Accelerate Management Development Programme

ACCELERATE – ­Driving Your Business Forward

Accelerate Management Development Programme:

Aims

The Accelerate Management Development Programme aims to provide the owner/manager with the management, leadership, business skills and knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business.The programme will help participants:

• To effectively address their business challenges
• To develop and grow their business

They will gain a greater understanding of:

• Why they are in business and where their business is going.
• Marketing their business
• Continuous improvement
• Developing the business owner/manager and their entrepreneurial
• capabilities
• Sales and selling techniques
• Managing the finances
• Developing their business needs.

Programme Modules (Accelerate Management Development Programme)

Module 1 Why am I in business?Create a vision for your business and a route map to achieving it.Module 2 Finding and Keeping CustomersUnderstand practical marketing and promotional tools and be able to use these tools effectively to sustain and grow your business.Module 3 How can my business do better?Identify opportunities for innovation in your business.Module 4 Managing the MoneyUnderstand your financial position and how to improve the profitability of your business.Module 5 Selling For ProfitUse the appropriate selling models for your business and therefore sell more effectively.Module 6 Being the BossSelf - Management in order to achieve your business goals.Programme DurationThe programme is delivered over a six to nine month timeframe comprising of seven workshops and six mentor consultations.

Mentoring

Each participating business is allocated a mentor as part of the programme. The mentor assigned is a highly skilled and experienced business mentor with particular expertise in assisting the growth and development of small businesses.Peer ReviewAt­ the beginning of modules 2-6 there is an opportunity for participants to exchange ideas with their peers. Progress on implementation of programme business practices will be reviewed by the participant and their peers on the programme.This programme is aimed at owner managers of small businesses based in Cork City or people in a senior position in a City based small business. For further information and to express your interest in this programme, please contact Michael Mulcahy at 021 4961828 or email michael_mulcahy@leo.corkcity.ie