Communication and presentational support for networking to start or sustain your business
Where? MRC, Central Bradford

An interactive workshop helping you understand what steps are needed to prepare a simple plan that can steer your business through a crisis.

Financial Forecasting - More about the various cost elements of running a business and working out what volumes of sales are needed to trade successfully and profitably, including cash flow forecas

This workshop is designed to help business understand and implement sales and selling techniques and practices within their own businesses.

This is a fantastic opportunity to hear from the Chairman of the ODA (Olympic Delivery Authority) at our exciting business conference.

The internet is a massive growth area and businesses of all sizes need to be aware of the opportunities presented by having a presence online.

Gaining competitive advantage through market positioning, advertising, PR and marketing. Getting the biggest impact on a budget.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

Create awareness of the significance of exceptional customer service and how to look after the customer throughout their shopping experience.

You will learn how to structure an advertising campaign and how to promote your company to a wide audience for minimal cost, including advertising your website.

Learning more about what it means to have your own business
Where? Surestart Children's Centre, Bierley

Workshop on credit control and techniques for getting paid on time.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

Practical Business Planning - Help to put information gathered in parts 1-4 into a practical business plan with clear goals and actions to help you succeed in your business venture.

Making the most of your existing clients, cross selling to complete a sale and how to control your sales force
Where? MRC, Central Bradford
 

Ebay is one way to start trading on a small scale and with quick results.

Workshop on credit control and techniques for getting paid on time
Where? AES, Central Keighley

The workshop aims to help the small business owner on how to keep trading and make a profit, especially in the present economic climate.

Improving your business operations and systems to give you the competitive edge.
Where? MRC, Central Bradford

A walk through of the history of sales techniques so you can decide the best solution for your business needs, right from the planning stage to closing the sales and following up.

Learn about simple copy writing techniques on how to write persuasive copy for adverts, articles, websites and the media.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

1 of 2 - Create flyers and business cards for your business (must be computer literate)
Where? AES, Central Keighley

A quick interactive session to help business leaders cope with the demands of running a company.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

How to be successful in tendering for public sector contracts.

This FREE seminar will bring together market specialists and and medical and healthcare technology businesses from across the Yorkshire and Humber region to share knowledge, make contacts and devel

This highly practical workshop explains how to get the best value from a limited advertising budget including deciding when and where to advertise & avoiding costly mistakes plus much more.

Landfill currently costs £40 a tonne and is set to go up £8 a year until 2013.

This workshop covers some of the fundamentals of marketing a new business, including putting together a simple marketing plan, identifying customers and developing a brand.

Setting up a sellers account, different sales mechanisms, being profitable and gaining competitive advantage.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

Practical market research - How to find out who will buy from you, carry out simple market research, check out the competition and figure out your unique selling proposition.

2 of 2 - Create flyers and business cards for your business (must be computer literate)
Where? AES, Central Keighley

How to look at your product or service from a customer's perspective. This course will help you sell the benefits and overcome objections.
 

An introduction to basic bookkeeping and financial accounting, giving information on the types of financial records and how they are prepared.
Where? ATL, Manningham, Bradford

Designed specifically for people with any kind of disability or sensory loss, these introductory sessions will explain about the additional assistance available so that you may benefit from busines

How to negotiate to get the best prices for your business, and techniques for dealing with customers who want to negotiate with you.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

Setting up an Ebay shop and driving traffic to it, marketing your shop to best advantage.
Where? Bradford Chamber, Central Bradford

Marketing Plan - Understand the basics of marketing and how to segment the market. The importance of networking and how to develop a marketing plan.

How to be successful in tendering for public sector contracts. This two-day workshop takes a step-by-step approach at putting tenders together.

Get up close and personal with your business brand! This enlightening and interactive workshop explores why any business brand is about much more than marketing materials and a logo.