Growing Your Business

After a business has officially launched, there are areas within your business and personal traits within you, the business owner, that will emerge as challenges or barriers.

Slow revenue growth, lack of customers, procrastination and apprehension all take their collective toll on the confidence of the business owner.

Sometimes a business can grow too fast! This is where you, as the business owner, may begin to recognize that areas of the existing plan were inaccurate or inviable. The financial plan, originally based on assumptions and industry benchmarks, may be off target. You may realize that growth may depend more on an investment in time, money or personnel than hard work. Maybe your sales or communication skills are not as well-honed as you thought, causing lost sales opportunities and low self esteem.

At this very stressful time, you, as the business owner, should be a part of the community and a member of an association or group that will assist and educate the you . You should be exploring all the options necessary to operate and grow a sustainable business. Participation breeds relationships.

What are these options? Who and where are these organizations and groups?

What is available?

We offer workshops, networking opportunities and roundtables for the you in years one to three. The topics offered are motivational, educational, developmental and informational, and are designed to assist you in growing your business and developing your personal skills.

Here are some existing seminars and workshops:

• Public Speaking - Improve verbal communication and listening
• Open for Business - Hints for businesses needing commercial or retail space.
• Patents & Trademarks - Protect your assets
• Raising Capital - Understand what banks and investors want
• Presentations - Keys to delivering impactful presentations
• Proposal Writing - The key elements for writing proposals that get business
• 2010 and Beyond - What are the trends and where are the opportunities
• Legal Business Contracts - Working with contractors
• Reassessing my Business - Review and analyze your business
• Creative Marketing - Brainstorming your ideas with business professionals
• Business in BC - What you don't know will hurt you
• Import / Export - Importing to Canada or exporting to the world
• Business Expansion & Growth - Key modules are explored to ensure growth and minimize risk
• No Time to Grow - Creating an operations plan that increases profits and efficiency

Exploring |  Starting |  Building |  Growing |  Sustaining
Home |  About Us |  Self-Employment Programs |  Workshops |  Calendar |  Awards |  Library |  Resources |  Contact Us

© Copyright, BCUEDA, 1998 - 2007. All rights reserved.
Designed www.suestudios.com