PRESENT:


Richard Slater - Lancashire Business View (chair) Stephen Allen - ATACC Group


Ben Blackburn - Blackburn Distribution Sue Denver - Winning Pitch Coun Michael Green - Lancashire County Council Stephen Gregson - MHA Moore & Smalley


Amin Vepari - Two Zero


In this period of the pandemic, businesses have been able to pivot, and certainly opportunities have arisen.


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Amin Vepari


    


    


   


 


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 


Ben Blackburn - Blackburn Distribution


You have to have that resilience. Having been through difficult times before steels your mind. Surrounding yourself with positivity is key, great people from networks build up over time. The Chamber of Commerce, Boost, Two Zero, just having them say, ‘Don’t worry it is going to be alright, let’s crack on and make the most of it. Use it as an opportunity’.


  


 


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Sue Denver - Winning Pitch


For a lot of our clients, fast growth is still a priority. Some have used this time to take a fresh look at the business and to review their teams, look at capabilities and capacity. If they’ve had staff on furlough, they have reviewed who they want to bring back and in what positions. They have taken a strategic review and looked at roles and responsibilities.


 


 


Sue Denver


  


LANCASHIREBUSINESSVIEW.CO.UK Ben Blackburn Stephen Gregson Stephen Gregson - MHA Moore & Smalley


We’re seeing businesses pivot to something slightly different, either because their market has moved or it’s shrunk or it’s grown. The old business model hasn’t been thrown out of the window but events are forcing them to alter it to take account of the new situation.


   


   


      


     


 


Lynn Sedgwick - Clayton Legal David Shoesmith - Scaleup Institute Simon Turner - Freshfield Amin Vepari - Two Zero


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