Module 3: Business management
Who should attend?
Those wishing to identify how to turn professional or technical competence into saleable customer solutions. The consulting will be equally beneficial to those new to running their own business and those who have been operating for some time but with little or no experience of consulting skills or formal training.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of attending this workshop you will have:
Refined
Refined your key professional / specialist offerings into products
Explored
Explored client and market segments for your offerings
Assessed
Assessed your technical / professional skills for marketability
Analysed
Analysed opportunities to develop further sales opportunities
Identified
Identified areas for product refinement or development
Generated
Generated an action plan for your own business and personal skills development
Style
The workshop combines theory with practical sessions, providing time for you to reflect on, and develop, your own business skills and offerings.
Throughout the day the workshop leaders will be happy to discuss your own challenges and offer practical advice and ideas.
Outline Content
The concept of product
Three types of technical product
Turning skills and knowledge into problem solvers
Developing a product with features and benefits
Marketing differentiated offerings
Pitching the product
Follow on selling; cross selling and reselling
Action planning