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Business Development

Our business development training courses are designed to aid individuals in their development as managers, presenters and account managers in all aspects of their work.

They are can-do courses that teach delegates practical skills and techniques they can use to improve their everyday performance and inspire new levels of success - in themselves and in others.

Bluewood cover a wide range of business development areas but if there is something specific you want to improve on that isn't listed below we will create a course or build a programme specifically for you.

Bluewood Business Development Courses:

People Management - Introductory: An Introduction to Good Management

What makes a good manager?
Showing leadership as a manager
The step by step guide to effective management

People Management - Advanced: Understanding personality types & recognising personal strengths

MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator):

Understanding Type
The 16 different types
What type are you?
How does this impact your style and interactions with others

SDI - Strength Deployment Inventory:

How to work more effectively with others Type
How to build more productive relationships
How to manage conflict more effectively

Delegation, Support and Motivation

Delegating effectively
Motivating people to achieve more
Individual and team appraisals
Training and support

Successful Negotiation

Successful negotiation techniques
Building authority
Planning the negotiation
Successful negotiation techniques
Meeting the needs of the organisation and the team
Handling difficult situations

Time Managment

Planning your time
Managing projects and deadlines
Managing your expectations

The Art of Good Communications

Stopping, looking and listening; taking the best approach
Presenting yourself
Diplomative communication and communicating change
The 'open-door' policy

Successful Pitching and Sales Skills

Understanding selling
Structuring the sales process
Communicating with clients
Questioning techniques
Effective account management

Finance in Business

Reading financial statements
Management Accounts
Cashflow / Balance Statements
The Jargon

An Introduction to the financial markets

The Debt & Equity Markets
Other Markets
The City Practioners
Beating the jargon
Reading the Financial Times

Included with your course:

A training course (or programme) tailored to your requirements
A course booklet for reference during and after your training
A learning log for each individual
Written and oral feedback to both delegate and client
Free delegate consultations and support for a year after your training

We have a range of business development trainers all with proven and first-hand experience of what they are teaching.

Please get in touch for a thorough outline of what would be covered in your tailored course and also for information on our business development trainers.

To book or receive more information on a business development training course - click here.

Popular Courses

Print Media Training
dealing with the trade, regional & national journalists.

Broadcast Media Training

practice your TV & Radio interviewing skills.

Introduction to Presenting

overcome nerves and develop your communication skills.

Presenting to Investors

understand what investors want from presentations.

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