What does Grow Vantage offer?

  • 24 sessions
  • opportunities for meaningful discussion with other business owners
  • the expertise of Donna Douglas at the end of your phone (or tweet)
  • and lots of learning…
Insurance.Business liability. Business interruption. Commercial vehicle. Care and Control. Grow Vantage businesses understand why and how and get insurance almost immediately. The difference between business life and death.
Costing & Pricing. If you never get out of bed, what does every hour cost you? Once you start working, how does the cost increase? And what if you want to make a profit? What about if you have a spouse also earning… does that affect your pricing? How do you figure out what to charge for your products? For your services? Is the formula different?
Books and Tax. As you keep track of money-in/money-out, what’s Canada Revenue expecting? What’s legal to write off? What’s not? How do you keep track of all the money you spend. What categories does it fit into? How much is 100% write-off; how much is 50%. What about HST? Can you learn an easy way to do all this? You sure can!
Loans, Lines, Leases. You need to buy equipment for your business. You need money for inventory. Your credit card is at 19% and almost at its limit. Solution? Lots of solutions and Grow Vantage offers a three-way solution that benefits you at tax time!
Ring! Ring! Your Phone is your best Salesperson. Are you ready to take the call? Are you able to pick up where you left off? What if someone calls you and gets your message… how well does the message sell? Learn from a master telephone expert.
Infomercials. Sell your results, not your process. With advice and encouragement from Grow Vantage colleagues, you’ll develop a message that’s repeatable and refer-able.
Dynamite Trade Shows. This is difference between ho-hum and dyanmic. Learn proven basics of effective trade show booths: which one to choose, how to set it up, what and how to give away, how to approach booth visitors, effective followup, subsequent sales.
Someone Stole My Name! Once you choose your Business Name, how can you protect it? How can you be sure it’s not already out there on the side of someone else’s vehicle? What are the steps to guaranteeing it’s yours?
Target Your Sales Pitch. The Business Section of your library is your profit ally. You’ll learn about databases, business plan examples, continual research tips and free workshops to grow your business effectively.
Canada Revenue. Develop a solid relationship with Canada Revenue. Hear from the director of Client Services about what’s available for you, and then take advantage of it!
Your Customer’s Colour. With Personality Dimensions, you’ll learn about personality types and how to relate effectively to them. This seminar is incredibly helpful when subcontracting your own services. A dynamic, laughter-based!
Privacy Protection. January, 2004 it became federal law to have a published Privacy Policy that guarantees your vendors’, customers’, and suppliers’ information is protected. What, exactly, do you protect? 10 principles dictate this legislation. Write your privacy policy in one evening’s session.
Web Design. Your strategic, online presence is a deliberate decision. How do you select a web designer who’s going to give you what you need at a price you can afford? How do you know if a designer is good? What do you look for? Who do you look for? This is a targeted session to equip you with a sales list when selecting your design company.
Communications. If you’re selling, buying, explaining, learning… knowing how others operate will increase your effectiveness.
Manage Your Time. Integrate your activities and managing time becomes a series of decisions. Working, effective session.
Graphic Design. Your business look needs consistency everywhere. Learn from an expert how to select a designer, work with one to maximum advantage. Learn how web and graphics are merging.
Social Media Marketing. Tweet-tweet. Blog. Scribble Live. Facebook. Linked In. Making sales and marketing effectiveness from all of it. This is critical to build into your marketing activities.
Group Power. At the half year mark, all business owners encounter specific problems. Using the group power approach, in-class discussion finds a lot of solutions to a lot of problems.
Filling the Sales Funnel. Understanding the sales process means you know how to ask for the order. This session teaches the importance of consistent funnel-filling so the closed sale comes out the bottom. Fun! Effective!
Quotes & Contracts. Protect yourself. Protect your customer. Protect your suppliers. Develop great estimates, quotes and agreements that consider every player in the business process.
Can’t Get Paid? If your contract isn’t good, you may have trouble getting paid. And, what do you to if you’re not getting paid? This double-topic session zeroes in on how to make sure you’re invoicing effectively, and what happens if your customer slips away.
Media Coverage. Know your hook. Your true news story. Learn how to blend your business activities with not for profits for maximum media exposure. And then take it to the web. Active session with great examples.
Hiring Effectively. When you’re overwhelmed with work, you usually get a buddy to help out. But when you’re permanently overwhelmed with work, it’s time to hire! How to negotiate that minefield of legalities?
Plan for Year Two (and 3 and 4…). Ask yourself the tough questions. And use the answers to build on your future.
Blow Your Borders. Every spring, all Grow Vantage businesses, past and present, are invited to a Pot Luck celebration with a stimulating speaker. Blow Your Borders is the topic. Stimulating your business growth to move into delivering product and service internationally… that’s what the speaker will encourage you to do.