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GET 5% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER


i-lite Lighting Specialists Receive an extra five per cent off your first order online or in-store with i-lite Lighting Specialists. Use the voucher code SAVE5. Log on to www.ilite.co.uk for more information. Tel: 0121 554 7715 Valid until 13 Oct 2016


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FLIGHTS FOR BUSINESS TRAVELLERS


Flybe Flybe is offering Chamber members 10 per cent off ‘Just Fly’ and ‘Get More’ products for all Flybe routes within, and to and from, the UK. All you have to do is book before 15 October 2016 for travel until 30 November 2016. Simply enter BHX10%OFF in the promo code box in the flight search widget on any page of Flybe.com to enjoy this discount. For more information visit www.flybe.com/business Tel: 03717 002000 Valid until 15 Oct 2016


GET 20% OFF EVENT SERVICES


Abzorbed Events Chamber members can get a fantastic discount on all Abzorbed Events services. As specialists in the event industry, Abzorbed offer services from full event management to simple event furniture hire. With a whole range of services and items to choose from, Abzorbed can help transform any event, large or small, into the spectacle it deserves. Visit www.abzorbed-events.co.uk for more information. Tel: 03333 052952 Valid until 27 Oct 2016


EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE


SUPPORT Nikki Radvanyi Executive Support Chairmen and non-executive directors can get 20% off their first month’s Executive Assistant and Virtual Assistant package. The package includes international diary management, email management, stakeholder liaison and stringent gate-keeping. Bespoke packages are also available, hours to suit Monday to Friday. Tel: 07730 2218587 Valid until 31 Oct 2016


THINKING OF YOUR CHRISTMAS


PARTY? Be At One Cocktail Bar Early bird Christmas bookings made before the end of October will be entitled to a complimentary Prosecco reception. Those booking a drinks package will be upgraded to a Mumm Champagne Reception. Contact sophiewebber@beatone.co.uk, quoting ‘Chamber’. Tel: 0121 227 2225 Valid until 31 Oct 2016


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If you fail to plan, be prepared to fail


The key to running a sustainable business is having a SMART business plan. This should be implemented as your business guide. Vital aspects of your business will require clarity and focus, and the most significant question is: ‘Do you have a product that solves a problem or fulfils a need?’. If so, then you have identified your Value Proposition. This should be the magic beans of your business, from where you will identify ‘Who your target market is’. Other decisions about pricing, product placement, and promotions should grow from these magic beans. Many people focus on creating a visually appealing website, yet often


Naeem Arif, Director, NA Consulting Ltd


forget to put simple basics in place. As a result, their content becomes ineffective or irrelevant for their target audience. We recently delivered our Business Planning Seminar for a group of business


owners and entrepreneurs based in Birmingham, and the results have been outstanding. Our approach has been to apply the fundamentals of our tried and tested Business Plan Workbooks, to a delegate’s individual circumstances. Our template provide the actual framework, combined with case study


examples with our very own experience, and present delegates with great value - Enabling us to create a strategy that works for them. During the day of the seminar, delegates used words such as ‘clarity’,


‘direction’, and ‘innovative’ whilst providing feedback. Most importantly, they walked away with a business plan and strategy, which will increase their chances of achieving entrepreneurial success.


Our next Seminar is planned for November 2016 and we have already had requests to attend despite not confirming the date. If you would like to attend or for more information about our products and services, please email Info@NAConsulting.co.uk, visit www.NAConsulting.co.uk or Facebook/NA Consulting


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