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RBMA is proud to be working in partnership with Staffordshire County Council to deliver business support as part of the 'Succeed and Grow' Programme

Fully funded business support for rural microbusinesses in East Staffordshire

Fully funded business support for rural microbusinesses

Business support offer within East Staffordshire covering financial management and budgeting, business planning and growth, HR, personal development and communication. Register your interest here to find out if you qualify for this FREE support offer.

Business Advice Webinars and workshops

RBMA is providing business advice workshops and webinars on financial management, business planning and growth, HR, personal development and communication to support you in growing your business.  Register here to find out if you qualify for this FREE support offer.

Networking and online forum

Business growth can be challenging. RBMA offer opportunities to connect with others through focus groups and an online forum where you can meet other professionals and develop your network of contacts and support and possibly new customers! To find out if you qualify to access this valuable forum for FREE click here. 

Business eligibility terms

To benefit from the fully-funded support, your business must:

Be categorised as a microbusiness (less than 10 employees, turnover of £632,000 or less and have £316,000 or less on its balance sheet).

Have been trading for at least five years

Be registered in a postcode which falls in pilot rural area of East Staffordshire (the council will verify this upon receiving your expression of interest)

Succeed and Grow is a fully funded Marketing, Legal and Financial support scheme for rural microbusinesses in Staffordshire Moorlands and East Staffordshire.

To find out more about the Staffordshire Succeed and Grow Programme

For more information email: succeedandgrow@staffordshire.gov.uk

Confidence in Communication
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Monday 11th November 2024
The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR
In this practical workshop delivered in collaboration with Anne Leatherland, an experienced coach and voice expert, you will gain understanding of how to use your voice as a business tool and how voice skills can help improve communication in business. Connect with your voice and gain understanding of what this means in a safe space. Explore how pitch, pace and volume can convey your message. Our aim is that you leave the session with confidence and knowledge of how you can improve communication in business. (Please note that we will be observing 2 minutes of silence at 11.00am during this session)

What does business growth look like?
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Monday 25th November 2024
The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR
What does business growth look like to you? Essential considerations ahead of business growth are where your business is now and where you want it to be. Join us for our 'what does business growth look like' seminar to explore how to organise strategic objectives across the key principles of a balanced scorecard. The session will help you consider how finance, customer, internal processes and capacity can influence business growth.

Finance Fundamentals
with RBMA Consultancy

11.00am, Tuesday 10th December 2024
Online via our business support forum
In this online webinar you will develop your understanding of budgeting, forecasting and accounting considerations in business growth. Covering topics including cash flow, debt management, financial instruments and funding this workshop will equip you with the knowledge needed to ensure your business growth is underpinned by robust financial planning.

BOOSTING BUSINESS MASTERCLASS

Drop in or join us for a full day of sessions to access to FREE face to face business support.
10.30am, Friday 13th December 2024
The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR
This boosting business masterclass will start with a practical workshop delivered by RBMA in collaboration with Anne Leatherland, an experienced coach and voice expert exploring how to deal with nerves with practical activities to help.

KMC legal/finance professionals will then guide you through contractual relationships with practical guidance on creating, managing and enforcing business contracts. In the afternoon session Peacock Digital Marketing will support you in building your own website. Join us for this fantastic day of FREE support to Boost your Business

Fundamentals of Operational Leadership
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Tuesday 7th January 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will consider the key duties of operational leaders and what essential skills are needed in your team to ensure you achieve your strategic intention. We will explore the essential ingredients of a high performing team and consider how our own leadership style might change in different settings.

BOOSTING BUSINESS MASTERCLASS

Drop in or join us for a full day of sessions to access to FREE face to face business support.
10.30am, Thursday 9th January 2025
The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR
This boosting business masterclass will start with a practical workshop delivered by RBMA in collaboration with Anne Leatherland, an experienced coach and voice expert exploring how to deal with nerves with practical activities. KMC legal/finance professionals will then help you navigate employment law in their 'What every growing business needs to know' session. In the afternoon session RBMA will equip you with tools to strengthen how your business can prepare for external and internal pressures. Join us for this fantastic day of FREE support to Boost your Business

Finance Fundamentals
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Friday 10th January 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online webinar you will develop your understanding of budgeting, forecasting and accounting considerations in business growth. Covering topics including cash flow, debt management, financial instruments and funding this workshop will equip you with the knowledge needed to ensure your business growth is underpinned by robust financial planning.

BOOSTING BUSINESS MASTERCLASS
RBMA, KMC Legal & Finance,
Peacock Digital Marketing

Drop in or join us for a full day of sessions to access to FREE face to face business support.
10.30am, Tuesday 14th January 2025
The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR
This boosting business masterclass will start with a practical workshop delivered by RBMA in collaboration with Anne Leatherland, an experienced coach and voice expert exploring how to deal with nerves with practical activities. KMC legal/finance professionals will support you to consider legal risk management sharing tips to ensure your growing business is compliant. Peacock Digital Marketing will help you to boost your business online identity and develop effective social media strategies with their 'easy-peasy social media planning' afternoon session.Join us for this fantastic day of FREE support to Boost your Business

What does business growth look like?
with RBMA Consultancy

7.00pm, Wednesday 15th January 2025
Online via our business support forum
What does business growth look like to you? Essential considerations ahead of business growth are where your business is now and where you want it to be. Join us for our 'what does business growth look like' seminar to explore how to organise strategic objectives across the key principles of a balanced scorecard. The session will help you consider how finance, customer, internal processes and capacity can influence business growth.

Strategic planning toolkit - who has the power?
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online webinar you will learn how to evaluate competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, the threat of substitute products or new entries into your marketplace. Strengthen your chance of business growth success by getting ahead of the game and considering in advance each of these elements and put in place strategies to combat them.

Strategic planning toolkit - SWOT analysis
with RBMA Consultancy

2.00pm, Monday 27th January 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online webinar you will learn how to utilise strategic planning tools to help inform business growth. Develop the skills to analyse your business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and consider what impact each of these might have on your plans for business growth.

Strategic planning toolkit - PESTLE analysis
with RBMA Consultancy

7.00pm, Thursday 30th January 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online webinar you will learn how to utilise strategic planning tools to help inform business growth. Develop the skills to analyse how political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors might impact your plans for business growth.

Strategic planning toolkit - who has the power?
with RBMA Consultancy

11.30am, Monday 3rd February 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online webinar you will learn how to evaluate competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, the threat of substitute products or new entries into your marketplace. Strengthen your chance of business growth success by getting ahead of the game and considering in advance each of these elements and put in place strategies to combat them.

Operational Efficiency and Excellence
with RBMA Consultancy

2.00pm, Thursday 6th February 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will consider continuous improvement and the impact of this on efficiency, effectiveness and profit of an organisation. We will explore how resource management, people management and finance management can impact growth.

Risk Management
with RBMA Consultancy

7.00pm, Monday 10th February 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will explore how contingency planning can equip your organisation’s ability to react to an unforeseen event. We will consider types of risk and how to identify these along with risk mitigation strategies and evaluation of risk.

Monitoring and Evaluating Business Growth
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Wednesday 12th February 2025
Online via our business support forum
How will you know that your business growth plan is on track? In this online seminar we will explore key performance indicators (KPIs) and how these can be used to monitor and measure success.

Fundamentals of Operational Leadership
with RBMA Consultancy

1.00pm, Monday 3rd March 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will consider the key duties of operational leaders and what essential skills are needed in your team to ensure you achieve your strategic intention. We will explore the essential ingredients of a high performing team and consider how our own leadership style might change in different settings.

Operational Efficiency and Excellence
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Wednesday 5th March 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will consider continuous improvement and the impact of this on efficiency, effectiveness and profit of an organisation. We will explore how resource management, people management and finance management can impact growth.

HR Fundamentals
with RBMA Consultancy

2.00pm, Friday 7th March March 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will explore fundamentals of human resource management including job descriptions, person specifications, adverts, interview, induction and onboarding considerations.

Monitoring and Evaluating Business Growth
with RBMA Consultancy

10.30am, Monday 10th March 2025
Online via our business support forum
How will you know that your business growth plan is on track? In this online seminar we will explore key performance indicators (KPIs) and how these can be used to monitor and measure success.

Risk Management
with RBMA Consultancy

2.00pm, Wednesday 12th March 2025
Online via our business support forum
In this online seminar we will explore how contingency planning can equip your organisation’s ability to react to an unforeseen event. We will consider types of risk and how to identify these along with risk mitigation strategies and evaluation of risk.

Succeed and Grow Networking Event
with RBMA, KMC Legal,
Peacock Digital Marketing
and Staffordshire County Council

9.30am, Thursday 20th March 2025
The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR
Join us for the opportunity to network face to face with members of our business forum. Make new business connections and share feedback on the SCC funded Support and Grow offer.
FREE workshops for businesses that meet the succeed and grow criteria, register your expression of interest here

Once you have signed up to the Staffordshire Succeed and Grow Programme, we'd love you to join our RBMA business network forum...

Click here to join our business network forum

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