Club Topics

Information Technology & Communications | Sales & Growth / Design | Human Resources | Banking and Finance

Business Growth Through Best Practice – IT & Communications

We know that for many, the integration of today’s technologies is often seen as a mystic art. We hope to wipe away those myths, leaving you with a fresh clear understanding of new ideas that can help you to get the best out of your IT & Communication systems.

This workshop is a great opportunity to understand the real benefits of today’s technology, in an environment that cuts through the jargon and banishes the complexity.

With this Business Growth Club event, BT Business will share with you examples and case studies of how businesses, similar to yours, are using IT & Communications to improve operational efficiency and the customer experience. All important in driving your business on to greater success!

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This is a unique opportunity for you to gain insight into how technology and implementation of this technology can help your business grow, even in these challenging times, as well as saving you money. Experienced IT professionals from Dell will be personally running these interactive workshops which will help examine your technological requirements, needs and vulnerabilities to help prepare your business for the future.

• Learn more about how technological solutions like virtualization can help you cut IT costs and run your business more effectively
• Find out how cloud computing can scale your business, so that you don’t have to invest in new IT equipment when you grow your business
• Learn more about how you can protect your data
• Find out how you can improve your cashflow by taking advantage of special financing and leasing offers
• Share best practice with industry experts and other businesses
• Take away practical advice and greater technological knowledge which you can apply to your business immediately.

Banking and Finance

Access to Finance
As part of the RBS / NatWest’s SME customer charter to help businesses grow, the new Access to Finance workshop will provide businesses with an opportunity to learn about the different types of finance options available and how to access them. You will also have the opportunity to share the challenges they may currently be experiencing with accessing finance and work with a local banking expert on how best to overcome them.

RBS/NatWest have been working closely with the local Chamber to ensure that each session is individually tailored to the needs of the local community and relevant to modern business.

The Business Growth Club workshops could focus on a specific sector such as manufacturing, engineering or services. Alternatively in some areas the workshops are to be tailored towards new to export businesses that need finance or trade credit solutions to help expand their operations overseas. All of which are geared up to promote growth with small business.

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Design your way out of the downturn
The new workshop from Business Growth Clubs

The keys to business success, whatever the economy is doing, are dynamism and vitality - and design will provide you with both.

This workshop is led by an experienced design manager who’s used to solving business problems – you’ll be introduced to new ways to use design strategically for better business performance, helping you to shape your decisions and implement them more successfully.

And you’ll discover Designing Demand, the Design Council’s business support programme that’s helped over 1,300 businesses to improve their products, services, processes and promotional activities.

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To find out why design is an investment, not a cost, visit www.designingdemand.org.uk

Human Resources

People Power – Developing your business vision
Employing and developing staff will always require investment of some nature and for small businesses in particular, this can often be a real barrier to growth.

Facilitated by a qualified HR advisor / employment law specialist, this workshop will be of particular interest for businesses who want to expand their teams and build employee development programmes suitable for their needs incorporating both contracts of service and contracts for service

The workshop will also cover employment law as well as health and safety at work and will be tailored to the individual needs of delegates on the day.

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