DESIGN-NATION ENTERPRISE MASTERCLASS

• Start:Tuesday 11th May, 2010 10:00am
• End:Tuesday 18th May, 2010 1:00pm
• Price: £164.50 (Login or register to see your discount)

*Enterprise Masterclasses form part of Design-Nation’s business support and are delivered in association with a panel of experienced management consultants, who collectively have helped designers, makers, applied artists, architects and design consultants across London to develop their businesses. Designed for creative businesses that have been trading for 5-10 years, you will have a vision for your business and set goals that you are starting to achieve.* > *SESSION 1 - TUES 11 MAY 10am – 1pm* Creating the Structure for Growth > *SESSION 2 - TUES 18 MAY 10am – 1pm* Managing Yourself and Your People > *Plus a 30 minute coaching session* This is a follow up to the sessions, which is tailored to a specific issue relating to your business identified during the workshop. The coaching session is by arrangement. ABOUT THE MASTERCLASS: Claudie Plen, Founding Partner of Edge Thinking will point out the pitfalls and opportunities that enable you to create a strategy and structure for sustainable growth. The recession has created a new set of challenges for creative businesses, but there are many opportunities for the skilled entrepreneur to benefit whilst navigating the dangers of a difficult economy. Creating a powerful vision for your business, understanding the principles of relationship marketing and being able to manage your own responses and motivate your staff is essential if you want to take advantage of these opportunities.

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Please note the cost of the course shown above includes VAT at 17.5% *GET UP TO 80% DISCOUNT ON METROPOLITAN WORKS COURSES WITH UPTURN* > Metropolitan Works has partnered with Upturn, a project set up to support individuals, employers and businesses based in London who have been affected by the recession. Upturn offers up to 80% discount on training courses, a selection of free workshops for employability and business skills such as interview techniques, CV and application writing and business language communication, as well as running a selection of short work skills training sessions. > The partnership consists of London Metropolitan University, London First, the City of London Corporation, the LDA, the London Boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets and the boroughs’ respective further education colleges, all of which are actively supporting local residents and businesses. > To check your eligibility for discounts on our training courses and for more information on the Upturn project please visit www.upturnonline.co.uk

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