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Colbea runs a variety of specific business training courses; all designed to help you at every stage of your business journey.
Latest Training Courses
Colbea offers a range of business training programmes and courses to help you successfully start-up and grow your business.
Our training courses are hands-on, interactive, and will help you take proactive steps towards business success.
Book today to develop the skills to take your business to the next level.
Training for New Businesses
Business training courses covering a wide range of topics, suited for pre-start or early stage businesses. All courses are fully funded, unless indicated otherwise.
First Steps to Startup Success
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First Steps to Startup Success is a comprehensive training course for those starting up or developing a new business.
This business training workshop – split into bite-sized sessions – will take you step-by-step through the process of setting up and structuring your business.
It’s all about getting started – how to prepare yourself and your finances and exploring your business idea in depth.
WHAT’S COVERED?
Getting yourself ‘business ready’
Making your marketing work
Business banking
Managing your business money
Preparing for business planning
Your next action steps
We’ve helped thousands of new businesses get started. Will you be our next success story?
These free workshops are for residents of Essex for businesses of any size, at any stage, and in any sector.
No prior business knowledge is required.
An Introduction to Finance Fundamentals
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The Introduction to Finance course covers many key topics to help you get your business financially set-up and ready to enter the world of trading. Here’s an overview of the course topics:
Understanding a Profit & Loss Account
Gross Profit / Net Profit calculations
Business Viability, including the basics of Business Taxation
How to present your forecast within a Business Plan
Personal Budget
Start-up Costs
Pricing
Sales Forecasting
Cash Flow
Profit & Loss
Question & Answer session
These workshops are for residents of Essex for businesses of any size, at any stage, and in any sector.
Workshops would be more beneficial to new businesses and individuals who need to create or develop their finances to enable the future success of their business.
Import & Export Training
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The Import/Export training courses cover many key topics to help you get your business set-up and ready to enter the world of trading. Here’s an overview of the course topics:
Exporting – How do I Start?
An Introduction to Incoterms®
Customs and Logistics for Newcomers to International Trade
Working with Distributors and Agents in Export Markets
An Introduction to Rules of Origin
An Introduction to Letters of Credit and Export Finance
These free workshops are for residents of Essex for businesses of any size, at any stage, and in any sector.
Workshops would be more beneficial to new businesses and individuals within the Import/Export sector to enable the future success of their business.
Digital Skills Workshops
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Each attendee can choose to attend any of the workshops listed below. Each workshop will be held multiple times throughout the year, and you can also book for additional refresher/Q&A sessions:
Driving Traffic to your Website / SEO
E-commerce / Online Sales
Website Development
Social Media
Project Management Tools for Digital Marketing
Q&A / Refresher session
These free workshops are for residents of Essex for businesses of any size, at any stage, and in any sector.
Workshops would be more beneficial to those businesses and individuals who need to create or develop their online presence to enable the future success of their business.
Training for Growing & Established Businesses
Business training courses covering a wide range of topics, suited for already existing businesses looking to grow/expand. All courses are fully funded, unless indicated otherwise.
Essex Business Accelerator
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A series of eight online sessions supporting entrepreneurs and businesses facing challenging circumstances. The programme helps bridge the gap between ‘what is’ and ‘what could be’ by providing foundational business development and innovation skills. A social learning event that will develop your skills and empower your business.
WHAT’S COVERED?
Session 1 – An introduction to the programme: entrepreneurial networks and pitching in general
Session 2 – Discovering your drivers: value-led business development
Session 3 – Tools for innovation: using the Business Model Canvas and engaging with business model innovation
Session 4 – Understanding what makes your customers tick: product-market fit and business model fit
Session 5 – Build a marketing strategy and develop your brand. Empower the language of the business
Session 6 – Financial metrics that matter. Cost drivers to revenue streams: exploring the key performance indicators that inform and steer the business
Session 7 – Covering the soft skills around presenting and public speaking as well as tools for PowerPoint and creating a solid pitch deck: the role that leadership plays
Session 8 – Pitch to impress: a chance to deliver a powerful pitch to an expert panel and showcase the credentials of the business
Open to all businesses registered in Essex but predominantly aimed at early-stage entrepreneurs (with businesses under three years old) who seek growth and want to bring in new opportunities.
We're here to help and provide your business with the space it needs to work, learn & grow.