Sir Vince Cable and Richmond’s cabinet member for business, Pamela Fleming, are among the names speaking at the Entrepreneurs Conference 2016 on February 25.

The event kicks off with a buffet business lunch from Wholefoods Market at 12pm in the newly built RACC theatre, followed by an address from the former business secretary.

Richmond Business Awards winner, entrepreneur Thomas Lagoni, will address the event before business leaders are given the opportunity to take part in learning and development sessions covering aspects of business from finance to digital marketing.

The conference is run by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit businesses services organisation which connects 5,000 companies across the borough.

Richmond Chamber of Commerce chief executive Anne Newton said: “It is true that 91 per cent of business in Richmond are micro.

“It is often said that Richmond is full of micro-businesses. We should, however, remember that many of these entrepreneurs are seeing rapid growth, largely through the internet and often with very small amount of staff.

“It is important that events like this shine a light on the great work that is going on and how Richmond is a really fertile area encouraging this sort of growth.”

For more information about how to attend the conference visit richmondchamberofcommerce.co.uk.