Small business breakfast

A breakfast panel event, hosted by Intuit, covering 'start-up success in an economic crisis', is taking place on Tuesday 25th October.

Despite the efforts of successive Governments, and the steady increase in the number of start-ups, one third of new businesses don't survive past their third year.

Panel topics and speakers

This panel session, being held at the Hub Centre Pavilion in London, will discuss the unique challenges for small businesses with insights from successful entrepreneurs and business experts, covering topics including:

·         What role should the Government have in supporting small business? Is the current Government doing enough?

·         Market pressures - How can small businesses best overcome the competing pressures of restricted access to funds, falling demand and rising inflation?

·         Confidence - How to small businesses feel about the current economic climate, and how do they feel about their future prospects?

Members of the panel will share their experiences with the audience. Speakers include:

·         Raam Thakrar, founder and CEO of Touchnote

·         Robert Welch, managing director of smallcarBIGCITY

·         Marcus Waley-Cohen, founder of FireFly

·         Chris Dodson, managing director of Concept Cupboard

·         Charles Davis, managing economist at CEBR (the Centre for Economics and Business Research)

·         Sally Revell, head of marketing for Intuit UK who will share unreleased findings from recent research

The event will be moderated by BBC journalist Michael Millar.