TRAINING EVENTS

Anyone can be an entreprenuer

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and key skills
leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 1/8: Tue 6 February 2018
M 09:30 – 16:00 GMT

This course will explore the characteristics and skills that make up an entrepreneur and how you can
develop your leadership and management practice to advance your business venture. We will help you
to relate your ideas to the opportunities in your industries / sector,
forming and converting these ideas into concrete actions.  

This course will explore how you can effectively manage risk, exploit resources and develop
your resilience in order to achieve success in a competitive business environment.

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Planning For Your Business Success
The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus London SE1 6FE

Gain while you train

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge
and key skills leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 2/8: Tue 20 February 2018
09:30 – 16:30 GMT

This course will give you the opportunity to work on an overall plan in order to reduce
risk and uncertainty so that your business venture will have the best chance of success.

You will be given the chance to plan your market research and start to think about marketing,
finance and how to formulate a strategy to drive your business development.

The course will introduce some models that might help you to think about business design,
structure and identifying demand in the market set against your ideas and aspirations.
 

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Financing Your Business Venture

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

Gain while you train

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and key
skills leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 3/8: Tue 6 March 2018
09:30 – 16:30 GMT

This course will give you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of the
importance of managing Cash Flow, through analysis of your Cash Flow Forecast and Profit and loss
Account Statements as they are key to the financial health of your business venture.

You will be exposed to case studies and formula essential to understanding how to manipulate your
Cash Flow and Profit and Loss Account statements so as to maximise profit and revenue whilst at the
same time, minimising costs and risks.

You will develop an understanding of the difference between capital and revenue expenditure and identify
the sources of funding needed to kick start your venture or grow income, clients, contracts or projects.

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Attracting Profitable Customers

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

Gain while you train

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and key
skills leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 4/8: Tue 20 March 2018
09:30 – 16:30 GMT

This exciting course will help you to create the essential momentum to drive your business growth.
By introducing you to the theory and models needed to construct your own marketing strategy so
that high value profitable customers can be attracted or targeted within your budget.

You will develop your abilities to plan the development of your product or service, using Pansophia's
S.P.E.A.R. Model with some attention given to the psychology of buying behaviour and practical time
given to writing your marketing campaign.

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Innovate to Succeed

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and key
skills leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 5/8: Tue 10 April 2018
09:30 – 16:30 BST

This course will develop your understanding of the concept of Innovation Potential and how to write
your own Innovation Strategy, exploring methods of encouraging a culture of innovation within your
business venture.

You will be given the opportunity to look at different examples of innovative practice and ideas and how
to use and identify sources of new knowledge and implement the Knowledge Creation Spiral within your
operational plans.
 

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Putting Your Ideas Into Practice

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and
key skills leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 6/8: Tue 24 April 2018
09:30 – 17:00 BST

This course will give you the opportunity to integrate your action plans, notes contained in
workbook and business journal into a seamless outline business plan, with a 2 year Cash Flow
Forecast and Profit and Loss Account, survival budget and implementation plan that will kick start
your business venture

The aim of this unit is to focus on practical actions that make trading a reality, with you having
removed or mitigated any barriers to enterprise and having a clear defined a clear market; written
a marketing strategy and putting in place a strong financial plan.

Group work will be used, but largely this course will involve you working on your Business plan
and completing all sections, with some time set aside to look at funding sources.

Forming Your Business

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and key skills
leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 7/8: Tue 8 May 2018
09:30 – 16:30 BS

This course will give you the opportunity to integrate your action plans, notes contained in workbook
and business journal into a seamless outline business plan, with a 2 year Cash Flow Forecast and Profit
and Loss Account, survival budget and implementation plan that will kick start your business venture

The aim of this unit is to focus on practical actions that make trading a reality, with you having removed
or mitigated any barriers to enterprise and having a clear defined a clear market; written a marketing
strategy and putting in place a strong financial plan.

Group work will be used, but largely this course will involve you working on your Business plan and
completing all sections, with some time set aside to look at funding sources.
 

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People Are Your Best Asset

The Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation
6 Saint George's Circus SE1 6FE

8, 1 day stand alone workshops/courses that aim to develop your business knowledge and key
skills leading to a comprehensive business plan

Course 8/8:  Tue 22 May 2018
09:30 – 16:30 BST

This course will examine the employment relationship and the methods needed to attract and
recruit the right staff based on merit and good equality practice.

You will be given detailed information on current UK Employment Law and have the opportunity to
write your own draft Employment Contract and through case studies, practice your skills in interviewing,
welcoming a new member to your team and identifying policies required for your business venture.

Time will be given to exploring good team management and how to build effective and productive
relationships within your team to achieve high performance in line with your business goals.
 

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