Managing Small Business Growing Pains
Event Information
Description
MANAGING SMALL BUSINESS
GROWING PAINS
A series of seven workshops designed to reorientate your thinking, re-energise your outlook and encourage fresh ideas.
Together the workshops provide strategies, tips and support to re-orientate your thinking, re-energise your outlook and capture fresh ideas that will boost your capacity to run a successful business.
You can pick individual workshops or you can take all seven. They are presented as a pathway to build confidence and knowledge and you will be encouraged to connect with other participants throughout the series. The workshops are two hours long and include a break for light food. The series is wrapped up with a seventh workshop to recap the skills learned over the program. The program runs in the evening between 6.30pm and 8.30pm to allow small business owners the opportunity to focus on their business away from everyday demands.
The workshops are presented as a pathway to build confidence and knowledge and you will be encouraged to connect with other participants throughout the series. The series is wrapped up with a seventh workshop to recap the skills learned over the program.
The workshops are two hours long and include a break for light food.
You are encouraged to sign up for the full program.
PROGRAM DETAILS
The specific focus areas and outcomes for each of the workshops are set out below.
Workshop 1: Customer pain Points
Wednesday, 27 March 19
Seeing business from the perspective of your customers.
Learning how to set your business apart from your competitors.
Workshop 2: Design to Grow
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Developing strategies for business growth and working on setting up your business plan.
Workshop 3: Technology
Thursday, 2 May 2019
Understanding the value of technology for small business
Workshop 4: Fighting Fires
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Managing Risk in Small Business
Workshop 5: Pitching for Success
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Focusing on opportunities for Growth
Workshop 6: Building Resilience
Thursday, 13 June 2019
Improve your self-awareness and spotting the trip wires along the way.
Workshop 7: Key Takeaways
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
Reinforce and embed the learnings in your business
The focus of the seventh workshop is to reinforce and embed the skills developed in the first six workshops.
This series of workshops is subsidised by the Small Business Development Corporation under the Business Local Program. It is hosted by the Town of Bassendean through the Economic Development Unit. Thanks to this support, the workshops are virtually free at just $10.00 per evening. To join this programme, please register through Eventbrite. You need to register for each session, but can make one single payment.
The workshop is presented by Celia Jordaan, Principal Procurement Advisor of Ichiban Commercial Solutions Pty Ltd as panel member of the Small Business Development Corporation’s Business Local Panel. As a small business owner herself, Celia has firsthand experience in the ups and downs of running a small business.
Celia has first hand experience in the ups and downs of running a business. Grounded with a degree in Law and Commerce, she has built a career in and out of major corporates focused on business system development and stimulating innovation and lateral thinking. Her own organisation is now uniquely placed to provide hands on examples and activities that provide a deeper understanding and lasting knowledge. Her approachable style inspires attendees to consider new tactics, realise their achievements and stimulate a positive view of the future.
FAQs
Can I register for only one workshop?
Registration for all of the workshops are encouraged as the workshops have been set up as a complete program. The program has been developed to assist small business owners with an opportunity to take time out to work on their business, rather than get stuck in the day-to-day requirements.
What are my parking options for getting to and from the event?
There is plenty of parking at the venue.
What can I bring into the event?
You will be provided with a workbook to take notes. Bring along any questions you have and an open mind.
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
Please send us an email at Celia@IchibanCommercialSolutions.com.au or phone Celia on 0439518910.
Organiser Ichiban Commercial Solutions
Organiser of Managing Small Business Growing Pains
Our workshops are presented by Celia Jordaan, Principal Procurement Advisor of Ichiban Commercial Solutions Pty Ltd as panel member of the Small Business Development Corporation’s Business Local Panel. Celia has first hand experience in the ups and downs of running a business. Grounded with a degree in Law and Commerce, she has built a career in and out of major corporates focused on business system development and stimulating innovation and lateral thinking. Her own organisation is now uniquely placed to provide hands on examples and activities that provide a deeper understanding and lasting knowledge. Her approachable style inspires attendees to consider new tactics, realise their achievements and stimulate a positive view of the future.
Ichiban Commercial Solutions specialises in assisting business with tendering, procurement, risk management and business planning solutions and strategies.
