WE PROVIDE INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING
We Empower People
Our courses provide delegates with insight into your company's information
Power can only be effectively used when people have an understanding the drivers of success
We provide an understanding of the aims of the organisation, the strategic choices faced and the measures of success available
We highlight their contribution and that of their colleagues to the whole
We remove the silo mentality from people and make them active contributors
Ultimately we empower staff to ensure that the business survives and thrives
Our Training Improves Commercial Awareness - Creating managers that think and act commercially
- Creating a sustainable sales strategy
- Avoiding the race to the bottom on price
- The importance of marketing and business development
- Identifying competitors and their strategies
- The value of market research
- Comprehending competition and sales strategies
- Sources of market information
- Customer and client satisfaction
- Changing competitive strategy
- Pricing in a competitive market
- Adding value to clients and customers
We Create Financial Understanding
We provide delegates with comprehensive insight into financial information and accounts
- What is the Balance Sheet (statement of financial position) and what does it tell us about the business?
- What is the Profit or Loss (income statement) and what does this tell us about the performance of the business?
- The difference between profit and cash flow. Why is there a difference and why does it matter?
- How can each department contribute towards improved cash flow?
- How is financial performance measured and what do the KPIs tell us?
- How to make key financial decisions: setting selling prices, evaluating investment opportunities and resource planning
Our Courses Teach Business Acumen
Our courses ensure staff understand the importance of managing manpower and regulating resources (and their contribution)
Staff:
Efficiency and performance
Motivation levels
Reducing staff turnover
How to incentivise staff
Strategy:
The importance of strategy
Approaches, both theoretical and practical
Evaluation of strategies
Risk Management:
Definitions of risk
Types of risk
Sources of risk
Risk management and reduction
Stock, wip, working capital:
Policies on stock holding and giving credit
The costs and other implications of policies
Reduction of working capital (and lock-up)
Budgetary and cost control