BHCC - Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce

Business Lifebelt
Recession-busting support for the businesses of Brighton & Hove

How to get on top of cashflow and keep going

Reduce costs, streamline your overheads and maximise your income.
This session will look at risk, opportunity and growth and how to manage them all successfully.

Graham Naylor of JD Training & Development Ltd is a retail and service industry specialist.
He has a wealth of experience assisting both large and small organisations, getting to grips with effective financial controls, providing them with the tools, skills and expertise to manage costs down, profits up and at the same time protecting that vital element of customer service.

Event Description
A highly interactive session designed to give Retail business owners and managers the essential skills and confidence to succeed in today’s challenging market.

A combination of expert knowledge, a local case study and group workshop activity means attendees will explore the fundamentals of good financial management. This will offer ways to effectively identify and then to deliver savings, and therefore help profit growth within their business.

As a direct result of their work shop attendees will:

• Have a clear understanding of what good financial management looks like
• Understand how to identify areas of opportunity
• Be clear on how to manage risk
• Learn how to plan, implement and review a profit growth strategy

Case study
Local business, Harmony Carpets, will share their personal experiences prior to and following the introduction of effective financial controls. This journey will cover action taken, impact, difficulties faced, outcomes and results.

Event Running Order

• Arrival drink and light bites
• Introduction and welcome from Soozie Campbell, City Centre Manager
• Topic expert and local case study
• Break out for group discussions & action learning
• Feedback from discussion group and Q&A with topic expert
• Practical action plans review – for each attendee to take away
• Brief address from Council representative
• Overview of how to get ongoing help and local business support
• Networking over a glass of wine and more nibbles

Where?
The Jubilee Library, Brighton

When?
Wednesday 18th March 2009
6pm - 9pm

Places are limited, so book quickly! Sign up now to secure your place: email businesslifebelt@businessinbrighton.org.uk or call 01273 719097


Business Lifebelt is designed to inform and inspire. If you have questions, these events and clinics will deliver answers. Join us and let's do better business in Brighton & Hove.

To find out more about Business Lifebelt and how it can help your Brighton & Hove business,

email: businesslifebelt@businessinbrighton.org.uk
or telephone: 01273 719097