You are invited to the following free to attend event:

Managing regulation:how to make regulation work for your business

12th June 12.30-4.00pm

Regulation is a key concern to small businesses. Some firms manage it well and prosper and others struggle to deal with the ‘burden’. This workshop is aimed at highlighting those factors based on research that show how firms manage regulation well, and how, if managed well, regulation can actually improve and benefit the business.

A Newcastle University team of researchers have conducted research looking at how growth-oriented small firms manage regulation. The ESRC-funded project worked intensively with 12 firms in the North East and East Midlands in the environmental services, bio-pharma, media and security sectors.

The outputs of the research will have a significant impact on how this and future governments think about regulation and policy setting, both generally and in terms of specific sectors.

As a small firm affected by regulation, we would like you to participate in a feedback event where we can

• Let you know about our key findings and how they might be relevant for your firm
• Listen to you and your concerns and issues regarding regulation
• Give you access to other small firms to discuss ideas and concerns around regulation
• Give you access to relevant policy makers interested in your issues and concerns

The event will take place at Newcastle University Business School
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4SE, 12-30-4.00, with lunch to start. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nubs/assets/documents/NewcastleUniWebMap.pdf

Please follow this link to register:  Managing Regulation Newcastle 12 June 2012

Early registration is recommended as places are limited.

If you intend to come by car, please park in the St James’ Metro and stadium spaces and we will reimburse you.

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