BWS Programme Growth
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The virtual programme will be 3 days online.
If you would like to receive further information about the programme please email: lynne@bwsltd.co.uk or fill out the form below.
This support is fully funded meaning there’s no cost to your business.
“Royal Bank Of Scotland is delighted to be supporting the BWS Business Growth programme. When you have an entrepreneur who is female and may have faced challenges before, they sometimes need more bespoke support. The BWS Business Growth Programme offers advice to growing businesses and offers advice and access to business men and women who understands their specific needs for growth.”
Yvonne Greeves
Virtual Programme for Growth
BWS are always searching for innovative and inventive ways to support women running their own enterprise, Business Women Scotland launched the Programme for Growth last year (2019).
The aim is simple: to encourage entrepreneurs at the crucial growth stage of their business, boosting prosperity and ultimately creating jobs.
The three-day online course, helps women grow their businesses and, crucially, develop them to the next level. Running a business can be a lonely place and the growth stage is when it is easy to lose momentum. By bringing like-minded business owners together, Programme for Growth allows them to share experiences and opportunities. This is the ideal opportunity for women to take time out to work on their business, rather than in their business. By the end of the final seminar on day three, business owners have the exciting opportunity to present to a panel of specialists who offer bespoke business advice.
The entrepreneur can then go on to focus their efforts on the vital areas that have the best chance of success. The end result? Women moving forward confidently to expand their business.
It is the ideal opportunity to take some time out to work on your business, rather than in your business.
RESULTS
Boosting confidence and unlocking potential, The Programme for Growth now shows decisively that it drives innovation and growth.
A year on from the launch of Programme for Growth, Business Women Scotland hosted the first alumni event.
All 24 businesses that took part reported an increase in business and profits. Business owners said they found it a beneficial programme and taking advice from the panel of experts helped them make positive changes in their business.
One Attendee Said:
“I found parts of the programme very worthwhile, in particular Fiona MacNeill of Fiona McNeill Associates, her advice was very useful and something I will move forward with. I also found the coaching useful, I realise I need to go back to building a better team. From attending the programme, I have implemented advice from the panel and tried something just to see what result I would get. I increased revenue straight off the mark: £30,000 in the space of six weeks.”
Read reviews from businesses who have taken part in Programme for Growth at https://bwsltd.co.uk/
Programme for Growth now has a proven track record with statistics showing the three-day course produces tangible results for businesses.
You will be invited back to the virtual alumni event at the end of the year giving you the opportunity to catch up with the panel and the group members to network and chat. It will give you the panel the opportunity to chat to the businesses the changes they have made to their businesses.
DATES FOR THE VIRTUAL
ONLINE PROGRAMME FOR GROWTH
23rd- 25th June 2020
10th – 12th of November 2020
3 days of workshops all online, via Zoom.
All talks will be recorded and forwarded to each participant.
POSITION YOUR BUSINESS FOR GROWTH
Women and Finance
The challenges and barriers women can face when raising finance
Entrepreneurial Finance – 1 hour
Based on their experience of successfully raising finance and securing grant funding for start-ups, early-stagers and scale-ups, Martin Aitken & Co’s business and tax advisers will cover the various funding options available to start-up, established and fast growing businesses – and the journeys that are involved in each route
Financial Due Diligence and preparing your exit plan (30-40mins)
Based on their experience of successfully raising finance and securing grant funding for start-ups, early-stagers and scale-ups, Martin Aitken & Co’s business and tax advisers will cover the various funding options available to start-up, established and fast growing businesses – and the journeys that are involved in each route
Final Q’s and A’s
Afternoon Session – 1:00 -3:00pm
BUSINESS & MINDSET MASTERY SESSIONS TO ACHIEVE MORE SUCCESS.
Making the changes necessary to move you and your business forward. To give you space to open up, dive into what’s been holding you back and create the changes for you to propel you and business life forward.
Presentation skills: key to presenting to future clients and how to tailor your pitch Business skills, Mental health mindfulness, work life balance.
10:00am – 12:00 noon
UNDERSTANDING MY MARKET
Understand Strategic Vision for Business and start to formulate a 2 year plan
2 minute Introduction to your business
Understanding your current Business proposition – SWOT Analysis – Strengths, Opportunities, Weakness & Threats
Understanding your customer
Afternoon Session: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS
Building your team
Aim of the day – Roadmap for building your team for optimum growth
What makes a successful team and how can you replicate this in your business Roadmap your virtual and physical team
Are you board ready?
The business owners have the exciting opportunity to present to a panel of specialists who offer bespoke business advice. Each business owner will be provided the written notes of advice from each panel member. Each business owner has 20 minutes
A 2 minute elevator pitch about their business followed with Q’s and A’s with the panel with their offers of support and advice.
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Terms and conditions:
The growth fund has no cost to your business but you have to be a BWS member to qualify (membership rates are affordable and can be paid monthly, further information can be found on the membership page (https://bwsltd.co.uk/memberships/)
We welcome all businesses to apply that can follow this criteria.
You must have a turnover of £100k plus.
Predominantly female ownership of the business who have been trading for 3 years +
Send your application to Laura- Jane Clements Programme co ordinator at lj@bwsltd.co.uk.
