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Are you in business for 18 months or more? Would you like to develop your business management skills to grow your business? If so, then the Accelerate Management Development programme is your opportunity to develop and grow your business.

The Accelerate Management Development programme provides the owner/manager with the management, leadership, business skills and knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business.

The programme is open to businesses that have been in existence for 18 months or more and will help participants:

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

Programme Modules

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 Customers

Understand 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 Money

Understand your financial position and how to improve the profitability of your business.

Module 5: Selling For Profit

Use the appropriate selling models for your business and therefore sell more effectively.

Module 6: Being the Boss

Self - Management in order to achieve your business goals.

Programme Aims

The aim of the Accelerate Management Development programme is to provide the owner/manager with the management, leadership, business skills and knowledge to achieve sustainability and growth in their business.

Programme Structure

Programme Duration

The programme is delivered over a six-seven month timeframe comprising of six workshops and six mentor consultations.

Mentoring

Each participating business is allocated a mentor as part of the programme. The mentor assigned is drawn from a panel of highly skilled and experienced business mentors with particular expertise in assisting the growth and development of small businesses. This will be arranged over the first 2 sessions.

Peer Review

At­ 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.

Programme Cost

The Accelerate Programme costs €400 per participant and includes all course materials, training and mentoring and Dinner B&B in Hotel for the first session

The programme is delivered over a 6-9 month timeframe and comprises 7 workshops and 6 mentor consultations. For more information see here.

Next Programme Details:

This course will commence on a date and in a venue, to be selected, in February/March.

LEO South Dublin is currently recruiting small business owners for this intake.If you are interested in participating, please contact us on: (01) 414 9000 or email info@leo.sdublincoco.ie