Build The Growth Plan Your Business Actually Needs
Spread over separate weeks, this two-day practical workshop is designed for small business owners who want more than ideas, for owners who want a clear, costed roadmap for growth.
We guide you through a structured framework that brings clarity to where your business is today, where it could realistically be in three to five years, and how to bridge that gap. This isn’t theory. It’s a working session where you build your own costed growth plan in real time.
What You'll Learn & Do
Over the two days, you’ll build a clear, workable business plan covering sales, marketing, people, competition, risks and opportunities. We’ll ensure it’s grounded in reality — factoring in revenue drivers, pricing, operational capacity and the resources needed to deliver it. You'll leave with:
Clear direction
A structured and realistic plan
A focussed set of actions
Confidnece in your numbers to achieve your plan
What We'll Be Covering:
Defining Your Direction & Strategy
Your strategy for the next 3 to 5 years
Your business purpose and the product/service you deliver
Build An Actionable Plan
Define your sales and marketing strategy
Identify market opportunities and growth routes
Identify risks and reality check
Driving The Results
Set clear priorities, actions and measurable goals
Create a sales and marketign plan aligned to your strategy
Set KPIs to track performance and progress
Do the Numbers
Build a costed business plan aligned to your strategy
Set financial targets and commercial measures
Create profit and loss and cashflow forecasts
Course Preparation/Prerequisites
Bring your laptop and power lead.
Please save any files we have sent to you beforehand onto your laptop.
Answer the few questions that we send you and bring the answers on the day.
You may have some homework to do before the second day.
Expected Skills / Previous Courses
Basic understanding of Excel or other spreadsheet software
Duration : 2 Days
All Day 9am - 5pm
Dates
15th & 29th September 2026
Location
The Welcombe Hotel
Stratford Upon Avon
CV37 0NR
Al la carte or buffet lunch provided
£450 Save £100 if you book before 15th Aug
Fully booked / date doesn't suit?
Your Trainer:
Darren Downes
For People Who Want:
A realistic and actionable business plan
Clarity and focus on your next steps
Improved confidence on your numbers
Clear direction for you and your business
Clarity and confidence to take your business to the next level
What You’ll Take Away
A set of actions to achive your plan
Clarity and focus on your next steps
A set of measures to check your progress
A profit and loss and cashflow forecast