Ready for Growth webcast library
Get expert advice here and now
Our Ready for Growth webcasts provide quick, accessible advice from industry experts and leading entrepreneurs on how to grow your business.
Our expert speakers were the headline acts at our hugely popular Ready for Growth seminars last year, and these webcasts are the highlights from those presentations. If you’re interested in further events on how to grow your business with confidence, see our
free seminars
page.
Introduction
Speaker: Daisy McAndrew, Economics Editor, ITV News
The experienced Daisy McAndrew offers her insight into the role that small business will play in the coming recovery and then talks us through what we can expect from the Ready for Growth webcasts.
Fit for Growth
Speakers: Margaret Wood, Institute of Directors for Yorkshire and Humberside; Paul Lindley, founder and CEO of Ella’s Kitchen
Includes:
- How to build and lead a successful team
- Recognising the personal qualities you need to succeed
- Plucking up the courage to get over the first few hurdles
- Summary of key points
Download the Fit for Growth workbook. It contains additional information and space for you to note down ideas.
Ready for Growth
Speakers: Margaret Wood, Institute of Directors for Yorkshire and Humberside; Paul Lindley, founder and CEO of Ella’s Kitchen; Steve Cooper, Managing Director of Barclays Business
Includes:
- How to avoid common mistakes when applying for capital
- When is the right moment for growth?
- Choosing the most suitable advertising media
- Summary of key points
Download the Ready for Growth workbook. It contains additional information and space for you to note down ideas.
Your Growth Team
Speakers: Paul Lindley, founder and CEO of Ella’s Kitchen; Warren Bennett and David Hathiramani, founders and directors of A Suit That Fits.com
Includes
- Delegate! Learning when to pass on responsibility
- Employing those who share your values and vision
- Interviews, training and shadowing
- Summary of key points
Download the Your Growth Team workbook. It contains additional information and space for you to note down ideas.

