Date and time
Location
University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire Kirkham Street Preston PR1 2HE
About this event
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Entrepreneurship Thrives in Lancashire!
We are delighted to invite you to join us at our Business Breakfast networking event during Global Entrepreneurship week, where we’ll be celebrating entrepreneurship in Lancashire.
In conversation with…
Two of Lancashire’s own pioneering entrepreneurs, Rupert Gatty, founder and Chief Executive, CoolKit and UCLan Entrepreneur in Residence, and Robert Binns, Group CEO, Cotton Court, will be joining us to reflect on the secrets of their success, the challenges they have encountered and their ambitions for the future. We’ll be seeking to inspire you!
Industry leader, CoolKit is the UK’s largest specialist in temperature-controlled vans and has ambitious plans for further growth, aiming to increase output and productivity to meet the increasing demand for its products. Presently CoolKit employs 110 people at two locations in Lancashire – and last year saw record order intake (and sales) in excess of £20 million – representing growth of more than 20% on the previous year.
Robert leads the Cotton Court Group, which has locations in Preston and Leyland. He is also a director of FYC For Your Curls; a haircare range manufactured in Lancashire and sold across the UK and Europe. He is a member of Preston’s Towns Fund Board, a trustee at the DWF Foundation, and Lancashire Chair of Downtown in Business.
How to think like an Entrepreneur
We can all think more entrepreneurially and see better results in our lives, careers, and businesses. The question is how do we do this? And how do we make it habitual? Our very own Joe Buglass, Hub and Enterprise Manager, will share the quickest and easiest methods to develop and maintain the entrepreneur’s mindset.
Support for Businesses in Lancashire
Janet Doolan, Boost Lancashire will join us to update you on the landscape of support available to the region’s SMEs.
Your opportunity to promote your Business
As always, there will be time for you to promote your business in a 60-second pitch.
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