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Christian Gospel Exhibition

CHRISTIAN GOSPEL EXHIBITION, FAITH, AND EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE 28 MAY 2005:

As part of the two-day annual Christian Gospel exhibition organised by Roy Francis Productions, Nexgen Initiatives in collaboration with Christians in Business and the Centre for African Development, organised a Faith and Empowerment Conference on 28 May 2005 at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon.

Business start-up, equipped people with the tools for starting their business, gave people information on how they can access funding for their business ideas, and also provided practical insights on how to write a business plan, fill funding application forms and put their faith into action.

A renowned Christian motivational speaker, Bishop Wayne Malcolm chaired the conference. Other speakers were Patrick Fredericks, President of the CBI, Chief Executive of Charity Bank - Malcolm Hayday and Pastor Celia Apeagyei-Collins who delivered powerful presentations and motivational speeches.

There were practical sessions on:

• Business Start-up for Christian Men
• Christian women in Business
• Social Enterprise explained
• Faith in Action
• Funding and filling funding applications
• How to write a Business plan
• Making it Happen
• Charity Bank, Loans and Products

All the sessions were run by business professionals and more than 100 people from all works of life and from various boroughs of London and beyond attended the conference. The feedback from participants were satisfactory and there was a unanimous agreement to organise more workshops in future to bring people together to share their experiences and gain more information in starting and managing their own social enterprises and businesses.