The Business Side of Impact

Shaun Farrell, the Business Broker, is available to help and support existing or potential businesses. He can advise them of opportunities and solutions that will benefit their business and then assist them by bringing in the most appropriate expertise to help. The support provided by the Broker is FREE and any other expertise or training provided may also be provided free or at a subsidised rate.

Over 100 businesses in Gosport have already benefited from support provided during the second half of 2006 and Shaun has been instrumental in developing business-to-business networking, increasing trade between local companies and encouraging new businesses to form. As well as providing confidential advice and referrals to partner organisations, including the Enterprise Agency and Business Link, funding is being used to help businesses grow and develop the skills of their staff.

From consultation with businesses in the Borough, a number of events have already been run to improve the profitability and skills of their workforce. These have included networking opportunities, legislation awareness workshops, pitching your business idea to others, how to close a sale and how to reach out into new markets abroad. The feedback from all the events so far has been very positive: - “Really great way to meet local people with businesses. It gets you thinking about how you can help them!”, “Wasn't sure what to expect, but really enjoyed it”

A Case Study on how we have helped businesses out is available by clicking here.

Events to be run in the Spring include: -

• Business Strategy/Essential Leadership skills
• Financial security for your business
• Marketing for the 21st century
• ICT as a competitive advantage
• HR – Effective staff management
• Customer Service – Knowing what your customer wants

For more information on any of these, please contact Shaun on 01329 848601 or shaun@impact-gosport.co.uk