Event date: 12th Jun 2025
TIME: 8.00am
LOCATION: Hay & Kilner
NEL Fund Managers has teamed up with Clive Owen LLP, to explore and discuss how debt can be used as a powerful tool for business growth.
Held in Newcastle and Middlesbrough, this event brings together finance experts, business advisors, and real-world insight from a local SME that has successfully scaled using funding and professional guidance.
If you’re a business owner or advisor looking to better understand how funding can fuel growth, this event is for you.
What to Expect:
Gain valuable insight from both the fund manager and accountant perspective, along with a practical case study from a business that’s walked the path to scale-up success.
We’ll be joined by:
Newcastle – Jane Siddle (NEL Fund Managers)
Middlesbrough – James Katirai (NEL Fund Managers)
Sharing how NEL’s funds work and how they support growing businesses across the North East.
Michael Cantwell (Clive Owen LLP)
Offering an accountant’s view on using debt finance to scale effectively and sustainably.
Michael Dobson (Sapphire HR)
A mutual client of both NEL and Clive Owen, sharing his business growth journey and first-hand experience.
Agenda
08:00 – 08:30
Arrival, breakfast, tea & coffee, and networking
08:30 – 08:40
Welcome & Introduction
08:40 – 09:00
NEL Fund Managers
09:00 – 09:20
Clive Owen LLP
09:20 – 09:40
Case Study: Michael Dobson, Sapphire HR
09:40 – 10:00
Q&A & Networking
