Entrepreneur at FPB event
ONE of the UK’s most successful female entrepreneurs is to offer the secrets of success in a recession at a business conference.
Kavita Oberoi is the special guest at The Forum of Private Business event on March 17.
Mrs Oberoi, who founded Derbyshire-based Oberoi Consulting, a business healthcare consultancy, will tell her story to delegates at the event, which will also launch the Forum’s new scheme to offered tailored business support to members.
“Recessions bring opportunities as well as challenges,” she said.
“Despite the difficulties, innovative and astute entrepreneurs combining passion with careful preparation can achieve great things.
“Adversity brings out the qualities that every entrepreneur needs to be successful – guts, problem-solving, strength and perseverance. Establishing a company in the lean times can bring great rewards when the economy enters sustained recovery.”
Mrs Oberoi, who worked as a medical representative with Bayer Pharmaceuticals, decided to launch her own business after being looked over for promotion with the company.
Delegates at the event, which takes place at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, will also hear the Forum’s chief executive Phil Orford discuss the changing nature of the organisation’s business support services.
“We have technically entered a period of recovery but there is still a tough time ahead for small businesses,” he said.
“We are entering a new business landscape where entrepreneur sneed support that is tailored to their individual needs. As one of the UK’s leading business support and lobby groups we have evolved to meet that need.”
The afternoon-long event will include a workshop session on accessing finance, as well as one on workplace inclusion, to be run by the UK Council for Access and Equality (UKCAE).
There will also be a panel session with Mr Orford, Mrs Oberoi, David Booth, international trade adviser at UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), and Paul Reeves, managing partner at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank (CYB) Paul Reeves, as well as a networking opportunity between 6pm-7pm.
