Business Management Training, Seminars & Workshops

How a business seminar could revitalise your team

Our network of business management consultants are experienced speakers at in-house business training seminars or external conferences or workshops on many topics including Strategy, Funding, Business Planning and Marketing.

Find out more about our New Public Seminars in London & Birmingham:

New product and services development

London 28 September 2006
London 24 April 2007

Business Strategy - developing a roadmap for business success

London 28 November 2006
London 15 March 2007
Birmingham 12 June 2007

New business through Internet marketing

London 07 December 2006
London 08 March 2007
Birmingham 17 April 2007

STRATEGY

• Designing and implementing Business Strategy in SME's and international companies. Take away a framework for Strategy in your business or division and the knowledge of how to operate it. Find more details on Business Strategy seminars.
  John Courtney was keynote speaker on Strategic Development at the Bloom 2004 International Conference in Amsterdam organised by Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce & sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland. Further details are contained in the Bloom Programme
  John Courtney is facilitating an International 3-day Advanced Business Planning Workshop for the Business Development Company in Trinidad and Tobago.

FUNDING

• Funding for SME's and international companies - Equity and Debt. This seminar was originally given to the MBA course at Cranfield University School of Management.
  John Courtney is guest speaker on Funding Strategies and Tactics at the ICAEW Finance Directors' Conference 2005 in London
• Business Angel Funding. What are Angels, where to find them and how to attract them. Pitfalls to watch out for. What Angels are looking for. How to present to Angels. More details on Business Angels here.
• The Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme. Qualification for the scheme. Preparing your plan for the bank and the DTI. Presenting your proposition. More details on SFLGs here.
• Property Finance. Different types of property finance. Lenders and what they look for. Equity investment. More details on Property Finance here.
• Getting the best from your bank. Is your bank giving you a good deal? Overdraft and term loans. Other funding options.
• Cash flow management. Cash flow forecasts. Bank options. Factoring and invoice discounting, Asset financing and leasing and Trade finance both UK and overseas.
• Grant Funding. Types of Grants available. How to sift through the options. Preparing your grant application. More details on Grant Funding here.

BUSINESS PLANNING

• Business Plans to attract Business Angel funding. What are Angels looking for? How to structure the plan. How to present the plan. More details on Business Angels here.
• Strategic Business Planning. How to get from A to B in your business or department and how to monitor and control actions and responsibilities to make things happen in your business or department. More details on Business Planning here.

MARKETING

• Designing and implementing Marketing Strategy in SME's and international companies. Take away a framework for Marketing Strategy in your business or division and the knowledge of how to operate it. More details on Marketing Strategy here.
• New Product Development. A comprehensive structure within which to generate, assess, develop and implement new products or services within your company or division. More details on New Product Development here.

Other courses or business seminar training can be designed specifically to fit your needs.

MAIN SPEAKERS -

JOHN COURTNEY A.I.B.C., M.A.B.S., MInstD

The Managing Director of Strategy Consulting Limited, John Courtney has been a Company Director for over 20 years, including many years as Chairman or Managing Director in his own businesses which have ranged from sporting goods to agricultural chemicals. he has been a Non Executive Director for several SME's.

John has trained at The Academy of Business Strategy, and is an associate of the Institute of Business Consulting, and a member of the Institute of Directors. He is also a visiting lecturer on the MBA course at Cranfield University School of Management and is also a Judge in The National Business Awards sponsored by Orange.

John has run training seminars at board level on corporate strategy and made presentations to both large and small groups on funding strategies. He brings a wealth of experience, particularly in corporate strategy, funding, business planning, internet strategy and marketing strategy including new product development.

John is an approachable, practical, down to earth consultant comfortable in the board room of plc's as well as helping with implementation with smaller companies.

A selection of John Courtney's recent speaking engagements:

• Keynote speaker on Strategic Development at the Bloom 2004 International Conference in Amsterdam. Further details are contained in the Bloom Programme
• Facilitator of an International 3-day Advanced Business Planning Workshop for the Business Development Company in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Guest speaker on Funding Strategies and Tactics at the ICAEW Finance Directors' Conference 2005 in London.

More details on our Consultants here

If you would like to know more about our business strategy services contact us today on 0845 838 0936 or email us.

"CSF Group Plc have grown to 200 staff across three UK locations and annual revenues in excess of £60m.

John Courtney and Strategy Consulting Ltd have advised CSF Group Plc for over four years. The various aspects that they advised on include:

* Advising the Chief Executive on the structure of the Group's Strategic Business Plan.
* Coaching Divisional Directors and Senior Managers in strategic thinking, analysis and decision-making. I personally use the methodology that he passed on to us to this day and recommend it whenever I can.
* Leading a successful two day workshop on Business Strategy for Directors and Senior Managers.

John's ongoing advice and assistance have been invaluable to both me and CSF Group Plc and accordingly I would like to highly recommend Strategy Consulting Ltd."

Mike Cohen
Joint Managing Director
CSF Group Plc