Following the success of the previous workshop series PCDN (Preston Cooperative Development Network) are continuing the cooperative development programme with several local groups and social enterprises. The next stage of workshops will take place in October and November. This round of workshops will feature themes such as:
- Basic Business Planning
- Conflict Resolution in Business
- Basic Business Finance
- Negotiation in Business
These workshops will be led by two new instructors to the series, Craig Lawrenson and Joseph Buglass.
Craig Lawrenson [Below] is an award-winning business advisor who has been running businesses most of his adult life. Craig has a true passion for supporting the start-up and growth of new business ventures and developing people’s ideas, supporting the start-up of over 6,000 ventures in the past 14 years.
He delivers workshops on finance and accounting and has an unparalleled knowledge in business start-up, self-assessment and in work benefits. Craig will be hosting the Basic Business Planning as well as the Basic Business Finance workshops sessions.
Our other instructor is Joseph Buglass [Below]. Joe has spent time in both the corporate and HE sectors whilst setting up and running micro businesses along the way. Whilst in the HE Sector he discovered a passion for helping young people to set up their own businesses and has spent the last 20 years doing just that. He’s the author of the Amazon bestseller “Brilliant Business Ideas” which you can find here [Brilliant Business Ideas – The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Profitable Creativity : Buglass, Joe, Benn Joseph, Benn, Joseph: Amazon.com.be: Books]. Joe will be conducting the workshops on Conflict Resolution in Business and Business Negotiation.
This next stage of the workshop series will happen in Preston Town Hall during October and November. If you’d like to know more about this workshops series and perhaps are interested in attending yourself please get in touch with:
admin@prestoncoopdevelopment.org