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Mini MBA

TURBO CHARGE YOUR BUSINESS

Our intense four day mini-MBA is designed for business women who have already started their own company and are looking for sustainable growth. These are practical sessions that are underpinned by academic theory but use real life examples and examine your personal business trajectory in-depth.

Our intense four day mini-MBA is designed for business women who have already started their own company and are looking for sustainable growth. These are practical sessions that are underpinned by academic theory but use real life examples and examine your personal business trajectory in-depth.

The MODULES

Our Mini-MBA programme of four intense study days is presented by Susie Warran-Smith CBE.

1

Vision and Strategy

Developing a focused vision and proposition.
Developing a detailed business plan, pricing model and routes to market.
What you need in place to enable your scale-up to succeed.

2

Finance and Funding

Understanding profit and loss, balance sheets and financial statements.
Financial forecasting, cashflow and supporting assumptions.
Evaluating different sources of funding and finance.

3

Market Analysis and Marketing Strategy

Comprehensive assessment of your intellectual property, market, competition, pricing models and routes to new business.
Customer profiling and stakeholder mapping.
Developing a market strategy and sales process.

4

Investor Readiness

Pitching your company to investors, potential clients and partners.
Valuation and return on investment.
Understanding the buy-out or liquidation exit process.

Susie Warran-Smith CBE is a former academic and lecturer on the MBA programme at Staffordshire University Business School. She has had a successful corporate career and in 2015 set up her company from scratch, selling it five years later to Ernst & Young in a multi-million pound deal. She is a keen advocate for women in business and has written extensively on entrepreneurship. Susie was awarded a CBE in Queen Elizabeth II's 2022 New Year Honours List for services to small business.

Find out more about Susie

Interested?

To take part in the Mini-MBA Cohort 3, starting on November 6th 2024, join us for the 'Introduction to Mini MBA Strategy Workshop with Susie Warran Smith CBE' (linked below) or e-mail Deb or Sue on hello@breakthroughwomen.co.uk for more details.

Mini MBA Dates: November 6th, 13th, 20th and 23rd