Business Development

Growing Rural Enterprise offer many business seminars that are interactive, fun and more importantly will make a difference. With all our courses you will go away with a clear action plan of key points to integrate into your business.
  

Social Media for your Business Part 1

  • Understanding Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
  • How you can use them as free promotional tools for your business
  • Setting up accounts for each, bring your laptop and do it during the session
  • Setting your profile and profile picture
  • Linking to other users, awareness of security, dos and don'ts

Tuesday 17th January Staffordshire Young Farmers, County Showground, ST18 0BD

Course Time 10-3.30pm Course Cost £31 including lunch

 

Social Media for your Business Part 2

  • How to set up a group/page
  • Uploading photographs
  • Creating an event and inviting people
  • Removing posts/hiding posts
  • Using social media professionally to enhance your image and business
  • LinkedIn groups for professional development

Tuesday 24th January 2012 Staffordshire Young Farmers, County Showground, ST18 0BD

Course Time: 9.30-3.30 Course Cost £31 including lunch

 

Marketing on a Shoestring

Creative low cost/no cost ways to promote your rural business. Lots of ideas, very practical with realistic achievable ideas. Making the most of your website, how to set up a website, leaflets and flyers, promotional events, socail media and much more.

You will go away with a simple- 'one side of A4 paper 'Marketing Plan for your business.


Tuesday 31st January        Staffordshire Young Farmers, County Showground, Stafford ST18 0BD 

Wednesday 1st February    Craven Arms Community Centre, Craven Arms, Shropshire. SY7 9PS

Tuesday 7th February           The Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. CV8 2LG

 Course Time:10am-3.30pm Course Cost: £31 including lunch 

 

Other courses include: 

  • Making the most of your website
  • Marketing and promotion
  • Customer Care
  • Maximising Profit
  • Getting the most from your staff
  • Health and Safety for small medium business.

Courses can be run at your premises or at a location that is local to you. Call us to discuss your needs.