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Taking time to plan your new business and seek advice before you start trading is time well spent. This session will help you to understand how to develop your own Business Plan for success.

A written Business Plan is an important tool to help you get your business started. It helps you clarify the resources and finance required. It also helps you visualise how the business could develop and provides you with a management tool going forwards.

We will cover:

We’ll discuss the various formats of businesses, e.g sole trader, private limited company etc, and also consider some of the other decisions you’ll be making.

Includes an overview of key elements of your Business Plan including:

Marketing:

• The role of marketing in your business.
• Identifying your target customers.
• Identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors.
• The importance of market research.

Finance:

• Preparing sales plan.
• Producing a cashflow forecast.
• Understanding working capital.
• Different sources of finance.

Workshop outcomes:

After this training session you will understand the central part that your Business Plan plays in your business, the key elements of the plan, and how to develop your own plan.

There will also be information on additional services from Business Gateway and details of other workshops which may be appropriate to you.

To book a place, click here.

This workshop goes beyond the basics of Canva and explores how to boost your creativity and productivity with clever AI-powered features.

In this workshop, we’ll explore the powerful tools that Canva offers to help you save time and be more creative when marketing your business. We’ll look at Canva’s AI-powered “Magic” tools when you want to promote what you offer and dive into its advanced features.

By the end of this workshop, you’ll be able to:

• Make your designs even more creative and engaging using the Canva editor’s advanced features.
• Use Canva Magic to create custom-generated images and edit your photos with tools like background remover, magic eraser, magic edit and more.
• Understand how to expand what you can do with Canva using their huge range of apps.
• Use clever content strategies to boost your marketing effectiveness.
• Easily create, present and record engaging presentations.
• Create landing pages and basic websites with Canva Sites.
• Create next-level digital reports and documents with Canva Docs and Charts.
• Save time in Canva with shortcuts, hacks and integrations.

Please make sure you are already signed up for the free version of Canva before you book your place. To leverage Canva’s AI features, you will need a Canva Pro account.

To book a place, click here.

Join us for a day discussing all things social media as we examine the ways tools like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok can help (and hinder) your business objectives.

Social Media is much more than just a promotional tool. Used effectively, you can truly engage and influence your target market audience and achieve better business objectives. Used wrongly, and you’re likely just wasting your time hoping for some vanity likes.

This session aims to ensure you remain “business focused” with your own usage of social media and will cover:

• The current social landscape.
• The power of social influence.
• Creative social media business examples.
• The business dangers of social media.
• Practical Tips and Tricks.

There will also be plenty time for questions and some live audits of attendee social media profiles (with advice and recommendations given).

To book a place, click here.

As a business owner, you need an accountant who does more than manage numbers. A good accountant adds value with financial insights, aiding decisions, streamlining processes, and ensuring compliance.

As a business owner, you will have many important relationships that determines the success of your venture – from your customers to your suppliers. Amongst the most important is the relationship with your accountant. More than just someone who “looks after the numbers”, a good accountant can add a huge amount of value to your business – providing crucial financial insights to help inform key strategic decisions.

However, the value of an accountant is not always fully maximised. Despite having a detailed understanding of your financial position and operational strengths, many business owners fail to tap into these all-important insights. It’s a missed opportunity. We’re going to look at some of the ways an accountant can add value to your business – and how to maximise the relationship, streamline your accounting processes and ensure you meet deadlines and compliance duties.

This course will cover topics such as:

• To ask what do you need to know from your accountant.
• Decisions you need to make.
• What’s the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant.
• What you should be doing.
• And what you shouldn’t be asking.
• The cost of not working in partnership.
• What do you want to do and what do you want someone else to do.
• How to make the relationship with your accountant more profitable.

To book a place, click here.

Do you find networking daunting? This interactive workshop will give you the confidence to start meaningful connections and make networking feel much more natural.

Do you find networking daunting? Unsure how to start a conversation or talk confidently about your business? This interactive workshop will help you create a captivating networking pitch tailored to your business, giving you the confidence to start meaningful conversations and make networking feel much more natural.

To book a place, click here.