Risk and Reward

The 6th Prowess Annual International Conference 2009

4 - 5 March 2009, Blackpool

Thank-you to all the delegates, speakers, workshop leaders and panellists who contributed to making the 6th Annual International Prowess conference such a success. Over 300 people met in Blackpool for a highly interactive and inspirational two days. Many thanks to host sponsor the Northwest Regional Development Agency and corporate sponsor The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest Business Banking Teams.

Photographs from the conference are available to view and purchase online at http://www.photography.2upltd.co.uk/Prowess/index.html

Conference presentations:

The files below are the presentations that speakers have provided for us to make available online - if there is a presentation you would particularly like to see that isn't listed here please let us know and we will request a copy for you.

'Childcare for the older child' - 1A: Elniff-Larsen

Childcare presentation - 1A: Rouse

Access to Finance - 1B: Davidson

Access to Finance - 1B: Currie

Impact Assessment - 1D: Richardson

'Exploring the myth of the underperforming female entrepreneur' - 2A: Susan Marlow

'E-coaching for female entrepreneurs' - 2C: Research presentation, Fielden/ Hunt

'Women in business - the inside story' - 2C: Research presentation, McCormack/ Coyle

'Supplier Diversity' - 3B session notes

'Young Enterprise' - 5A: Price

'Young Enterprise' - 5A: Skelly

'From role model to mentor' - 6C: Tobbell