"5 Steps of Really Selling" BIC training event, 29th Feb

Isle of Man Business Incubator is delivering a training presentation designed to help business owners improve their selling skills, understand sales process and boost sales.

The presentation was originally put together for incubator and Small Business Start up Scheme clients, but since we have some places free, we're extending the offer to the broader business community. The topic will be relevant for established and new businesses.  


Top business coach and advisor Bransom Bean is presenting "Five Steps of Really Selling" on Wednesday 29th February 2012. The event is supported and organised by Isle of Man Business Incubator. 


Event Details: 

Presentation Title: "Five Steps of Really Selling"

Presenter: Bransom Bean

Date: Wednesday 29th February 2012 

Time: 12 noon for 12.20 start, ends by 14.00 

Venue: Sanderson Suite, Claremont Hotel, Douglas 

Cost: £10.00, pay on the door 

Refreshments: Tea / coffee / soft drinks provided (attendees welcome to bring their own lunch).

To book: e-mail kate@iombic.im quoting ref: SALES 29/02 in e-mail subject line.  Please provide attendee name(s), business name and contact telephone number.

Places are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited.

New appointee to run Women's Business Group on Isle of Man

Douglas, ISLE OF MAN, 13 January 2011 - Forward Ladies has appointed Stephanie Frankham to run the business support organisation on the Isle of Man.

Stephanie works at Moore Stephens Trust Company Limited and is also training to become a Chartered Secretary, but had enjoyed being a member of Forward Ladies so much that she decided to run the organisation on a part-time basis.

Fresh from the Women in Business Awards in November, two Isle of Man businesswomen took major awards back to the island – Sheila Dean was International Business Woman of the Year, and Torie Kissack was the Young Business Woman of the Year – and Stephanie plans to hold an event celebrating the achievements of these Isle of Man businesswomen in February, along with successful women from the Isle of Man Excellence Awards.

Stephanie said: “On a personal level, I have found Forward Ladies very useful to get to know other professional women on the island. The island is such a small place, and the perfect environment for spreading information by word of mouth.”

“I am planning a whole range of events from coffee to cocktails, breakfasts and lunches, and I am going to be asking the members on the island what they want to see - whether it’s training, mentoring or speakers.”

“There are also companies on the island which want to work with Forward Ladies, as they can see the benefits in working with us and would like to help raise the profile of the organisation on the Isle of Man.”

Although born in England, Stephanie went to Zimbabwe with her family when she was very young, later moving to Zambia where she subsequently studied Business Management at university there. She has been working in the Fiduciary Services Industry since moving to the Island in 2006.

Forward Ladies was founded by Etta Cohen with a handful of women who met to find mutually beneficial ways of working together.  It is now the north’s largest women’s business support organisation with a commitment to encouraging greater levels of female entrepreneurship. The network runs more than 300 events a year across the north, offers mentoring support to members, and provides opportunities to inspire and encourage women in their professional life.

Etta Cohen – who still runs the organisation said: “Forward Ladies is very inclusive; we welcome members from all walks of life, whether they are sole traders working from home, part-time workers, women working in businesses in law firms, accountancy practices and marketing agencies, MDs and corporate executives.  Women make a valuable contribution to the economy and we will welcome all women at whatever stage they are at in their career.”

The success of the organisation is because the appeal is universal.  “It’s not an elite organisation where you have to be invited to join, and no-one need feel that their own small business is not valid;” said Etta.

“We genuinely offer something for everyone.  We have run workshops to help small business owners build up their knowledge and expertise through training and development.  We have taken women to the European Parliament, highlighted with a dinner with the British Ambassador in Brussels, and taken a trade mission to Hong Kong.  We have a programme of inspirational speakers, and hold annual conferences for International Women’s Day. Equally we have held networking events in restaurants, spas and shops.  Forward Ladies reflects the dynamic and diverse interests of our members, which are many and varied.”

For more information or to reserve a place at a Forward Ladies Isle of Man event visit http://www.forwardladies.com/networking-in-isle+of+man or ring 0845 64 34 940.

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Notes: Founded by Etta Cohen in 2000, Forward Ladies began as a small group of professional women meeting and sharing experiences. Since then, Forward Ladies has grown with its more than 11,000 members driving it forward and it's now the North’s fastest growing, women’s networking and business support organisations. It's mission:  "Promoting and celebrating the engagement and participation of women in economic success by enabling women to be more confident in life and business through knowledge, contacts, support and friendship." Visit www.forwardladies.com for more information.

For further information relating to this news release: please contact Anne Crowther on 0845 6434 940. 

Success for First Ever Marketing Clinics Staged on the Isle of Man

Marketing clinics organised by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Isle of Man Business Incubator (BIC) were a resounding success for local businesses.

At the first event of its kind on the Isle of Man, thirty businesses from a broad range of sectors including manufacturing, software, local produce, healthcare, retail and professional services benefitted from tailored expert marketing guidance provided by twelve Isle of Man chartered marketing professionals who donated their time to provide dedicated 45 minute appointments.

Kate Lord, Isle of Man Business Incubator said, “The outstanding success and interest in the marketing clinics shows the appetite of local businesses to access continued learning opportunities to improve business performance and be competitive. That we can hold this event using local expertise is evidence that investment by government in professional programmes, such as CIM and business start-up support works and has payback and value in the broader business community.”

Participating businesses were a mix of graduates and clients of BIC, Small Business Start Up Scheme and local businesses, established and new. Endorsement and feedback was excellent with most participants saying the advice benefitted their businesses, provided focus, helped them look at the most profitable activity and inspired them to achieve more.

CIM Isle of Man Chair Cathy Cowin said: “We are delighted at how successful this event has been. The feedback we have received is wonderful and we are pleased to have been able to facilitate this event and offer marketing expertise to a cross-section of local businesses. It was the perfect time to stage the clinics, during a week which celebrates marketing. We hope to host this event again as it provides a helping hand to professionals in what is an important and essential process.”

The clinics were held during Marketing Week at the new Isle of Man Business Centre with the generous support of Capital International.