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We offer the following products to the market:

	Workshops
	Career linked programmes
	Seminars
	Structured on-the-job learning (Learnerships)

Available workshops:

	Introduction to Fund Management
	Introduction to Portfolio Managers for SME risk Investment Funds
	Investment process
	Business valuations
	Business development assistance (BDA)
	Business management
	Access to finance
	Social entrepreneurship
	Principles of management
	Performance management
	Self development and personal mastery
	Presentation and facilitation techniques
	A coaching partnership
	Business writing skills

Workshops - Business development assistance

Target population
Fund Managers | Portfolio Managers | Business Advisors | Financial Consultants

Duration
Three days

Workshop essence
Acquire skills to provide business development assistance to potential clients and existing clients as part of an ongoing service for the duration of the loan

Workshop outcomes

1. Define business development assistance

2. Identify and discuss the two business development stages

Pre-investment business development assistance
Post-investment business development assistance

3. Discuss the quality requirements for business development assistance

4. Identify warning signs which indicate business development assistance is required at various stages

Early stage
Good practice business development assistance during the first three months
Later stages