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New funding available for leadership and management training

EdHart — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:27:44 +0000

It’s not often that there is good news regarding funding for training and development, so this is worth shouting about!

If you have been in business for at least 12 months, have between 2 and 249 employees, and want your business to do better, then read on…

The Skills Funding Agency is offering grants to help leaders of eligible organisations to pay for training and development to help their businesses grow. The grant will pay for 50% of approved training (excluding VAT) up to £1,000. For example, if the training costs £1,000 plus VAT, you can claim back £500. If the solution costs £2,500 plus VAT, you can claim back £1,000.

Solutions need to be linked to one or more of the following:

Developing a highly effective personal leadership and management style,
Creating an effective business culture,
Planning and developing your business and its teams, or
Building high performance across your business.

These are quite broad headings, and I would be surprised if you can’t think of something you would like to improve that doesn’t fits into this criteria.

For more information, or a no-obligation chat, call me on 07913 895798 or email me on edhart@yourfbs.co.uk today!

Who needs training?

EdHart — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:38:39 +0000

Are these courses of interest to you?
Managing Operations
Managing People
Managing Markets
Writing For Staff/Customer Magazines

I have just discovered an organisation that aims these courses at those who need them most – the managers. They aren’t about teaching staff to be able to add or spell, but about enabling them to manage their work more effectively and productively.

I used to despair of managers who were technically great, but terrible managers. It now seems that help is to hand. Based in the Midlands, Skills For Business is offering partly funded courses.

And if you say that you read about it here, they might even send you some chocolate!

http://www.dmu.ac.uk/partnerships/skillsforbusiness/

The Producers Forum

EdHart — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:34:36 +0000

Spent a great afternoon today on a panel presenting to a group of aspiring film makers. I am always inspired by those who have creativity running through their veins. Something about art being the object of their day’s work, not the pursuit of profit.

My input was to help improve the participant’s business skills. Also on the panel were four (yes, four) lawyers.

Art is good, sustainable art is better; be led by your work, not by the corporate structure.

Thanks to The Producers Forum for organising a great session. http://www.producersforum.org.uk/about.asp

Reasons to be cheerful

EdHart — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:57:54 +0000

I gave two presentations today. The first was to a group of creative leaders, the second to the regional meeting of the Charity Finance Directors Group. Perhaps unsurprisingly I left the former meeting feeling more energised than the second…

As an ex-member of CFDG myself, a healthy dose of scepticism is to be expected while discussing charity’s reserves.

You just can’t help but be inspired while listening to leaders of organisations talking about their vision and goals in life, and appreciating that finance is a tool to help make their dreams happen.

The convenor of the training session (Helga Henry at Fierce Earth) is to be congratulated. They just need to get their website up and running!