Business Growth & Scaling

Join us for the meeting of Manchester’s ‘Entrepreneur Book Club’. Hosted in the Manchester Central Library off St Peters Square from 6:00 pm -7:30 pm, we dig into all our favourite books that inspire us as entrepreneurs. Every month we choose a different book to discuss from a range of topics: Finance, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Business, Strategy and more. You will find us at the back of the Library, on the second floor in the business and IP section. Continue to the back and you will see us in the seminar space. JUNE 2019 BOOKCLUB – Book of discussion ‘Blue Ocean Strategy by Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim' The book looks at how you can strategic changes in your business can create a huge leap in value for the company, its employees, its customers and completely eliminate the need to look at your competition. The book presents analytical frameworks to allow an organisation to create and capture unexplored new market areas or "blue oceans" If you haven’t read the book, not to worry! Still come along and join us for an engaging discussion. All are welcome! SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 6:00 – 6:15 – Networking 6:15 – 6:30 – Introduction and overview of the book 6:30 – 7:00 – Group discussion on the book 7:00 – 7:15 – Votes/suggestions for next month’s book 7:15 – 7:30 – Networking and goodbyes If you would like access to any of our monthly books simply contact [masked] and free copies can be arranged (limited numbers are available so should you want one please let us know ASAP).

Starting a business can be difficult and scaling even more of a task. Navigating the business, marketing, funding and investment just to get started is hard enough, and by the time your business is underway, finding the resources to then scale can become overwhelming. This event looks at the ways of systemising your business to make it an efficient, effective and well run scalable company. Systems make your business simple, repeatable and reliable. The best businesses find a way of getting a result then repeating that result consistently, whether that is in marketing & sales, management & administration or customer delivery & operations. We will look at: What makes a well-run​ business - How to identify the systems within your company - How to improve the business systems you already have - How to apply simple tools to improve business performance - How to examine your current Human Resources system - How to improve your Human Resources system As always we look in depth at one particular business systems, this month we examine the Human Resources system. To ensure team growth in alignment with your business culture you need strong systems, from onboarding a member of staff all the way through to promotions and discipline. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (2hrs) 18:00 - 18:15 - Networking 18:15 - 18:30 - Introduction to the event 18:30 - 19:30 - Presentation on topics 19:30 - 19:45 - Question & Answer 19:45 - 20:00 - Networking & goodbyes Please contact [masked] for further information.

Starting a business can be difficult and scaling even more of a task. Navigating the business, marketing, funding and investment just to get started is hard enough, and by the time your business is underway, finding the resources to then scale can become overwhelming. This event looks at the ways of systemising your business to make it an efficient, effective and well run scalable company. Systems make your business simple, repeatable and reliable. The best businesses find a way of getting a result then repeating that result consistently, whether that is in marketing & sales, management & administration or customer delivery & operations. We will look at: - What makes a well-run business - How to identify the systems within your company - How to improve the business systems you already have - How to apply simple tools to improve business performance - How to examine your current operational system - How to improve your operational system As always we look in depth at one particular business systems, this month we examine the operations system. To ensure your customers get what they pay for in a consistent and reliable manner you need strong systems, from customer delivery all the way to customer retention and customer experience. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (2hrs) 18:00 - 18:15 - Networking 18:15 - 18:30 - Introduction to the event 18:30 - 19:30 - Presentation on topics 19:30 - 19:45 - Question & Answer 19:45 - 20:00 - Networking & goodbyes Please contact [masked] for further information.

Starting a business can be difficult and scaling even more of a task. Having to navigate marketing, sales, funding and clients just to gain a little success is hard, by the time your business is underway, finding the resources to then scale can become overwhelming. This event will help entrepreneurs develop both their strategic thinking, but also look at the mindset involved to stay focused and motivated when things aren’t always going as planned. We will examine how to perform effectively and at your peak, boost your speed and accelerate successful execution within your business. We will have a number of guest speakers looking at techniques at adjusting for a successful mindset within business. We will look at: - The importance of mindset - The importance of action - Allowing for innovation - How to think strategically - starting from the end and working backwards - How to set the right types of goals - The 80/20 rule - How to make the most out of your time - How to identify the areas you should be working on - How to improve the business systems you already have. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (2hrs) 18:00 - 18:15 - Networking 18:15 - 18:30 - Introduction to the event 18:30 - 19:30 - Presentation on topics 19:30 - 19:45 - Question & Answer 19:45 - 20:00 - Networking & goodbyes Please contact [masked] for more information