Discover why you need a growth plan, Find out how to create one, and understand how you can make sure the growth within the plan actually happens.

Lunch and Learn: How to set up and run a business growth plan

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Are you so busy keeping the business afloat that you don’t have time to change it? Alternatively, is the business growing so fast that you lose control? Or are you looking for an exit, but the business is not ready?

 shows how to create a structured process that will help you shift from survival to thrive mode. Whether it is poor cash flow, omnipresent delivery issues, low business valuation for exit, or any number of issues that hold you back – there is a tried and tested solution.

Amos has over 35 years of managerial experience in small, medium and large businesses. He has been mentoring SME owners since 2009 and has created and implemented a structured growth process that has already helped many transform their companies.

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Lunch and Learn How to setup and run a business growth plan

Discover how to create a structured process to help you shift from survival to thrive mode.

I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance content creator and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

Freelance content creator & event host

Proposed company size classification changes would see 113,000 small firms redefined as micro businesses

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I specialise in helping your business to generate income, develop and grow, with practical help, advice and support to grow sales and win more business.
I specialise in Bid and Proposal Management, Sales, Capture Management (ask me if you don&apos;t know what Capture is!), Key Account Management and can help you get &apos;Bid Ready&quot; if you are interested in competing for part of the 33% (£130bn) of annual Government spend earmarked for Small Business in the UK.
I provide consultancy services to add capacity and capability to your business or I can arrange training in all of the key disciplines where I provide support to help you to learn, develop and grow.
We also provide business intelligence and bid writing services and support for companies looking to compete to win public sector contracts.
To complement this work we also offer training and development opportunities in Capture Management, Sales, Key Account Management, CRM, Bid Management, Bid Writing and will shortly be launching our new Social Value workshops.
On a personal level, I am partnering with Jeremy Brim on his <a href=&apos;https://www.growthignition.co.uk/financial-freedom&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Destination Freedom</a> programme that offers resources and advice in a community setting to help members to achieve financial literacy and freedom.
I&apos;m an experienced entrepreneur having lost one business but subsequently successfully built and sold two others, I&apos;m currently working on this, my fourth and am an investor in <a href=&apos;https://www.justablip.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>blip</a>, the new, innovative and specialist small business insurer,
I have been a mentor with the School of Hard Knocks, am Sfedi trained and my passion is for making things work, my personal motto is
‘Aut inveniam viam aut faciam’ which means &apos;I will find a way or make one&apos; and that pretty much sums up my approach to helping my clients

Director

B2G Business Winning Group

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Kathie O&apos;Donoghue is a recognized business leader, Master Business Mentor and Coaching Supervisor specializing in the personal and professional growth of the Business Mentor/Coach. She also facilitates and trains other Mentors through the Help to Grow scheme.
With bases in Gloucester and West Sussex, Kathie is also the owner and Director of Mode Business Training &amp; Prosperon Networks, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, a Full Member of The Association of Business Mentors, a Member of the Association of Coaching Supervisors and a Master practitioner of the EMCC. Kathie is also a qualified CBT &amp; DBT therapist.
With a focus on accountability, constructive challenging skills and taking ownership of self-development. Kathie’s aim is to help individuals and businesses grow both organically and strategically using a range of techniques to uncover untapped potential.
Outside of the business arena, Kathie has an ongoing love of learning new, and sometimes bizarre skills. She has trained as an Opera singer, swum with Stingrays, has a full motorbike license, and considers herself a bit of a Sci-Fi geek.
Book a free discovery call with me <a href=&apos;https://calendly.com/kathiecranecoaching/30min?month=2024-04&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>here</a> :

Executive Business Mentor Supervisor and Trainer

Consultancy and Training

Do you require ad-hoc or ongoing help with your Personal and Business growth ?
All consultancy and training services can be booked in one-hour sessions or cost-effective blocks to suit your business needs. 
Typical consultancy can include:
Business Planning and forecasting.
Company Health check
Team or individual leadership training. 
Facilitating Board or Company meetings.
People planning, induction and onboarding.
Skills gap analysis
Review of Company processes and procedures

I am a business coach and I work with service based decision makers, to improve employees productivity. This is achieved by facilitating workshops and coaching.

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