FROM September 2014 until May 2015, Velocity Business Support are running free business workshops in Northamptonshire aimed at helping companies refresh skills in key areas of running and growing a business.
The free workshops are aimed at ambitious businesses that are looking to grow but need support to help them achieve their goals and are being run by Velocity, the free business support programme that helps businesses to maximise their growth potential.
Services provided by Velocity also include business advice from local qualified advisers; grant funding up to £10,000 an
FROM September 2014 until May 2015, Velocity Business Support are running free business workshops in Northamptonshire aimed at helping companies refresh skills in key areas of running and growing a business.
The free workshops are aimed at ambitious businesses that are looking to grow but need support to help them achieve their goals and are being run by Velocity, the free business support programme that helps businesses to maximise their growth potential.
Services provided by Velocity also include business advice from local qualified advisers; grant funding up to £10,000 and ongoing support via the website and telephone helpdesk.
The first free workshop takes place on 12 September in Daventry at the iCon Centre. Called New Ways to Finance Your Business, this half-day workshop will help businesses learn more about innovative funding routes, how to become funding ready and how to prepare an investment pitch.
On 18 September, Towcester Racecourse will host the second free workshop Attract and Manage Investors, designed to help businesses select the right investor, manage the investor relationship and learn the method for maximising value and minimising risk.
For those keen to boost sales, Smash Your Sales Targets at the Portfolio Innovation Centre in Northampton on 23 September will help businesses enhance the effectiveness of sales conversations, learn how to create an effective sales process and remove barriers to sale.
Other workshops focus on building your website, how to be found online, driving traffic to your website, negotiating successfully, innovation not invention, and planning your product pipeline, and will run at all three venues between September 2014 and May 2015.
All workshops run between 9am and 12pm and are completely free of charge with no limit on the number of courses booked. Full information is available on the website. Demand is expected to be high so book places at www.VelocityBusinessSupport.com/workshops or call 0300 01234 35 for more information.