Newsletter
from Robert Craven,
Keynote Speaker, Author and MD of
The Directors' Centre
September 2006 #2

Greetings...

This is is our second Newsletter of September

We have:

• An article featuring Robert in the Sunday Times, an article for London Business School on marketing to women... and some more press cuttings. Also a digest of the articles from early September
• Advanced notice of a special seminar on grooming for growth
• Directors' Centre's Robert Craven wins a contract to run 20 more 'Let's Talk...' workshops - venues all confirmed - you can attend for free!
• Introducing Paul Jobin, our new marketing and sales expert.

Regards,

Robert Craven

PS the early September Newsletter can be found here

STOP PRESS! Free Places for the let's talk seminars

There will 20 'Let's Talk...' workshops across the UK. Delegate fees should be £225 but you can attend for FREE by signing up now.

These events are a unique opportunity for you to see Robert live, and meet up with him afterwards. 'Let's Talk... More Profit' and 'Let's Talk... Bright Marketing' are interactive, practical half-day events. 100% of delegates said that they would recommend the event to a colleague.

Business Support Agencies/Networks and firms are able to reserve tables of eight for their clients and prospective clients. 20 venues nationwide. Contact us for further details.

BOOK NOW

Visit the webpage, contact Lesley on 01225 851044.

Want AN (Even) Better Business? - Take Action Now

• Check out the free stuff on our website
• Book in to a free business surgery - an opportunity to talk to one of our consultants about what you are trying to do with your business, and what's holding you back
• Book in to see Robert at one of the Let's Talk events.

September 2006 - On Funding

Ambition Rules, But Cash Is King - Business funding can come from a variety of sources - but they will insist you've done your sums rigorously warns Damian Wild (featuring Robert Craven in Sunday Times, Sept 06).

SEptember 2006 - On Marketing To Women

Targeting Number One - Women make the majority of buying decisions today. Robert Craven explains why reaching this segment is possibly the number one opportunity for businesses (London Business School Business Strategy Review, Autumn 06).

September 06 - on Consultants (article spotted in Sept!)

Consultants: It's Good To Talk - Consultancy receives mixed reviews. Possibly because good news does not make the news, so we only hear about it when it misfires. Features Robert Craven and The Directors' Centre (B2B Marketing May 06).

September 2006 - Press Cuttings

Become An Expert In Winning Clients - Better Bus. Mag., Sept 2006
Let's Talk Programme in Edinburgh - ScottishWomen.com Sept 2006
Lets' Talk in Cumbria - Chamber of Commerce, Sept 06
Let's Talk More Profit In Birmingham - Birmingham Chamber, Sept 06
More Profitable Future For Businesses... - 24/7, Sept 06
Tips For Turning A Profit - EnterpriseQuest, Sept 06.

early September 2006 Articles - DIGEST Of Articles

Time For A Sharp Exit!  Options To Get Out Of Your Business! - IOD Herts, Autumn 06
Let's Talk Profit Formulas - Start Your Business Mag, Sept/Oct 06
Boost Your Bottom Line - Making Money, Sept 06
Scorecard Your Brand - Brand Strategy, 06
Profit From Marketing...! Marketing For Profit! - Onrec.com, Aug 06.

Growing Your Business - FREE STUFF ON THE SITE

We are especially proud of the Free Stuff pages on the new website - but it looks like they won't be free forever! It includes:

• 70+ free Articles and Reports This site offers you the opportunity to download Business Guides and Direction, Articles and Reports
• Free Business Surgeries... a particularly powerful way of talking to us in a one-to-one environment - in effect it's a 'Try Before You Buy' (TBYB).

Introducing Paul Jobin

Paul Jobin is our new sales and marketing expert.

Clients that work with him: get tools that work, take control of their business and make more money. Find out more

Advance notice: Bristol seminar - "grooming for growth"

In conjunction with Avondale Group, we are running a special seminar for MDs and their teams interested in grooming their businesses for sale. Date: 8th December. The breakfast seminar is free to attend but numbers are strictly limited. More information will follow. Meanwhile, contact Lesley, 01225 851044, to reserve your place.

NEWSLETTER LINKS

• Kick-Start Your Business and Customer Is King
• Free Business Surgeries
• The New Service Plan
• Let's Talk... webpages and testimonials
• Avondale Group

ABOUT ROBERT CRAVEN, MD of The Directors' Centre

Robert Craven works with ambitious directors of fast-growing businesses who feel that they could be doing even better.

• As a keynote speaker his style is challenging, honest and goading; free of business school hyperbole, he makes his audience think.
• The Financial Times describes him as 'the entrepreneurship guru'.
  
• Mentoring and Coaching - The Directors' Centre team work with a select number of Managing Directors to help them grow their businesses. Phone Robert direct to know more on 01225 851044.
  
  
  For more details go to the Directors' Centre website.

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Robert Craven, The Directors' Centre, 1 The High Street, Woolley, Bath BA1 8AR, UK - +44 (0)1225 851044 - www.directorscentre.com

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