Business Growth Academy

We offer in-person and online training for business owners and their employees to develop the necessary systems and skill sets to accelerate business growth.  Here are our current training schedule and offerings.

Sales Academy

Overview of the Program

  • 6 sessions
  • Appropriate for both entrepreneurs and working professionals
  • Understand what selling is
  • Avoid the common pitfalls
  • Systematic and measurable results

Most professionals feel discomfort when it comes to sales. They wonder if they are pushing too hard, or not pushing hard enough.  They avoid the things they know they should do, by filling their time with things that aren’t effective. The old model of business was to ‘force’ or convince a prospect to buy from you. The new model of sales is solution focussed and relies on collaboration and education.

In this training, we will remove the common myths people have about sales, explain what selling truly is, and provide the step-by-step approach of educating the right market, with the right offering, at the right time.

 

Time Management

Overview of the Program

  • half-day session
  • Appropriate for entrepreneurs and professionals with freedom to impact their schedule
  • Rhythm vs. Balance
  • Building Your Ideal Calendar
  • Prioritization Best Practices
  • Time Management Tools and templates

If you feel like your business is running you instead of you running your business, this is the training for you.  In this training, we will cover best practices for entrepreneurs and professionals on how to manage your time so that you’re in charge of what gets accomplished at the end of the day.  You will never see time in the same way again after this module!  (requirement: you must have the ability to control how you allocate your time on a day to day basis to maximize the benefits of this training)

 

The Art and Science of Business Growth

Overview of the Program

  • Full-day format
  • Appropriate for both entrepreneurs
  • Stages of Business
  • Expansion Models
  • Evaluating Growth Options and the Growth Matrix
  • Strategic Growth Framework

There are certain elements in business which are more like science (with frameworks, formulas, and models), whilst other areas are more like art.  How do you know what is the right way to expand your business?  Should you add products/services, or expand to different cities, or license or franchise, or all of the above?  In this training, we will go over how to view expansion, growth, and exit from a strategic lens.  Learn the different options for growth and how to know which are the right options for you.

 

Effective Manager

Overview of the Program

  • Half-day or full-day format
  • Appropriate for both entrepreneurs and professionals managing a team
  • How to hire, train, and manage people
  • Giving Feedback, Master Difficult Conversations and learn Performance Management Best Practices
  • Create High Accountability System

If you are a skilled technician, but struggle when it comes to managing people, this course is for you.  You can’t grow in your business or career without systems on managing yourself, your team, and managing priorities in the business.  In this training, we will go over systems, process, and frameworks that you can implement in your business or your workplace to effectively build, train, retain, and motivate your team.

 

You’re In Charge, so Lead!

Overview of the Program

  • Half-day or full-day format
  • Appropriate for both entrepreneurs and leaders in organizations
  • Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading Your Organization
  • Vision, Mission, and Values
  • From Values to Action framework

You’re in charge, now what?  If you are a new leader needing skills and systems to lead your team, or you are at a cross-road and need some strategies and frameworks to help you chart the right course, this is the session for you.  In this training, we will explore the difference between management and leadership, and establish tools and frameworks for you to inspire change, build influence, and align your organization to move in a common direction.

 

Strategic Planning for Small Business Owners

Overview of the Program

  • Full-day format
  • Appropriate for both entrepreneurs and professionals in leadership teams
  • Vision and Mission
  • Strategic Goal Setting
  • External Factors Analysis
  • Strategy Formulation and Analysis
  • Implementation Best Practices
  • Measurement and Monitoring

Tired of flying by the seat of your pants?  Do you find that at the end of the year, you are confused about where the time went and what got accomplished in the year?  Have you tried to write business plans but the documents just end up sitting on the shelf with little practicality?  In this training, we will build an “active” plan that you integrate into your daily operations, so that you can lead your company to work on the most important priorities and see them through to completion.