Leicester and Leicestershire Business Gateway is offering small business owners a unique opportunity to develop their skills with a personalised package of coaching, support and consultancy.
The leadership package – called ‘Become the Leader you want to be’ – is a refreshing change from generic leadership training delivered using slides and an online presentation.
It will be delivered by highly experienced consultant, Ian Baker who explained: “I think people have had enough of sitting through ‘one size fits all’ presentations; we’re all different, we’re all individuals so our approach reflects that. We will provide you with individual 1-2-1 sessions so that you can raise your leadership game and feel able to tackle your business issues.
“First of all, we’ll have a deep dive session into what you’re all about as a person and a business leader – don’t worry, we make it enjoyable for you! From this, we create a plan together with tangible actions and goals. People tend to stick to this plan because it’s been co-created.”
The programme has been designed in response to what the Business Gateway has seen among many small and medium businesses: they achieve a certain amount of growth without formal leadership but within time reach a crucial point where they can’t progress any further without it. Often issues such as apparently poor processes or a lack of focus in the business actually come because of this lack of leadership skills and focus.
Ian Baker added: “If you’re running a business but you have a gut feeling that something isn’t quite right, this support is for you. Perhaps you feel stuck and unable to get to the bottom of these issues on your own. That’s why we start with the people first as that’s really useful when it comes to looking at the processes and physical aspects of the business. I help people become better leaders and business owners and create their own legacy.”
The support programme is fully funded and therefore free of charge to participating small businesses. It is available from now until 31 March 2022. Because of Ian’s approach, each package of support will be unique to the individual but with a maximum of 8 hours per person.
Anyone wishing to apply should contact the Business Gateway Business Advisers on 0116 366 8487 or email growthhub@bizgateway.or.uk
