BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.9//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:612@professionaliverpool.com DTSTART:20261014T093000Z DTEND:20261014T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260909T111000Z URL:https://professionaliverpool.com/events/do-business-better-conference- returns-for-2026/ SUMMARY:“Do Business Better Conference” returns for 2026 DESCRIPTION:The “Do Business Better Conference” presented by founding d irector of the Merseyside Women of the Year Awards\, Ellen Kerr\, is set t o return for its second year on Wednesday 14th October 2026\, at Blackburn e House (9:30am - 4pm).\n\nThe conference\, which saw a successful inaugur al event in April 2025\, aims to provide practical guidance with substance \, value and purpose\, on how anyone can do life and business better by ad dressing four essential pillars for success: Network\, Information\, Money and Self-belief.\n\nHeadline sponsors\, FPC\, will deliver an interactive session exploring resilience and our relationship with money\, as well as share expert learning from FPC’s 40+ years helping people to achieve fi nancial independence\, confidence and live life well.\n\nThe information segment of the event will include Good AI\, Better Business a panel curate d by Gavin Sherratt from Goodship* discussing the world of AI\, how it is changing the working world and how it can be used to grow business and do good.\n\nSEO agency Flatdot Marketing will share practical insights with a ten-minute walkthrough of how to audit your own site's AI visibility\, wi th checks you can run before delegates even leave the room. There also wil l be a networking session with Denise Chilton Coaching\, practical advice for starting or growing a business with Geraldine Fuller from the Business and IP Centre (BIPC) and a business growth session from River Capital\, a s well as sessions on insurance and pensions\, skills for business and wil ls\, legacy and preparedness for businesses and CICs.\n\nThere will be a s ession for charities and CICs focused on Social Value Partnerships and bri dging the gap between businesses and grassroots organisations\, delivered by Liam Starkey\, founder of Not For Profit Consultancy (NFPC).\n\nLiam of fers a practical understanding of both how businesses make decisions and t he realities facing community organisations.  With more than 10 years of corporate experience working with brands including Audi\, BMW and RW Inves t\, alongside eight years of senior CIC leadership at The Inclusive Hub wh ere he helped secure over £1 million in funding and corporate support.\n\ nFurther speakers are still to be announced across the four pillars of the conference.\nEllen Kerr added: “After a successful first event in 2025\ , we are bringing back the Do Business Better Conference in October\, a ti me of year when we know that many businesses are looking at future plannin g and making important decisions.\n\n“The conference is perfectly timed to provide expert advice\, practical steps that people can take away on th e way we do business in the region and how it affects our lives and the li ves of others. We want to empower current business leaders to take their n ext bold move\, and those who are establishing something new\, to take tha t brave first step.\n\n“Our line-up is being drawn from the vast experti se that exists in our city region\, so we can build a stronger community a nd economy together.”\n\nMoira O’Shaughnessy\, Managing Partner at FPC \, said: “We are delighted to be headline sponsors of the Do Business Be tter this year - a fantastic conference which focuses on practical ideas t hat can genuinely make a difference to people’s businesses and their liv es.\n\n“At FPC\, we have spent more than 40 years helping people make co nfident decisions about money\, but we also know that financial wellbeing is about much more than numbers. It is closely connected to resilience\, s elf-belief\, the choices we make and the life we want to create.\n\n“We are looking forward to exploring some of those themes with delegates in Oc tober\, and to being part of an event that brings together so much experti se\, energy and ambition from across the Liverpool City Region.”\nAlongs ide headline sponsors FPC\, the event is this year supported by sponsors C arpenters Group\, City of Liverpool College and Morecrofts.\n\nLunch\, ref reshments\, lots of opportunities for networking and chances to browse the conference marketplace will also be available throughout the day.\n\nFor further information\, stay tuned to: https://merseysidewomenoftheyear.co.u k/do-business-better/\n\nTickets are £85 inc. VAT (plus booking fee) and numbers are limited. To purchase yours today click here or to enquire abou t sponsorship opportunities\, contact Ellie Kerr on ellie@mwoty.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://professionaliverpool.com/wp-content/uplo ads/2026/09/save-better-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Member Events LOCATION:Blackburn House\, Hope Street\, Liverpool\, L8 7PE\, United Kingdo m GEO:53.400221;-2.971109 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hope Street\, Liverpool\, L 8 7PE\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Blackburn House:geo:53.4 00221,-2.971109 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR