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Take the awkwardness out of your elevator pitch, feel positive and happy about telling people about your business or even yourself! Take the awkwardness out of your elevator pitch, get to feel positive and happy about telling people about your business, your products and services or just yourself. Clare will use her coaching skills to take you through some easy to adopt techniques that you can use to take your pitch up a level or two, if fact by the time Clare’s finished you may even believe that the sky’s the limit. About Clare: Clare Palmer – Award-winning coach and founder of Clarity Coaching by Clare Palmer Clare had a highly successful and accredited career working as a senior compliance manager for a multinational communications provider. Being recognised for her unique ability to inspire and connect with people Clare won a global coaching award following which she designed and implemented a new coaching culture and leadership standards. As a mother, leader, and business owner Clare understands the pressure we can place on ourselves and the negative self-belief we can have, she knew she could help people and especially women create a better balance and harness their positive self-belief to truly

Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about how to structure your business Find out the answers to the questions you really need to know! Award winning accountant, James Twigger, will give you advice on how to find the answers to these frequently asked questions: • What is the best business structure for me – sole trade, partnership or limited company? • What can I claim to reduce my tax bill? • When do I have to register for VAT and what impact will it have on my business? • ‘Making Tax Digital’ – what’s that all about? About James Being born and bred in Torbay, James’ career to date has been spent at some of the Westcountry’s finest accountancy firms. James took that experience to launch Accounting4Everything, at their new offices located in Preston Paignton. James’ passion is working closely with local business owners to grow and achieve their objectives. Having been brought up in one of Paignton’s largest hotels, James has been involved in business from a very young age which has given James a unique perspective of the leisure and Tourism sector, the largest industry in the English Riviera. In 2015 thanks to client nominations,

What is content marketing and how can you use it to build brand trust and loyalty? What is content marketing and how can you use it to build brand trust and loyalty? This webinar will dissect the ways in which blogs, photos, videos and more can elevate your business’ credibility. About Francesca Francesca is a trained journalist and ex-Chief Reporter turned freelance copywriter. Over the past four years she has run the marketing programme for a national charity, helping generate hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations through persuasive and compelling copy. Since going freelance she has been working with small businesses to improve their written content, be that web copy to drive sales, social media posts to increase brand awareness or blog posts to improve SEO. Booking/Joining information This is a Zoom webinar – details will be sent to you 24 hours before the session via email. The session will be recorded for BIPC Devon’s archive. You are free to leave your cameras on or turn them off as you prefer. There will be a chance to ask questions during the session, which you can do via video/audio or by using the Zoom chat function. If there is anything

In this session we’ll work on your prospecting plan, identifying the key activities that you need to undertake to identify your customers Details: Warren Buffet once said that an idiot with a plan beats a genius without one. In this session we’ll work on your prospecting plan, identifying the key activities that you need to undertake to ensure success. About Olly: Selling can be tough, and never more so than when you are starting up. Whether it’s getting into more conversations with prospective customers, turning those conversations in to business opportunities, or closing those opportunities with control, there’s a lot to consider. Olly Harrison works for Sandler Training, the largest sales training organisation in the world, with a global network of more than 250 offices in 25 countries. Sandler help business leaders make sales a core strength of their business. Before joining Sandler, Olly was a client and the Sandler methodology transformed his approach to sales, and the financial performance of his business. He now spends his time helping businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to multinationals achieve the same transformation. Booking/Joining information This is a Zoom webinar – details will be sent to you 24 hours before the session

In this webinar session, Alison will talk you through the process of building your brand and then communicating it with your customers Developing your brand: Who are you, and why should people buy from you? In this webinar session, Alison will talk you through the process of building your brand and then communicating it. She’ll cover: What is a brand, and why is it important? How to determine your brand Naming your brand Your logo and brand identity Determining your tone of voice The importance of brand consistency What all of this means in practice! Whether you already have a brand or are yet to settle on one, this webinar will help you make sure you’re creating the right impression and give you a solid platform to launch your marketing. About Alison: Alison is a Chartered Marketer and a no-fluff marketing consultant. Her approach is straightforward, plain-speaking and honest. In 2010 she created Straight Marketing, a marketing agency focused on helping busy business to raise their profile, attract new customers and increase sales. Before Straight Marketing, Alison spent 13 years in the professional services sector, working on the planning, coordination, and implementation of business development strategies and marketing communications programmes.

The aim of this webinar is to help you understand both legal essentials and easy to follow guidelines for effective staff management. Employing People: Ten Top Tips If you run your own business, you’re probably used to doing pretty much everything — whether it’s dealing with customers, handling the paperwork or just making yourself a well-deserved cup of tea. But there’s a limit to how much one person can do. If you’re looking to grow your business, sooner or later you’re probably going to need to think about getting someone else on board and what that might involve. It can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be that complicated. And it could be the start of something big. The information in the Ten Top Tips, has been specifically designed with smaller businesses in mind. The aim is to help you understand both legal essentials and easy to follow guidelines for effective staff management, and provides succinct procedures on the main employment matters. Presenter Bio HR Professional and Ex Royal Marine, Director of Endorse HR and Chair of Exeter Federation of Small Businesses. Mick has been running his own successful HR consultancy business for over 8 years as well as

A guide to digital marketing for new businesses Digital marketing has never been more important for getting more eyes on your business. Discover what forms of digital marketing you should be focusing on to raise awareness of your business in this post-pandemic era. About Francesca Francesca is a trained journalist and ex-Chief Reporter turned freelance copywriter. Over the past four years she has run the marketing programme for a national charity, helping generate hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations through persuasive and compelling copy. Since going freelance she has been working with small businesses to improve their written content, be that web copy to drive sales, social media posts to increase brand awareness or blog posts to improve SEO. Booking/Joining information This is a Zoom webinar – details will be sent to you 24 hours before the session via email. The session will be recorded for BIPC Devon’s archive. You are free to leave your cameras on or turn them off as you prefer. There will be a chance to ask questions during the session, which you can do via video/audio or by using the Zoom chat function. If there is anything we can do to help you access

Jemma uses an innovative approach to business mentoring by blending business strategy with psychology to help entrepreneurs. About Jemma Jemma’s entrepreneurial journey began at 16 when she stumbled across a freelancer site and culminated in 2020 when she combined her mentoring experience, psychology education and love of business to create Virtually Done. She now gets to spend her days supporting incredible online-based entrepreneurs as they navigate the ups and downs of business and grow and scale to levels they never thought possible. Jemma uses an innovative approach to business mentoring by blending business strategy with psychology to help entrepreneurs tap into their passions, sell out their offers and build an abundant life. Booking/Joining information This is a Zoom webinar – details will be sent to you 24 hours before the session via email. The session will be recorded for BIPC Devon’s archive. You are free to leave your cameras on or turn them off as you prefer. There will be a chance to ask questions during the session, which you can do via video/audio or by using the Zoom chat function. If there is anything we can do to help you access this session more easily, please do get in