BRAVE Enterprise, the not-for-profit business advice organisation based in Bristol, is staging a series of business training workshops during May. Courses include:
Planning for Business Growth
Date: Tuesday, May 16
Time: 10am – 1pm
This session is for existing business owners who have aspirations to grow their business. It will give participants time to reflect on where they are now with their business, and where they would like to be in future. They will then start to develop a focused strategy to move the business in the right direction.
Attendees will learn some simple planning tools that they can use to identify what needs to change and how, without having to spend hours writing a traditional business plan. They will leave with the knowledge and tools to be able to build a business growth strategy and communicate the shape of the plan simply to others.
The workshop is presented by experienced trainer Emma Smith, who works with business owners from a wide variety of sectors to help them improve their business performance.
Starting in Business Workshop
Date: Wednesday, May 17
Time: 10am – 4:30pm
This all-day workshop is for those who have thoroughly researched their business idea. It’s all about preparation – preparing themselves, their finances and their business plan. Attendees will get expert advice and encouragement and be equipped with the tools to take their business idea from the drawing board to reality. It’s also an excellent opportunity to talk to other new business starters and swap experiences and contacts.
Course Content
- Could you run your own business?
- Rules and regulations
- Financial forecasting
- Marketing
- Business planning
- Taxation and VAT
Sales Foundation Workshop
Date: Tuesday, May 17
Time: 10am – 1pm
This workshop is for anyone looking to improve and develop their sales and business development skills.
Those taking part will learn how to:
- Develop new sales from identifying markets, making initial contact and telemarketing
- Build a repeatable sales process
- Demonstrate new sales skills from questioning, relationship building, presenting, negotiating and closing
- Build, maintain and up and cross sell to existing customers
- Build a formidable range of business development skills and ideas
- Identify tools to use in the sales process
All workshops are held at BRAVE Enterprise, The Coach House, 2 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN.To book your place visit www.brave.org.uk or phone 0117 944 5330.
