Date: Tuesday Feb 25th
Time: 15:00 – 17:00
Location: Ryde Cafe, 5 Mann St, Liverpool L8 5AF
Price: FREE
About the event
Kindred is partnering with Firestarters to deliver a special event to help SMEs understand how to embed local procurement as a regular habit in their organisations. This event will help small businesses connect with Kindred’s network of socially trading organisations (STOs) and hear success stories from both sides on how transformative local procurement can be.
This event is FREE to attend thanks to support from Kindred.
Why local procurement?
The case for buying locally is clear; research from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies showed that every £1 spent locally generated an additional 63p of benefit for the local economy. It not only feels good to help your neighbour, there is an obvious economic benefit as well. What’s more, the 2023 Made in Britain Buying British Survey found that 61% of people said that they were more likely to buy a product made locally, even during a cost of living crisis.
So, if local procurement has so many obvious benefits, why aren’t more of us doing it regularly?
With the incredible pressures SMEs are now facing, thinking about local procurement may seem like a nice to have at the bottom of a long to-do list. But our thought-provoking event will show that local procurement can become second nature across an organisation, as long as you have the right habits in place to begin with.
Why should you come?
- Understand the benefits of buying locally
- Understand what can be bought locally
- Get inspiration for bringing local procurement to life in your own business
- Meet local socially trading organisations
- Connect with businesses looking to procure
Meet the inspiring speakers
Announcement coming soon!
Book your tickets
Date: Tuesday Feb 25th
Time: 15:00 – 17:00
Location: Ryde Café, 5 Mann St, Liverpool L8 5AF
Price: FREE