Exploring Debt as a Tool for Growth: Middlesbrough

Exploring Debt as a Tool for Growth: Middlesbrough

Explore how debt can drive business growth at our Middlesbrough event with NEL Fund Managers & Clive Owen LLP

By Lois Prest, NEL Fund Managers

Date and time

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:00 - 10:00 GMT+1

Location

AV Dawson

Riverside Park Road Middlesbrough TS2 1UT United Kingdom

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Arrival, breakfast, tea & coffee, and networking

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

Welcome & Introduction

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

James Katirai (NEL Fund Managers)

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM

Michael Cantwell (Clive Owen LLP) and Kelly Jordan (Muckle LLP)

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Case Study: Michael Dobson (Sapphire HR)

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM

Q&A & networking

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

Join us for the second joint event from NEL Fund Managers and Clive Owen LLP, exploring how debt can be used as a powerful tool for business growth.


Held in Middlesbrough, this event brings together finance experts, business advisors, and real-world insight from a local SME that has successfully scaled using funding and professional guidance. If you're a business owner or advisor looking to better understand how funding can fuel growth, this event is for you.


What to expect:


Gain valuable insight from both the fund manager and accountant perspective, along with a practical case study from a business that’s walked the path to scale-up success.


We’ll be joined by:


  • James Katirai (Head of Investments, NEL Fund Managers) – Sharing how NEL’s funds work and how they support growing businesses across the North East.


  • Michael Cantwell (Corporate Finance Partner, Clive Owen LLP) and Kelly Jordan (Partner in Banking & Restructuring, Muckle LLP) - Offering an all-round professional services perspective on using debt finance to scale effectively and sustainably.


  • Michael Dobson (Director, Sapphire HR) – A mutual client of both NEL and Clive Owen, sharing his business growth journey and first-hand experience.

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