Strategic Business PlanningDelivered by a team of experienced experts

Seven full days of Strategic Management training sessions.An actionable and detailed Strategic Growth Plan for your business.A dedicated mentor for eight sessions throughout the workshops.

You will receive:

This programme is classified by the EU’s Training Foundation (ETF) as adhering to the “International Best Practice” standard.

Brian Colleranb.colleran@skillnets.com

01 2079630

Derbhille Clarkederbhille.clarke@optimumresults.ie

042 93 33033

“If you don’t know where you are going any road will take you there”

-Lewis Carroll

Strategic Planning: Optimising the potential of your business through…

Thoroughly understand where you are nowWhere you want to be, andClearly define the Plan to get there

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The Strategic Business Planning Programme is a long established, highly successful competencies development programme for Managers / Directors of businesses of all size, across all sectors. The programme is classified by the EU’s Training Foundation (ETF) as “International Best Practice”. Using a proven combination of group workshops and one-to-one mentoring, the programme facilitates participants to develop a strategic plan to optimise the performance of their business over the next three years.

The programme commences with an assessment of current business performance and the business potential for growth & profitability. Seven full day workshops address the broad range of management competencies required to complete and implement a detailed Strategic Business Plan. Eight structured and client specific mentoring sessions assist and facilitate the development of the Strategic Business Plan. The Strategic Growth Plan becomes the centre focus of management, allows for ongoing flexibility and places a strong emphasis on implementation and measurable results. Participants who complete the programme will be awarded an “Advanced Certificate in Man-agement Practice”.

Overview

The Programme

Training ModulesSession 1: Strategic Planning Defining Status Quo Effective Business Planning The Holistic Business Model Assessing Strategic Options

Session 2: Managing Self The Fist Key to effective management Managing Time and Stress Communication and Clarity Personal Development

Session 3: Developing growth Strategy Reviewing Growth Options & Resources Understanding Growth Risk Monitoring & Managing Growth Developing an Action Plan

Session 4: Leading and Managing People Leadership vs Management Consistency, Credibility, Trust and Respect Monitoring & Managing People Performance Key elements of Labour Law Building the workplace environment

Session 5: Managing Quality and Operations Defining Quality and Standards Managing Supplies Revising Systems & Procedures Productivity & Continual Improvement

Session 6: Finance for Non-Financial Managers Understanding the Finance and Funds Reading Financial Reports Costing and Pricing Setting Financial Targets Monitors & Controls

Session 7: Marketing, Communications and Selling Sales and Marketing Planning Digital Marketing and Social Media Monitor and Managing Customer Relationships Developing your Value Proposition A customer Sales Culture

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Mentoring Workshop Dates1: 5th September2: 19th September3: 3rd October4: 17th October5: 31st October6: 14th November7: 28th November

VenueCity North Hotel www.citynorthhotel.com

Is the national agency dedicated to the promotion and facilitation of workforce learning in Ireland. We believe that maintaining a highly skilled workforce is essential to our national competitiveness. Our business is to ensure that your usiness has the skills it needs to thrive.We currently support over 15,000 companies nationwide and provide a wide range of valuable learning experiences to over 50,000 trainees. Our mission is to facilitate increased participation in enterprise training and workforce learning in Ireland.

SkillNet Ireland

SME Development specialists, Optimum Results has worked with some 12,000 clients over 23 years across 13 Countries. Based in Dundalk and working to world-class standards ISO9001:2015, BS8555 and ‘Human Resource Excellence’ (Gold), we have a fulltime team of 22 people with 18 Specialist Associates. Optimum Results is the only company anywhere to have three SME Development Programmes classified by the EU’s Training Foundation (ETF) as being “International Best Practice”.

Optimum Results

Each Company will be allocated a skilled and experienced, one-to-one Mentor who will provide 8 X online sessions over the course of the programme. This process will assist participants to make the workshop content specific to their individual business and facilitate managers through the three core elements of the programme:

(i) Analyse current business performance. (ii) Define clear objectives and (iii) Devise a Plan to achieve them.

Who Should AttendOwners and Manager of businesses of any size in any sector who wish to develop a Strategic Growth Plan to optimise the performance of their business over the next three years.

Investment / Fees€2,000 per company with up to 2 participants. Training of this nature is VAT exempt and all payments are made to Skillnet. This course is finically assisted by SkillNet Ireland.

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Delivered by

Optimum ResultsThe Business CentreBlackthorn Business ParkCoes RoadDundalk Co. LouthIrelandA91 KR59042 93 33033

EnquiriesDerbhille Clarkederbhille.clarke@optimumresults.ie042 93 33033

Biran Colleranb.colleran@skillnets.com01 2079630

Focus on combining your businesses

internal Strengths with external

Opportunities.

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