each will be an opportunity to ask questions and network. The seminar topics are:
Finance for survival and growth (26 January)
Managing the growth agenda (10 February)
Family first (11 March)
At each seminar Lloyds TSB will discuss how SMEs can access finance. More details are available here.
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More details available here