Guru to Give a Guide on Entrepreneurship

Shropshire and Mid Wales business owners will have the chance to learn how to increase their profits from a high-profile “entrepreneurship guru” next month.

Barclays has developed a new seminar to help small business owners boost their profit, and the bank will be running the free “Let’s Talk More Profit” seminar on Tuesday July 11 at the Lion Quays Hotel, Oswestry from 9 am to 1 pm.

The seminar is being delivered by a leading management consultant, Robert Craven — author of ‘Kick-start Your Business’ and ‘Customer is King’ — who has been called “the entrepreneurship guru” by the Financial Times.

He is also managing director of The Directors’ Centre, has run his own restaurant, sound recording studio and training company, and spent five years running training and consultancy courses for entrepreneurial businesses at Warwick Business School.

Robert Craven said: “The workshops are a brilliant opportunity to step back, think about what you are trying to do and start to make decisions that will fundamentally improve the profitability of your business. These events are lively, interactive and, believe it or not, great fun to attend!”

New research from Barclays shows that 80 per cent of small business owners want to spend up to a third of their working day developing their business, specifically on areas such as marketing and profit-making strategies. Currently, a third of owners spend less than five per cent of their time on these types of activities.

The need to improve their bottom line is essential for any business and attendees of the seminar will look at various profit-making strategies and develop individual action plans to help them put their tactics into action.

Sharon Harding, Barclays local business area manager for Mid Wales, said: “This seminar will help small businesses reap serious short and long-term rewards. Our research shows that eight in 10 small business owners want to dedicate more time to developing the business; this seminar will certainly help delegates to do exactly that and focus on building a successful and profitable business.”

Small businesses interested in the seminars can call 0800-515-462 to book a place, or visit www.barclays.co.uk/seminars/brightmarketing/ or www.barclays.co.uk/seminars/moreprofit/

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