CEED is excited to provide craft and manufacturing industry business owners with a series of dynamic Business Growth Workshops that are funded under the Productivity Investment Program jobsHere. To participate at no cost, for either the owner or employees, the business must be located in Nova Scotia, in operation for one or more years and make a formal application through CEED. Step-Up for Success business development modules are designed to reduce the barriers to growing businesses developing the knowledge and skills of business owners and their employees. To find out more about Start up and Step Up to Success through Growth Workshop opportunities contact Alison O'Handley aohandley@ceed.ca or Nancy Thompson at nthompson@ceed.ca Creating innovative in the workplace - January 27th 2012 $300.00 Adopting new business practices and strategic project management that will move businesses in a new direction. Idea to Implementation - entrepreneurship in the workplace – March 2, 2012 $300.00 Basic entrepreneurial concepts are used to engage participants laying the groundwork for an entrepreneurial culture. Increasing sales revenue opportunities using Sales Tactics & Strategies -– March 15th – 16th $ 495.00 After this two day workshop entrepreneurs will have new options to drive their sales revenue up and beyond previous targets. Improved financial management Financial Analysis to Ensure Business Growth - January 12th – 13th $495.00 Participants will be encouraged to challenge their employees to grow the business through financial management tools applied at every level of the business. Local to Global export strategies to move into global markets April 12 – 13th $495.00 Building on the value of the export market in Nova Scotia, business owners will be exposed to skills to help them access new markets by developing an export strategy through innovation. Harnessing the Potential of Human Capital developing effective workplace policies and procedures May 31 – June 1 $495.00 This module focuses on building value in local businesses by developing policies and procedures that move companies toward future growth. Growing your Business Through Social Media marketing with technology May 3 – 4th $495.00 It is important to build a comprehensive social media strategy that will bring positive results to grow business profits. Reinvent Your Image through Rebranding re-branding for growth Feb 8th & 9th $495.00 Maintaining a strong brand image in a fast paced consumer-driven world can be a challenge to business owners and their employees. Interactive Forum – March 27th $395.00 Learning through osmosis can be very expensive. This open and interactive forum featuring a panel of experts will allow participants to learn from their successes.
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Richardson is renowned for her strategic consulting and executive coaching style. Her work has taken her to far-flung corners of the world. When the government of the Altai Republic near Mongolia wanted to explore nationalizing its parks after people began chipping away at historic petroglyphs, PONO helped develop their strategic thinking.
She says she's been called both an artist and a mechanic for her ability to engage others to visualize thoughts and how thoughts feed off one another. Not to mention her talent of recognizing subtle patterns in day-to-day interactions and how that affects peak performance.
A one-time paralegal (and later business-school professor), Richardson also helped launch the paralegal studies program at Nova Scotia Community College. Other past endeavours include restorative justice work in Hawaii and New Zealand.
The SMU grad has won numerous business awards for her organizational strategy, citizen engagement and executive coaching. Her clients range from Canadian Tire to the Russian Health Department to the Ministry of Education in Jamaica.
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