Business growth consultancy Cool Ventures is running a series of free workshops to help Bath businesses thrive and prosper.
The courses are open to businesses that enrol on the Bath Business Support Programme or the Swindon and Wiltshire SME Growth Programme, which are delivered by Cool Ventures.
The programmes provide free intensive support to small and m
edium-sized businesses across Bath and Wiltshire. Businesses benefit from one-to-one coaching from specialist advisers and access to workshops on key topics ,including business planning, finance, marketing and management.
Forthcoming workshops, all of which are held at the Bath and County Club, Queen’s Parade, Bath BA1 2NJ and delivered by Cool Ventures, include:
Marketing Communications for Business Owners
Date: March 28
Time: 9am – 1pm
If you find marketing daunting or want to understand how to reach more customers, this workshop is for you. During the morning we will explore key areas of marketing such as:
- Why marketing can make the sale easier
- Company and personal branding
- Making your company stand out
- Effective networking
- Researching your competitors
- Telemarketing and telesales.
Creating Content for Digital Marketing
Date: April 10
Time: 9am – 1pm
This interactive workshop is for businesses looking to grow, raise awareness or enhance their digital presence, through creating compelling content online. You’ll discover how powerful a blog on your website can be to build your presence and influence online.
We will look at how writing the right content in the right place at the right time can help your website move up the Google rankings. You will take away some simple strategies to get your business noticed online.
Developing a Growth Strategy and Business Plan
Dates: April 18
Time: 9am – 5pm
This practical workshop is aimed at owners of established businesses looking to develop and grow. You will have some ideas about how you want your business to look in two or three years’ time but are not sure how to map out the necessary changes.
The workshop will outline the steps you need to take to move closer to your goals and help you understand some of the challenges you could face in transforming your business. You will gain the tools and confidence to develop your business strategy as well as a single page business plan which will define your key activities for the next 12 months
Coaching Others To Do Their Best
Date: April 26
Time: 10am – 1pm
Coaching isn’t about you telling your people what to do; it’s about helping them to think for themselves, to take responsibility for their actions, and to learn and develop with your support and feedback.
This workshop explains the rationale for coaching, and why you will get the most from your people when you adopt the role of manager-as-coach. You will learn the following coaching skills:
- Rapport, the art of observing and mirroring conversational style and body language
- Listening that truly demonstrates you are paying attention
- Questioning that helps people to create solutions
- Feedback which helps them learn and develop
- Difficult conversations and how to achieve a constructive outcome.
For more information about the free business support offered through the Bath Business Support Programme and the Swindon and Wiltshire SME Growth Programme, contact Cool Ventures on 01225 580850 or email info@coolventures.co.uk
