Building Business Value

Some practical steps for how to increase the value of your business, relevant for all businesses whether in their infancy or nearing a liquidity event.

The presentation will include a glance at some commonly-used valuation methods and the most frequent variations of achieving an exit; will try to put the perspective of hypothetical purchasers across; but most of all will concentrate on what you should be doing now to build your business.

Michael Catovsky, Porfolio Finance Director is our speaker for this evening.  Michael provides focussed and essential financial directorship in order to enable businesses to thrive and deliver exceptional results.   Michael also Chairs our Sherborne Network.

Create a Powerful 2 Year Growth Plan

The focus of this 30 minute workshop, run by Christopher Bayliss of Fast Growth Services, will be to provide you with inspiration and assistance in creating a powerful 2 Year Business Growth Plan.

This session has been run at our other networks and has been successful in motivating and inspiring our members.   Don’t miss out!

East Dorset Network is sponsored by:

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www.wardgoodman.com                                   www.markliddle.com

Where Does your Intellectual Powerhouse Lie?

Steve Jobs was famous for ‘Think Different’.   Businesses are built on brain power and we pay our people to think, yet do we understand how we think?

Discover how you can encourage people to think differently; build creativity and gain a competitive edge.

Rosie Barfoot of Training For Results is our speaker for this evening.  Rosie has over 20 years experience as a Leadship Trainer and Personal Coach.

Dorchester Network is sponsored by:

   www.kmc.ac.uk

Building Business Value

Some practical steps for how to increase the value of your business, relevant for all businesses whether in their infancy or nearing a liquidity event.  The presentation will include a glance at some commonly used valuation methods and the most frequent variations of achieving an exit; will try to put the perspective of hypothetical purchasers across, but most of all will concentrate on what you should be doing now to build your business.

Michael Catovsky is the speaker for this evening.  Michael is a Portfolio Finance Director who provides focussed and essential financial directorship in order to enable businesses to thrive and deliver exceptional results.  Michael also Chairs our Sherborne Network.

Dorchester Network is sponsored by:

    www.kmc.ac.uk

Stagnate or Innovate – the benefits of work place learning

Many businesses stand still and stagnate, never taking time to think how they could change and become better at what they do.  This is often because they don’t consider how to develop and up-skill their staff.

Clive Ozzard of Lumine Development Ltd will take you through 10 innovative, successful and cost effective ways to improve your team and make your business more profitable as a result!

Sherborne Network works in partnership with Sherborne Chamber

Creating a Powerful 2 Year Business Growth Plan:

This focus of this 30 minute Workshop, run by Christopher Bayliss of Fast Growth Services , will be to provide you with inspiration and assistance in creating a powerful 2 Year Business Growth Plan.

Dorchester Network is sponsored by:  www.kmc.ac.uk

Stagnate or Innovate – the benefits of work place learning

Many businesses stand still and stagnate, never taking time to think how they could change and become better at what they do.  This is often because they don’t consider how to develop and up-skill their staff.

Clive Ozzard of Lumine Development Ltd will take you through 10 innovative, successful and cost effective ways to improve your team and make your business more profitable as a result!

North Dorset Network is sponsored by:  www.markliddle.com

Nick Field of UK Trade and Investment, South West will be covering the topic of An Introduction to Trading Overseas.

This topic will cover:

The Benefits of International Trade

The types of business that can successfully trade overseas

How to go about it and the support that is available

  Speaker:  Nick Field

Nick is an International Trade Adviser at UK Trade & Investment, the Government department that helps UK companies do business overseas.

Following a career in export logistics, Nick joined UKTI in 2002 and has helped  companies of all shapes and sizes  to win orders from all round the world with a mix of advice, support, contacts and even a little bit of funding.   Although he has particular experience in the Middle East and is a regular visitor to the Gulf states, Nick covers all sectors and all markets and has access to UKTI colleagues and networks in 100 countries around the World.

Clive Ozzard from Lumine Development will be presenting on Managing Staff & Having Difficult Conversations!

As an owner of a small business one of the most challenging aspects of your role can often be staff management.  Getting the best out of your people, and particularly dealing with performance problems, is never easy!  This talk will help you to understand the practical ways you really can make those difficult conversations easier, leading to improvements in productivity and increased business profits.

North Dorset Network is sponsored by:  www.markliddle.com