Programs

Small Business Excellence Program

Professional Development Program for Small Business Owners and Managers
The Small Business Excellence Program (SBEP) is designed around best practice principles for small business management education.
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Learning outcomes

  • Developing more effective marketing and sales strategies.
  • Improving profitability through better financial management policies.
  • Enhancing team building and personnel management.
  • Strengthening business operations and control systems.
  • Developing policies for corporate governance and professionalism.
  • Developing technology plans and a clear strategy for future direction.

Key elements

  • Diagnostic assessment and business benchmarking.
  • Eight interactive modules.
  • Individual and small group mentoring.
  • Eight action learning tasks focused on key business skills.
  • Review of your strategic direction and business planning.
  • Peer group networking and mutual support.
  • Access to expert advisory networks.

Innovation Excellence Program

A best practice program in applied commercialisation for all project owners
The Innovation Excellence Program (IEP) is designed around best practice principles for commercialisation education.
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Learning outcomes

  • Developing an understanding of the strategic management of innovation.
  • In-depth assessment of the strategic outlook of the commercialisation project.
  • Enhanced understanding of the market, technical, and financial risks.
  • Strengthening the business model and new product development process.
  • Developing technology plans and a clear strategy for future direction.

Key elements

  • Diagnostic assessment of the strategic value of the innovation project.
  • Eight interactive modules.
  • Individual and small group mentoring.
  • Eight Action learning tasks focused on key commercialisation management issues.
  • Review of your commercialisation strategy.
  • Peer group networking and mutual support.
  • Access to expert advisory networks.

Co-operatives and Mutuals Strategic Development Program

The only program of its kind
The Co-operatives and Mutuals Strategic Development Program (CMSDP) provides a best-practice review of firm strategy and business model analysis for directors and senior managers.
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Learning outcomes

  • Compare co-operative and mutual enterprise (CME) business models with those from investor-owned firms (IOFs).
  • Review and reengineer your own business model.
  • Understand and apply how to market your co-operative advantage.
  • Understand the financial structure of CMEs and use of CCUs and MCI shares.
  • Review your governance structure and board managerial dynamics.
  • Understand CME legislation at a national and global level.

Key elements

  • Strategic review of your firm's business model against global best practice.
  • Five interactive modules.
  • Analysis of real-world CME cases.
  • Five action learning tasks focused on key CME business model issues.
  • Review of your firm's business strategy.
  • Peer group networking and mutual support.
  • Access to expert advisory networks.
  • Online and face-to-face delivery.

Strategic Development Program for Not-for-Profit Organisations

Growing resilient not-for-profit organisations
The Strategic Development Program for Not-for-Profit Organisations (SDP-4-NFP) provides a best-practice review of firm strategy and business model analysis for directors and senior managers.
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Learning outcomes

  • Understand the context of managing an NFP organisation.
  • Review and reengineer your own business model.
  • Understand and apply a mission-based marketing strategy.
  • Understand and review the funding formula and fund raising for NFP firms.
  • Review your governance structure and board managerial dynamics.
  • Understand the relevant legislation for NFP organisations.

Key elements

  • Strategic review of your firm's business model against global best practice.
  • Six interactive modules.
  • Analysis of real world NFP cases.
  • Five action learning tasks focused on key NFP business model issues.
  • Review of your firm's business strategy.
  • Peer group networking and mutual support.
  • Access to expert advisory networks.
  • Online and face-to-face delivery.
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