2018 "Learning Sessions" at The Kitchen Croxley

By now you might have heard about the "Business Development Network" in South West Herts.

 This is an initiative to bring local businesses, traders and entrepreneurs together.

If we can work together collaboratively we can achieve far more than we can as individuals, all we really need to do is say... "yes I would rather play as a team than go it all alone" ... How can I get involved and what can I do? ... 

To work as an effective team though we need to be able to share easily what we are all doing... and this means? ... yep... online skills are quite an important part of that.

Have no fear though because... as part of the overall programme... there is innovation (ideas and creativity)... people (that's the local businesses / community) and SKILLS ... this is the part that enables is to bring our collective skill level up. Quite simply the more skilled we are, the more we are able to support each other, the quicker and faster we can grow our Local Business Network and then... we will have created a rock solid foundation upon which we can encourage people to #BuyLocal.

More about the "Learning Sessions" and skills development


IPSL continues to be supported by +The Kitchen Croxley (Kitchen Business) which has been acting as a mini Business Hub for us. You may all be aware of the Kitchen Croxley on Watford Road? A great business that majors on baking celebration cakes, Afternoon Teas, Parties, Events, and of course a first class Coffee & Cake Shop too!

Linda (proprietor of the Kitchen) is also a massive community fan, and wherever possible buys her products from local suppliers. Linda has reaffirmed her support for the Skills Development Hub for local businesses and charities and on each Tuesday commencing on the 9th Jan (excluding 16th Jan) we will be running 3 x 90 minute "Learning Sessions" that will also be shared on the Kitchen Business FB Page.

All "Learning Sessions" are offered on the basis of "Pay According to the Value you received" 

Kickstart your business in January "Learning Session"



We will be putting all these "Learning Sessions" up on the Skills calendar (visit the SWHertsSkills website here) in the next day or two... but each week in January is going to focus on specific aspects of giving your business the boost it needs and set you up for the year... Below a sneak preview of how the first three weeks will be programmed...

All of these sessions will be interactive. The sole purpose is to have a fully operational plan for the year ahead... let 2018 be your year of intent. Clear list of what you will be doing, Measurable, and dependent on your own efforts. Let's not leave it to chance this year!

9th Jan 2018 - 3 x 90 minute sessions... How do you want 2018 to look?

  • What has your life taught you? ... How have you been shaped? ... Where might you need to focus?
  • What do you want from the next 12 months, fulfilling your needs, contribution to long term vision
  • What effort / time will it take to get that - being realistic, adjusting as necessary, constraints and parameters that restrict you
  • What do you need to learn, what tools will you need, what does your activity look like, who do you need to connect with? Creating an action plan

23rd Jan 2018 - 3 sessions... Building a rock solid foundation

  • Audit... what do you have in place to support your vision, and how is it serving you
  • Offline Networking, every connection has value, we will be looking at how a shift in mindset can act as a huge catalyst for your business
  • Sorting out our Social Media... love it our loathe it we have it. We'll be discussing innovative Social Media techniques that get real value from the effort put in. 
  • List building and growing your tribe

30th Jan 2018 - 3 sessions... Interaction, engagement & making friends

  • What's your story? ... and who will be enchanted by it? 
  • Different ways to engage your community, social media, blogs, newsletters, video, audio 
  • Belonging to something much bigger. How can you contribute? 

February the "Learning Sessions" will be devoted to how we can all work together to build our local Business Development Network... and really operate as #TeamSWHerts

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