Small contractors offered tips on surviving slump

Grant Prior 15 years ago
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Contractors are being offered a series of workshops outlining how to “survive and thrive” during the tough current financial climate.

The National Construction College is hosting a series of Business Improvement workshops throughout the UK.

The workshops have been designed to help managers, contractors and owners of small and medium sized firms strengthen their businesses.

Delegates will learn how other businesses are coping in these tough times, as well as focusing on key topics such as marketing, selling and customer service, business finance, legal compliance and business plans.

Andy Walder, Director of the college said: “As Europe’s largest construction training provider we work closely with employers to meet their training needs, and pride ourselves on delivering specialist training that will give businesses a competitive edge to help them succeed and grow.

“These workshops have been developed after listening to industry and responding to its needs.

“They will help businesses through these challenging times so that they have the skills they need now and in the future, and are in the best position possible to take advantage of and maximise opportunities.”

For more information about the Business Improvement ‘thriving in tough times’ workshop visit www.cskills.org/coursebooker.

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