It’s been about 100 days since the referendum but what impact has it had on business and the economy so far?

Join Walking Among Giants for a fun fuelled, information packed and activity driven workshop designed to help you focus and make sense of the business landscape that is unfolding for post-Brexit.

• Learn how to better predict and interpret the economic climate outside of your business
• Identify opportunities and threats in business planning
• Learn how to future proof your business by analysing its strengths and weaknesses
• Get to grips with your appetite for risk and consider the implications for stabilisation, sustainability and growth
• Learn how to implement and manage an effective programme of change
• Leave at the end of the day with a bespoke action plan for implementation over the following 90 days.

There are varying viewpoints about the impact of the Brexit vote so far:

Positive Trends:

• Consumer confidence shows resilience - Retail sales have maintained their growth (Office for National Statistics - ONS) so too have sales and sentiment in services, manufacturing and construction. (Market/CIPS Survey)
• Expected 2016 GDP Growth forecasts issued by OEDC have been revised upwards from 1.7% to 1.8%
• Cost of borrowing has been cut from 0.5% to 0.25%
• Weakened sterling has stabilised and boosted exports (Bloomberg)
• Tourism in the UK is increasing (ForwardKeys)
• The rate of unemployment remains stable (ONS)
• Australia, India, Mexico, Singapore, China and South Korea have all welcomed talks about post-Brexit trade (Teresa May)

Negative Indicators:

• Inflation is on the increase (ONS)
• Small businesses are pessimistic about the future (FSB) – investment, including job creation, has fallen (BoE)
• Financial services industry could be damaged in the medium to longer term (Morgan Stanley)
• Import costs have increased (ONS)
• Materials brought in from abroad and fuel prices are on the increase (ONS)
• The U.K. pension fund deficit is increasing due to falling bond yields (FT)
• Britain’s trade deficit has widened (FT)
• Any firm deals with the EU (trade, movement of labour & participation in the single market) could be years away (Reuters)

Timetable for the Day:

• Session 1 - Recognising new opportunities and threats post Brexit
• Session 2 - Identifying and managing internal resources and capabilities
• Lunch Break - 1:00pm to 2:00pm*
• Session 3 - Developing plans for stabilisation, sustainability and growth
• Session 4 - Pulling it all together and dealing with the “What Next?”

*Please note lunch will not be provided as part of the workshop but catering facilities are available on the Science Park site.

Venue: Wolverhampton Business Solutions Centre, Glaisher Drive, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

FREE to attend

You can register to attend here