This FREE event will involve talks from SMEs and industry leaders who have introduced advanced services into their businesses, and will involve hands on, practical workshops to help you develop your own ideas for a service offering. There will also be plenty of time for networking and engaging with other SME business owners to share ideas on some of the challenges and barriers you are facing.

Benefits of Advanced Services:

• It can lead to an increase in revenues of between 5-10% per annum
• It helps smooth your cash flow profile
• It supports longer term contracts
• It improves customer intimacy
• It can help to reduce costs by 25-30%
• It offers resilience and growth in challenging times.

TRAN-SIP Business Support Package

For those interested in exploring advanced services further, those attending the event can also access a support programme. Your company can receive up to 75 hours’ one-to-one support and peer learning with other like-minded businesses to help you implement some of the changes identified in the event.

Eligibility:

This programme is part funded by the European and Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Your company is eligible if it is:

• A manufacturing SME or technology innovato

• Located in the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP Region

• Has a turnover of less than €50m (£43.2m) or a balance sheet lower than €43m (£37.1m)

• Not in receipt of more than €200,000 or £172,784 of State Aid (exchange rate 28/03/2017)

Venue: Aston University, Aston triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET

FREE to attend

You can register to attend here