Event type: General
Duration: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Number of places: 22
NETWORKING SKILLS >>>>>>>
FOR GROWING TECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES
“Networking is about making connections, building relationships
and creating win-win scenarios”
Who should attend?
IT Business owners, IT consultants, sales and business development staff and management consultants from technology businesses within the West Midlands region.
Benefits of attending
* Learn how easy it is to make that initial approach
* Become more confident when meeting new contacts
* Grasp how to skilfully develop new business relationships and sustain then in the longer term
* Appreciate how you will generate new business through referrals
* Understand why networking is an effective method of marketing and business development
This training has been designed for Technology Businesses over two half day networking skills training sessions where you will be able to put your new skills into practice and gain valuable feedback towards continuous improvement.
Following the workshops you will be able to:
* Confidently meet new contacts
* Make effective initial approaches
* Skillfully develop new business relationships and sustain them in the longer term
* Generate new business through referrals
* Understand the value of formal and informal networks and decide what’s right for you
* Develop a networking approach that becomes a part of your day-to-day life
* Be noticed and remembered by the people you meet for the things that matter
Venue
Wolverhampton Science Park
13th November 2007 & 6th December 2007
Time: 9:00 registration for a 9:30 am prompt start, finish 12:30 followed by lunch
Other venues and dates available:
Aston Science Park
8th January 2008 & 22nd January 2008
University of Warwick Science Park
9th January 2008 & 23rd January 2008
Cost: The commercial cost of this type of training would be £375, but as the West Midlands ICT Cluster sees and wants to share the benefits of this eductaion to grow technology businesses the cost is highly subsidised at £37.50 inc. VAT for the two sessions.
To book a place please go to the ATL Solutions website at www.atlsolutions.co.uk/pages/events or call us on 0121 506 9350
THE NETWORKING SKILLS TRAINING COURSES DETAILED ABOVE ARE AVAILABLE TO SCIENCE PARK TENANTS/CONTACTS AND UKITA MEMBERS ONLY