Midlands One to Two Growth Initiative 2017

(For Entrepreneurs in Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath)

Duration:    4 full day workshops plus Networking event

One to One Mentoring

Three to four one-to-one mentoring visits with a business mentor are included in the programme fee and follow up support by phone and email.

Dates:         Workshop dates:    Tuesday 25^th April, Tuesday 23^rd May,

Tuesday 13^th June, Tuesday 5^th September 2017

Location:     Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore,  Co. Offaly.

 Time:           9.30am– 4.30pm

 Fee:             €150 (VAT not applicable)

The course fee is highly subsidised as a joint initiative of Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath Local Enterprise Offices.

 Max No of Participants per County: Fifteen

 The Midlands One to Two Growth Initiative is a comprehensive offering by the Local Enterprise Offices in Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath in supporting business growth and creating employment.

This programme facilitates the participants to gain the skills and knowledge and resources to take on new staff and grow their business with confidence by:

1. Assessing where their business is at.
2. Looking at the potential areas of growth for their business.
3. Assisting the participants in learning the skills of recruitment, selection and managing staff to maximise their business potential.
4. Deciding the best strategies and formulating a practical plan for business growth.
5. Assisting the participant on a one to one basis to grow their business with assistant of their assigned business mentor.
6. Enabling the participants to promote and market their business effectively.

This Programme is led by a team of trainers and mentors from the renowned business training company TalentPool Ltd’s at www.TalentPoolltd.ie

The programme is designed for entrepreneurs looking to grow their business by acquiring additional business skills supported by industry experts who will work with them on a one to one basis.

Opportunity to promote your business

A participant blog will be established and each participant will have the opportunity to contribute at least one article each based on their experience throughout the programme

To date TalentPool has assisted hundreds of entrepreneurs in Ireland to grow their businesses successfully. The business trainers and mentors at TalentPool have a wealth of both industry and training experience in a wide range of business fields. TalentPool business programmes receive excellent feedback from participants across Ireland, most stating that the knowledge they acquired from TalentPool programmes has been of huge benefit to progressing their businesses.

Core modules include:

• Employing staff
• Your legal obligations
• Structuring your business for growth
• Producing Payroll
• Managing Staff Effectively
• Growing your sales
• Recruiting the right Staff for your business
• Management Styles
• Health and Safety and compliance
• Tax Implications of Employing Staff
• Funding business growth
• Factors that affect your business
• Overcoming growth barriers
• Creating practical action plans for growth
• Tried and tested business tools
• Effective selling techniques
• Motivating others in the business to contribute
• Understanding your market place and competitors
• Making strategic alliances
• Growing your success network

Reviews from some of the past participants on TalentPool Programmes available at www.TalentPoolltd.ie