Community Training

And Development

“ SMALL BUSINESS START-UPS”

The new reality for smaller, more efficient businesses, such as those involved in eco-tourism, is that opportunities for training and development can be cost-shared with others in the region.

And, when training is followed with continuous counseling and mentoring to clarifying issues and concerns, success follows.

Seminars Available:

1. Business Structures – legalities and liabilities

2. Banking Relationship – costs, capital, credit

3. Negotiation Skills – defined, the process, improving

4. Human Resources – help when you need it

5. Business Writing Skills – powerful presentations and verbal skills

6. Time and Stress Management – planning, prioritizing, stress defenses

7. Exploiting the Future – cycles, trends, adapting for the future

8. Computers for Business – importance, targets, publishing

9. Customer Services Excellence – knowing your customers and keeping them

10. Personal Financial Planning – net worth, goals, investments, taxes

11. Understanding Financial Statements – the languages of business finance

12. Cash Flow Forecasting – monthly profits, earnings, expenses, budgets

13. Pricing and costing – mark-ups, costs, pricing to market, break even

14. Marketing on a Shoe-String – identifying, estimating, calculating

15. Advertising and Promotion – guerrilla techniques

16. Opening Up – structure, name, licensing, regulations, site, etc.

Summary Objectives:

1. To deliver a training program based upon the practical needs typical of self-employment and small business operations

2. To facilitate networking and develop a forum for the expression of issues

3. To create tangible results from the training, including confidence and attitude building

4. To introduce one-on-one telephone follow-up access; and, individual follow-up mentoring to test the reality of individual plans and directions

5. To improve the skills and abilities of the trainees to challenge self-employment and new opportunities through strengthened motivation and enhanced self-confidence

6. To produce successful graduates who will have the potential to employ others

7. To improve the local economy by reducing the reliance upon transfer payments and by creating a productive economic impact

8. To create a community employment network