The Business Innovation and Growth (BIG) programme is designed for owner managers of small to medium size businesses.
Originally developed by Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, the BIG programme has helped hundreds of owner managers to make a significant difference to their company’s performance and growth.
We would like to invite you to attend one of the taster workshops we organise to provide you with opportunities to sample the programme, meet the Programme Director, have a one-to-one discussiofn with the faculty or a past participant and assess for yourself how BIG can help you.
The taster workshops are FREE of CHARGE.
To register contact Dorothy Dickson - improve@rdi.co.uk
If you are unable to attend a taster workshop but would like further information on the programme please contact Dorothy Dickson on 024 765 15700 or email improve@rdi.co.uk
Programme overview & benefits
For more information please contact Dorothy Dickson on 024 7651 5700 or email improve@rdi.co.uk
Originally developed by Warwick Business School (WBS) and now in its 11th year, BIG is the University of Warwick’s leading programme that helps owner managers of small to medium sized businesses.
The Challenge
Owner managers and Managing Directors, in their everyday life, are presented with many different opportunities and dilemmas. BIG is designed to help you meeting these challenges with renewed enthusiasm and direction.
The Aim
BIG builds on your strengths – as a leader, a manager and an entrepreneur and help you to position your firm ready for the future, tackling the fundamentals of growth management for your business.
The Objectives
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To challenge you to be realistic on where you are now; where you want to be and how you are going to get there
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To work with you to develop a robust growth plan
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To focus you on actions to implement your vision
The Benefits
- A 3-year growth plan to implement
- Improved clarity over strategic direction
- Better profit margin and increase in sales
- Reinforce quality into services to clients and customers
- Greater effectiveness in mobilising leaders and their teams
- Enhanced confidence in managing challenges ahead
- Re-energised and refreshed
- Regain the fun in running and growing the business
What else can I gain from BIG?
- Focus on the things that really matter
- A period to trigger innovative ideas for growth
- A period to tap into valuable resources: other business owners, team of faculty, and business mentors
- A new and sustainable network of like-minded business people
- A sense of relief that others face similar challenges as you do
The programme is held over three months, however, candidates usually find that the effects are far reaching, not only in the results, but the relationship they have with the facilitators and fellow participants, which often goes on for many years.
Participant Testimonials
For more information contact Dorothy Dickson on 024 765 15700 or email improve@rdi.co.uk
‘Regularly sharing ideas and problems with other owner-managers has been a very valuable and enjoyable part of the programme’ Linda Holmes, Parenthesis
‘A framework to clarify where you are going’ Mark Naylor, PMD
‘We needed to take the company apart and put it together again. BIG really opened my eyes to the possibility of exiting through selling CAS and triggered me into considering the true value of my company' Jim Pickard, ex CEO, CAS
‘BIG covered all of the important aspects of running a fast growth business’ Amrik Bharbra, ADECS
‘Lessons learnt [from BIG] allowed me to double the company's turnover in a year’ Isabella Moore, Comtec Translations Ltd
Taster workshops
For more information contact Dorothy Dickson on 024 765 15700 or email improve@rdi.co.uk
What is a BIG Taster Workshop?
A taster workshop aims to provide you with an opportunity to sample the programme content, the benefits, the delivery styles, and to reassure yourself that the time taken out of your business for the BIG programme will be time well spent.
As part of the taster workshop you will have the opportunity to meet with the past participants of BIG as well as the faculty and business mentors.
You will be able to assess whether the programme is for you.
What will I miss if I don’t attend the taster?
You may miss an opportunity to gain motivation to seek further development .
You may miss an opportunity to share the burden and challenges of managing and running a business. We have found that the taster provided a rare forum in which managing directors discuss issues with like-minded individuals.
Taster Dates for 2010
Please enquire about BIG Taster dates for 2010 by contacting Dorothy Dickson on 024 765 15700 or emailing improve@rdi.co.uk
How long is the taster Workshop?
2 hours.
Venue
The University of Warwick campus. The exact location will be sent to you when you register.
Is the Taster Workshop free?
Yes it is.
You can bring along your successor, your business partners or your co-director.
How can I register for the Taster?
To register contact Dorothy Dickson - improve@rdi.co.uk
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