Have clear direction about the future of your business?
Ensure your business develops and grows?
Have a better understanding of your market position, customers and competitors?

In this increasingly difficult climate where businesses are failing at an alarming rate the need has never been greater to start off on the right foot with a clear understanding of exactly what you hope to achieve and how you will do it. A well thought out and carefully structured business plan is the key to the long-term success of any business.

The workshop is designed to provide participants with the tools to put together a compelling business plan for effective business development and growth.

What will you take away from the workshop;

• The importance of a robust business plan for the purpose of planning business growth and development
  
• The skills of putting together an effective business plan linked to the overall strategic plan of the business
  
• The risks that can undermine the delivery of a business plan, as well as effective risk management strategies to combat them.
  

Most business planning courses provide you with an overview on how to prepare a plan. This workshop goes one step further and will allow you to deliver your business objectives and goals. You will learn a number of strategies to overcome common pitfalls that hinder businesses from achieving their plans.

Defining your business' purpose in your business plan keeps you focused, inspires your employees and attracts customers. It is about business planning to help you set your goals, visions and objective for your business in 2010

If you would like to attend this free workshop you must be a member of ELBP, if you are not a member and you would like further information please email your details to info@elbp.co.uk, if you are a member and would like to attend this workshop please click here to download the application form, complete and return it to Emma Warden at emma.warden@elbp.co.uk we will get back to you with confirmation of a place.