Business Development Skills | Free Workplace Education Spring 2025 - Tuesday Morning

Start Date: Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
Time: Tuesdays 9:00am – 12:30pm
Length: 11 Weeks
Location: Virtual Via Zoom
Cost: Free
Requirements: Must be currently employed or self-employed in Nova Scotia.

 

Course Description

This program has been developed for small to medium-sized businesses and provides you with an overview and understanding of how to grow a
strong and profitable business. This is achieved by priming your business, strategically positioning your company, and then developing a strategy that focuses on optimizing profit through pricing, creating a marketing strategy, and assessing priorities for business growth.

Standard Topics

  • Strategic positioning
  • Guiding principles
  • Strategic planning fundamentals
  • Determining business goals
  • Defining products/services
  • Promoting products/services
  • Pricing for profit
  • Developing an action plan
  • Project planning cycle
  • Team building
  • Successful bidding and tendering

Learning Outcomes

  • • D• Define the organization’s strategic position
    • Complete a SWOT analysis
    • Identify at least five guiding principles
    • Define the positioning statement
    • Identify the key components of a safety culture for the business
    • List the key elements of a strategic plan
    • Determine key business goals for the period defined by the strategic plan
    • Define the features and benefits of the product/service offerings
    • Identify the main components of a promotional strategy
    • Explain fundamental pricing terminology
    • Formulate a product/service pricing structure that optimizes profit
    • Assess short, medium and long-term priorities for business growth
    • Develop a two-year action plan for business growth

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