Understand Tax & NI
2021-12-16 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
An introduction to tax and NI, and how to plan for Self-Assessment

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled for business support from The Women’s Organisation, please contact us.

Keep your business safe and learn to understand your National Insurance and Tax requirements.
This course will take you through:
– Registering as a sole trader
– How to pay HMRC
– Your legal requirements and the support tools available.
– How to calculate your Tax and NI payments and plan key dates for Self-Assessment

This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online on Thursday 16th December, 10.00am – 12.00pm.
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. For more information or to book, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111.

Excelerate Women - Greater Manchester Business Growth Programme
2022-01-05 09:30 - 11:00, 2022-01-05 11:00 - 12:30
Fully funded online scale up coaching programme for Greater Manchester women in business and their teams to springboard business growth

*Please note this is a funded programme, so ensure you meet the eligibility criteria detailed below before booking*

About Excelerate Women
Excelerate Women is a fully funded online scale up programme offering coaching for Greater Manchester women business leaders and their teams to springboard business growth.

Are you a woman leading a business or non-profit organisation in Greater Manchester?
Would you like support to strategise in order to grow?
Would you and your wider team benefit from expert business growth coaching?

We invite you to join our Excelerate Women programme and benefit from weekly sessions led by business growth experts. The programme is delivered over 6 weeks through a combination of group mentoring, 1:1 coaching and advice and access to additional free training between sessions choosing modules that suit your business needs. During the sessions you will meet other like-minded women business leaders and leave with a plan to fast track your business or organisation moving forward.

What to expect
Your journey starts here!
The Excelerate Women coaching system has been created with results in mind, both results in confidence for you as a leader and results in numbers (tangible return on investment). Early on we will set you up with our action calendar, so before the 6 weeks are up, you will have already seen a return on your time.
We understand that for women in business sometimes time commitment is a stretch, or there may be others within your organisation who you would prefer to benefit from specific elements of the programme. All we ask from you is that you commit to signing up, being involved in leading the strategy elements of the programme, but if you would prefer to nominate a team member to pick up different modules or meetings then just let us know along the way.

Programme Outline
Join in these core coaching sessions:
Session 1 – Wednesday 5th January, 9.30am Deep Dive
Live on zoom work with our advisors to really shine a microscope on your business. Evaluating effectiveness across the board and identifying areas for growth to start to build strategy action points.
Session 2 – Growth Goals & Mindset (2 hours – time TBC)
Book a 1:1 slot with our mentor. We will help you understand the importance of goals and setting them for your business. Its not just a case of writing goals down, its deciding whats important for the business, and going for them. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, you will see new opportunities, but by deciding what would make a good month, quarter or year now and sticking to it, we won’t find ourselves getting distracted.
Session 3- Action Calendar (2 hours – time TBC)
Once we have our goals and know where we are heading, we will introduce you to our Action Calendar Tool. It will help you build in the activity that’s going to get you to where you need to be. This session will be a group mentoring session where you will be able to discuss your action plan with other women in business, guided by our enterprise expert.
Session 4 – Supercharge Your Socials (flexible learning in your own time)
We will give your and your team access to flexible learning resources to access at a time that suits you over the coming days including:
– SEO MADE SIMPLE – Understanding core Search Engine Optimisation principles to maximise your website or web presence
-FINESSE YOUR FACEBOOK – Taking facebook further
– TWITTER – 3 module from starter to Twitter Ninja level
– MAXIMISE YOUR LINKEDIN – using Linkedin effectively
– I CAN INSTAGRAM – Understanding how to use Instagram effectively
– DEVELOPING CREATIVE CONTENT – Cross platform content planning
– KEEPING CONNECTED DURING A PANDEMIC – Content marketing and PR techniques
Session 5 – Excelerate Your Brand 1pm-3.30pm
Working as a group your programme leader will show you how to audit your website f, highlight any opportunities and identify ways you can increase traffic to your website. We will also have a look at your competitors and show you what they are doing and touch on SEO which we will be working on further over the weekend.
We will work with your coach to look at how to increase your social media presence, set social media targets, understand how to analyse your data and boost your ROI. and will be introduced to the online training resources that will be available to you over the next few days
Session 6 – Final Strategy
Together we will take all of our actions, goals and learning over the past week and create a strategy together to grow your business over the coming months. We can schedule quarterly catch up sessions from here to keep you on track and get you to the next level.
Alongside the core mentoring sessions which are a mixture of 1:1 and group working you and your team will be given access to online training to complete in your own time that will further enhance your skills in strategy planning and marketing. If there are additional growth areas you would like to explore we have the flexibility to look at these with you in our 1:1 sessions.

Eligibility
This programme is open to women running a business (profit making or social enterprise) registered in Greater Manchester. The business must be currently sustaining (not in crisis, or yet to make an income), ready to explore growth and have a business to business focus (for example a social enterprise who contracts with a local authority, or a small business who offers services to other businesses).
This project is part funded by European Regional Development Fund so you will be asked to complete registration documents to confirm your eligibility and will be asked to supply evidence of participation in the programme.

One to One Business Advice Session
2022-01-05 12:00 - 13:30
One to One consultation with a business adviser to discuss an idea and how to get started.

Have a long-term business idea you want to pursue?
Noticed a gap in the market during this time and think you can fill it?
Have a hobby you want to turn into a business?

Our team of advisors are available for 1 hour slots to talk through your idea and help you get started.
Book yours instantly via Eventbrite, or email us on hello@thewo.org.uk for another date.
Available for women living in the Liverpool City Region.

One to One Business Advice Session
2022-01-06 12:30 - 14:00
One to One consultation with a business adviser to discuss an idea and how to get started.

Have a long-term business idea you want to pursue?
Noticed a gap in the market during this time and think you can fill it?
Have a hobby you want to turn into a business?

Our team of advisors are available for 1 hour slots to talk through your idea and help you get started.
This session will take place over Zoom or Telephone call.
Book yours instantly via Eventbrite, or email us on hello@thewo.org.uk for another date.
Available for women living in the Liverpool City Region.

Introduction to… The Women’s Organisation
2022-01-10 12:30 - 13:00, 2022-01-12 12:30 - 13:00, 2022-01-17 17:30 - 18:00, 2022-01-19 12:30 - 2022-02-01 13:00
Want to know how we can help you?
Come along to our open online session to meet our engagement advisers Germaine and Alison!

Want to know how we can help you?

Come along to our open online session to meet our engagement advisors Germaine and Alison!

They will be discussing what support The Women’s Organisation will have on offer in 2022 along with answering your questions.

Want to know how you can boost your career goals? Grow your business? Work with us? book your place today.

We can’t wait to meet you!

This session will be taking place on Zoom 12:30-13:00

Have a question?
You can get in touch with us on hello@thewo.org.uk or call us on 0151 706 8111

Women's Power Programme
2022-01-11 09:30 - 2022-01-25 12:30
Want to take back control of your life? This three week programme is the ideal starting place!

Sometimes, we can feel like our lives are spinning out of our control.
This programme will give you the tools you need to break those negative thinking cycles and become more confident and assertive in a small, comfortable group setting.
These sessions will cover:

Positive thinking & learning about yourself
Managing change
Money mindset
Motivation and assertiveness
Building an effective future toolkit

This course is taking place ONLINE VIA ZOOM for three sessions: Tuesday 11th January, 18th January & 25th January 9.30 am – 12.30 pm.
Please note this course is only open to women living in the LIVERPOOL CITY REGION (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, or Halton) who are economically inactive (perhaps a student, homemaker, taking a career break or retired) or not in paid employment.
This programme is funded by European Social Fund so one of our team members will be in touch to complete an induction /registration form with you and collect 2 pieces of evidence of your eligibility, including:
Something to evidence your right to work in the UK such as a photo or scan of:

your passport
birth certificate
National Insurance Card for example

Something to evidence that you are not in paid employment at the moment, for example:

a letter from job center / DWP/document from a government agency/ Screenshot from your online DWP account
a doctors letter
entitlement to state retirement pension letter
correspondence from an educational establishment if you are a student

Bookkeeping
2022-01-11 10:00 - 12:00
An introduction to bookkeeping and how to use it for your business!

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled for business support from The Women’s Organisation, please contact us.
If you want to avoid a pile of receipts and think you could benefit from some training on bookkeeping and accounting, then this course will be suitable for you!
This course will take you through simple techniques to manage your business finances, with hands-on practice and take-home resources to guide you through basic bookkeeping.
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This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online on Tuesday 11th January 10.00 am – 12.00 pm.
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. For more information or to book, please contact us at hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111.

Tax Return Made Easy
2022-01-12 10:00 - 12:00
A simple step-by-step webinar on how to submit your first Tax Return before the deadline.

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled for business support from The Women’s Organisation, please contact us.

A simple step-by-step webinar on how to submit your first Tax Return before the deadline.
This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online on Wednesday 12th January 10 am – 12pm
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. For more information or to book, please contact us at hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111.

How To Start A Business
2022-01-13 12:00 - 13:00
Got a business idea but not sure if it’s viable? This session will give you the tools you need to explore and expand your idea!

A good business is nothing without a great idea.
This short course will help you to understand whether your business idea is viable, and how you can start your business up through fully-funded support at The Women’s Organisation.
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. Our team will contact you to get you started on the programme – please note, you cannot attend this course unless you are enrolled.
This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online, on Thursday 13th January, 12 pm – 1 pm

Marketing for Your Start Up
2022-01-17 10:00 - 12:00
Get your social media up and running for your new start-up business

This course provides a great overview of different social media marketing techniques that can
be used to promote your business online. Looking at different social media tools and time
saving techniques, this course will help you to market your business in a cost effective and time
efficient way.
This session will cover:

What is it about? What tools are available?

Understanding What Social Media Sites are for

Understanding Audience and Reach

What am I Using Social Media for?

Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our business support programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region or Greater Manchester thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.

How To Start A Business
2022-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
Got a business idea but not sure if it’s viable? This session will give you the tools you need to explore and expand your idea!

A good business is nothing without a great idea.
This short course will help you to understand whether your business idea is viable, and how you can start your business up through fully-funded support at The Women’s Organisation.
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. Our team will contact you to get you started on the programme – please note, you cannot attend this course unless you are enrolled.
This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online, on Tuesday 18th January, 12 pm – 1 pm

Business Planning Made Simple
2022-01-19 10:00 - 2022-01-20 12:30
Start planning your business with this quick and easy introduction to business planning

This 2-part course is the starting point for thinking about a business plan in a friendly environment, with like-minded women. The thought of setting up a business can be frightening, whether it is worrying about tax and finances or the daunting task of writing a business plan.
nderstand how to develop a business plan and review all the essentials to starting a business – how to add sustainability to the heart of your business model
You will leave this session with an understanding of:
– How to develop a business plan and review the essentials to starting a business
– How to add sustainability to the heart of your business model
– Market Research – The essential starting point for any business
– Marketing – How to get the word out there about your business
– Finance – Building on skills that you already have and giving you tools and resources to keep your finances properly
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. Our team will contact you to get you started on the programme – please note, you cannot attend this course unless you are enrolled.
This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online in 2 parts, on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th January, 10.00am – 12.30pm.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Stepping into Management - Level 2
2022-01-19 10:00 - 2022-02-02 12:30
This three week accredited training programme will help you in taking your first steps into a management role.

Are you taking your first steps into a management role?
Introducing this new accredited training, funded through the European Social Fund, where you will complete one unit of a Level 2 qualification!
About this training
Perhaps you are mentoring new staff, supervising volunteers or just about to line-manage a team?
This course runs over three sessions helping you identify your skills and strengths and looking at the common do’s and don’ts of leadership and management.

What kind of a leader are you?
How can you motivate your team?
How do you deal with challenges?
Develop confidence in yourself and become more assertive.
No more imposter syndrome – you can be a good manager after taking this course!

The training will take place online via Zoom in 3 sessions, Wednesday 19th January, Wednesday 26th January & Wednesday 2nd February.
Eligibility
This programme is open to WOMEN & MEN living and working in the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, or Halton).
This project is funded by the European Social Fund. In order to confirm eligibility for a funded place on the programme you will need to provide evidence of right to work in the UK and fill in a registration form. One of our team will be in touch to collect this from you before the course starts.
Examples of evidence you could provide includes:

Passport
National Insurance number card or letter from HMRC
Birth or adoption certificate

We will also need some evidence of your current employment status, but our team will discuss this with you based on your individual circumstances.
Questions? Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Your Creative Business - peer networking session
2022-01-21 11:00 - 12:30
Are you looking to set up a creative industry business, or do you have your own creative business and you need some help with your next steps?
This creative peer session will give you the chance to hear from industry experts, who will offer advice, support and inspiration – including how to get your creative products to market and how to start selling!

Special guest speaker
Vicky Gawith – Director & Founder of MerseyMade
Vicky Gawith – Director & Founder of MerseyMade will talk about the experience of setting up and running a new business within the creative sector.
Find out tips about how to get your businesses up and running, including looking at different routes to market – such as the opportunity to stock and sell goods in established premises such as MerseyMade.
Find out more about MerseyMade here https://merseymade.uk/

Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our business support programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region or Greater Manchester thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.

*Tickets will close on Wed 19th Jan at 9am*

Boost Your Online Marketing
2022-01-24 10:00 - 12:00
A more in-depth look at social media for your business and how to boost your online profile

Please book your place on this course via your business adviser. If you are not yet enrolled for business support from The Women’s Organisation, please contact us.

If you’re looking to step up the online marketing for your business, this is the course for you!
Through this informative course, you will :
– Look at how to link your online platforms and create a strong presence
– Raise your online profile
– How to target your audience and segment messaging
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This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential. It will take place online, on Monday 24th January, 10.00am – 12.00pm.
This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. For more information or to book, please contact us on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111.

Using Your IT - Getting the most out of your digital resources
2022-01-25 09:30 - 11:30
Its time to go digital!

Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our business support programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region or Greater Manchester thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.

How to Win Tender and Procurement Contracts
2022-01-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2022-01-27 17:00 - 18:30
Is your business looking to start tendering for contracts to help you grow? this session will cover everything you need to be successful

Is your business looking to start tendering for contracts to help you grow?
In this session, we’ll take you through everything you need to know about tender and procurement contracts.
Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our business support programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region or Greater Manchester thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.

How to Raise Business finance
2022-01-27 09:30 - 11:00
This webinar will help you explore various ways to raise finance for your business.

Your business may need to raise finance for a number of different reasons. If you’re looking to grow your business – funding is crucial.
This webinar will help you explore various ways to raise finance for your business.
Led by The Women’s Organisation this event is part of our business support programme, part funded by European Regional Development Fund and offering FREE advice and guidance to those living in the Liverpool City Region or Greater Manchester thinking of starting a business.
The event will take place on zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.

Sustainability drop-in clinic
2022-01-27 13:00 - 16:00
Book on to discuss how your business can develop a sustainability checklist with our adviser

Are you thinking about sustainability in your business?
Want to know how to get started?
Book on to discuss how your business can develop a sustainability checklist with our adviser
*Multiple slots available when booking your tickets*
This drop in is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. Our team will contact you to get you started on the programme.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

How To: Protect Your Client Data and Your Business Online Security
2022-01-28 09:30 - 11:00
Protect Your Client Data and Your Business Online Security

This course is offered as part of The Women’s Organisation’s wider programme of FREE business support. Our team will contact you to get you started on the programme.
This course is open to WOMEN in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, and booking is essential.
Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Stepping into Management - Level 2
2022-01-31 10:00 - 2022-02-14 12:30
This three week accredited training programme will help you in taking your first steps into a management role.

Are you taking your first steps into a management role?
Introducing this new accredited training, funded through the European Social Fund, where you will complete one unit of a Level 2 qualification!
About this training
Perhaps you are mentoring new staff, supervising volunteers or just about to line-manage a team?
This course runs over three sessions helping you identify your skills and strengths and looking at the common do’s and don’ts of leadership and management.

What kind of a leader are you?
How can you motivate your team?
How do you deal with challenges?
Develop confidence in yourself and become more assertive.
No more imposter syndrome – you can be a good manager after taking this course!

The training will take place online via Zoom in 3 sessions, Monday 31st January. Monday 7th February, Monday 14th February.
Eligibility
This programme is open to WOMEN & MEN living and working in the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, or Halton).
This project is funded by the European Social Fund. In order to confirm eligibility for a funded place on the programme you will need to provide evidence of right to work in the UK and fill in a registration form. One of our team will be in touch to collect this from you before the course starts.
Examples of evidence you could provide includes:

Passport
National Insurance number card or letter from HMRC
Birth or adoption certificate

We will also need some evidence of your current employment status, but our team will discuss this with you based on your individual circumstances.
Questions? Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

*Ticket sales will close on 27/01/2022 or before if event is fully booked.

How To Build a Basic Website
2022-01-31 11:00 - 12:30
Build a Basic Website for your business

This session will help you if you are looking to build a new startup website or make your current website more effective
The event will take place on Zoom. Please register via Eventbrite and a zoom link and password will be sent to you before the event by email.
Enterprise Hub support is available to individuals looking to start a business within the Liverpool City Region, or businesses under 42 months looking to grow in the Liverpool City Region.

How to: Time Manage in Business
2022-02-01 09:30 - 10:30
Work smarter – not harder and take back control of your time.

About this training
This session aims to develop your knowledge of managing time effectively, helping you to work smarter not harder and take back control of your time.
You will review how you are managing your time, find your pinch points, know what and how to prioritise, learn how to manage your workload, and take away some useful strategies so that you stay in control.
Eligibility
This programme is open to WOMEN & MEN living and working in the Liverpool City Region (Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley, Wirral, St Helens, or Halton).
This project is funded by the European Social Fund. In order to confirm eligibility for a funded place on the programme you will need to provide evidence of right to work in the UK and fill in a registration form. One of our team will be in touch to collect this from you before the course starts.
Examples of evidence you could provide includes:

Passport

Birth or adoption certificate

We will also need some evidence of your current employment status, but our team will discuss this with you based on your individual circumstances.
Questions? Contact The Women’s Organisation on hello@thewo.org.uk or 0151 706 8111

Excelerate Women - Greater Manchester Business Growth Programme
2022-02-01 09:30 - 11:00
Fully funded online scale up coaching programme for Greater Manchester women in business and their teams to springboard business growth

*Please note this is a funded programme, so ensure you meet the eligibility criteria detailed below before booking*

About Excelerate Women
Excelerate Women is a fully funded online scale up programme offering coaching for Greater Manchester women business leaders and their teams to springboard business growth.

Are you a woman leading a business or non-profit organisation in Greater Manchester?
Would you like support to strategise in order to grow?
Would you and your wider team benefit from expert business growth coaching?

We invite you to join our Excelerate Women programme and benefit from weekly sessions led by business growth experts. The programme is delivered over 6 weeks through a combination of group mentoring, 1:1 coaching and advice and access to additional free training between sessions choosing modules that suit your business needs. During the sessions you will meet other like-minded women business leaders and leave with a plan to fast track your business or organisation moving forward.

What to expect
Your journey starts here!
The Excelerate Women coaching system has been created with results in mind, both results in confidence for you as a leader and results in numbers (tangible return on investment). Early on we will set you up with our action calendar, so before the 6 weeks are up, you will have already seen a return on your time.
We understand that for women in business sometimes time commitment is a stretch, or there may be others within your organisation who you would prefer to benefit from specific elements of the programme. All we ask from you is that you commit to signing up, being involved in leading the strategy elements of the programme, but if you would prefer to nominate a team member to pick up different modules or meetings then just let us know along the way.

Programme Outline
Join in these core coaching sessions:
Session 1 – Tuesday 1st February, 9.30am Deep Dive
Live on zoom work with our advisors to really shine a microscope on your business. Evaluating effectiveness across the board and identifying areas for growth to start to build strategy action points.
Session 2 – Growth Goals & Mindset (2 hours – time TBC)
Book a 1:1 slot with our mentor. We will help you understand the importance of goals and setting them for your business. Its not just a case of writing goals down, its deciding whats important for the business, and going for them. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, you will see new opportunities, but by deciding what would make a good month, quarter or year now and sticking to it, we won’t find ourselves getting distracted.
Session 3- Action Calendar (2 hours – time TBC)
Once we have our goals and know where we are heading, we will introduce you to our Action Calendar Tool. It will help you build in the activity that’s going to get you to where you need to be. This session will be a group mentoring session where you will be able to discuss your action plan with other women in business, guided by our enterprise expert.
Session 4 – Supercharge Your Socials (flexible learning in your own time)
We will give your and your team access to flexible learning resources to access at a time that suits you over the coming days including:
– SEO MADE SIMPLE – Understanding core Search Engine Optimisation principles to maximise your website or web presence
-FINESSE YOUR FACEBOOK – Taking facebook further
– TWITTER – 3 module from starter to Twitter Ninja level
– MAXIMISE YOUR LINKEDIN – using Linkedin effectively
– I CAN INSTAGRAM – Understanding how to use Instagram effectively
– DEVELOPING CREATIVE CONTENT – Cross platform content planning
– KEEPING CONNECTED DURING A PANDEMIC – Content marketing and PR techniques
Session 5 – Excelerate Your Brand 1pm-3.30pm
Working as a group your programme leader will show you how to audit your website f, highlight any opportunities and identify ways you can increase traffic to your website. We will also have a look at your competitors and show you what they are doing and touch on SEO which we will be working on further over the weekend.
We will work with your coach to look at how to increase your social media presence, set social media targets, understand how to analyse your data and boost your ROI. and will be introduced to the online training resources that will be available to you over the next few days
Session 6 – Final Strategy
Together we will take all of our actions, goals and learning over the past week and create a strategy together to grow your business over the coming months. We can schedule quarterly catch up sessions from here to keep you on track and get you to the next level.
Alongside the core mentoring sessions which are a mixture of 1:1 and group working you and your team will be given access to online training to complete in your own time that will further enhance your skills in strategy planning and marketing. If there are additional growth areas you would like to explore we have the flexibility to look at these with you in our 1:1 sessions.

Eligibility
This programme is open to women running a business (profit making or social enterprise) registered in Greater Manchester. The business must be currently sustaining (not in crisis, or yet to make an income), ready to explore growth and have a business to business focus (for example a social enterprise who contracts with a local authority, or a small business who offers services to other businesses).
This project is part funded by European Regional Development Fund so you will be asked to complete registration documents to confirm your eligibility and will be asked to supply evidence of participation in the programme.

Excelerate Women - Greater Manchester Business Growth Programme
2022-02-01 11:00 - 12:30
Fully funded online scale up coaching programme for Greater Manchester women in business and their teams to springboard business growth

*Please note this is a funded programme, so ensure you meet the eligibility criteria detailed below before booking*

About Excelerate Women
Excelerate Women is a fully funded online scale up programme offering coaching for Greater Manchester women business leaders and their teams to springboard business growth.

Are you a woman leading a business or non-profit organisation in Greater Manchester?
Would you like support to strategise in order to grow?
Would you and your wider team benefit from expert business growth coaching?

We invite you to join our Excelerate Women programme and benefit from weekly sessions led by business growth experts. The programme is delivered over 6 weeks through a combination of group mentoring, 1:1 coaching and advice and access to additional free training between sessions choosing modules that suit your business needs. During the sessions you will meet other like-minded women business leaders and leave with a plan to fast track your business or organisation moving forward.

What to expect
Your journey starts here!
The Excelerate Women coaching system has been created with results in mind, both results in confidence for you as a leader and results in numbers (tangible return on investment). Early on we will set you up with our action calendar, so before the 6 weeks are up, you will have already seen a return on your time.
We understand that for women in business sometimes time commitment is a stretch, or there may be others within your organisation who you would prefer to benefit from specific elements of the programme. All we ask from you is that you commit to signing up, being involved in leading the strategy elements of the programme, but if you would prefer to nominate a team member to pick up different modules or meetings then just let us know along the way.

Programme Outline
Join in these core coaching sessions:
Session 1 – Tuesday 1st February, 11am Deep Dive
Live on zoom work with our advisors to really shine a microscope on your business. Evaluating effectiveness across the board and identifying areas for growth to start to build strategy action points.
Session 2 – Growth Goals & Mindset (2 hours – time TBC)
Book a 1:1 slot with our mentor. We will help you understand the importance of goals and setting them for your business. Its not just a case of writing goals down, its deciding whats important for the business, and going for them. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, you will see new opportunities, but by deciding what would make a good month, quarter or year now and sticking to it, we won’t find ourselves getting distracted.
Session 3- Action Calendar (2 hours – time TBC)
Once we have our goals and know where we are heading, we will introduce you to our Action Calendar Tool. It will help you build in the activity that’s going to get you to where you need to be. This session will be a group mentoring session where you will be able to discuss your action plan with other women in business, guided by our enterprise expert.
Session 4 – Supercharge Your Socials (flexible learning in your own time)
We will give your and your team access to flexible learning resources to access at a time that suits you over the coming days including:
– SEO MADE SIMPLE – Understanding core Search Engine Optimisation principles to maximise your website or web presence
-FINESSE YOUR FACEBOOK – Taking facebook further
– TWITTER – 3 module from starter to Twitter Ninja level
– MAXIMISE YOUR LINKEDIN – using Linkedin effectively
– I CAN INSTAGRAM – Understanding how to use Instagram effectively
– DEVELOPING CREATIVE CONTENT – Cross platform content planning
– KEEPING CONNECTED DURING A PANDEMIC – Content marketing and PR techniques
Session 5 – Excelerate Your Brand 1pm-3.30pm
Working as a group your programme leader will show you how to audit your website f, highlight any opportunities and identify ways you can increase traffic to your website. We will also have a look at your competitors and show you what they are doing and touch on SEO which we will be working on further over the weekend.
We will work with your coach to look at how to increase your social media presence, set social media targets, understand how to analyse your data and boost your ROI. and will be introduced to the online training resources that will be available to you over the next few days
Session 6 – Final Strategy
Together we will take all of our actions, goals and learning over the past week and create a strategy together to grow your business over the coming months. We can schedule quarterly catch up sessions from here to keep you on track and get you to the next level.
Alongside the core mentoring sessions which are a mixture of 1:1 and group working you and your team will be given access to online training to complete in your own time that will further enhance your skills in strategy planning and marketing. If there are additional growth areas you would like to explore we have the flexibility to look at these with you in our 1:1 sessions.

Eligibility
This programme is open to women running a business (profit making or social enterprise) registered in Greater Manchester. The business must be currently sustaining (not in crisis, or yet to make an income), ready to explore growth and have a business to business focus (for example a social enterprise who contracts with a local authority, or a small business who offers services to other businesses).
This project is part funded by European Regional Development Fund so you will be asked to complete registration documents to confirm your eligibility and will be asked to supply evidence of participation in the programme.
