The Growing Together Small Business Training Programme

The Coca-Cola Caribbean System and Barbados Bottling Company have teamed up with the National Transformation Initiative (NTI) to offer the 2023 Growing Together Small Business Training Programme.

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Classes

Mon- 9:00 am

Wed - 11:00 am

Wed - 6:00 pm

What is GROWING TOGETHER?

A programme that provides training and resources on business ownership and management that supports your future decisions, creates economic growth for your retail businesses and enhances your personal development.

As part of the Coca-Cola Caribbean System,  the Barbados Bottling Company continues to grow its beverage portfolio and expand choice with products such as Coca-Cola No Sugar. They seek to enhance opportunities for customers to grow their business while marketing new, reduced calorie and zero sugar beverages.  This programme is available to customers of the Barbados Bottling Company and itinerant vendors are also welcome to apply.

The Growing Together Small Business Training programme is offered in partnership with the National Transformation Initiative.

Who is this for?

The Growing Together Small Business Training Programme targets the owners and operators of the following types of businesses:

  • Food & Beverage
  • Fruit including Coconuts

Topics covered in this programme:

The programme covers the opening and six (6) modules:

Orientation: Transforming you and Growing Together

  1. Small Business Ownership and Being a Micro Entrepreneur
  2. Enhancing My Business Through Customer Service
  3. Small Business Finances
  4. Attracting Customers and Generating Value for My Business
  5. Applying Innovation for Business Growth
  6. Refreshing the World and Making a Difference (self-paced)

Courses

Module 1 - Small Business Ownership and Being a Micro Entrepreneur

OVERVIEW

This Micro-entrepreneurship module is curriculum-
based and will introduce participants to the
fundamentals of entrepreneurship and management.
They will learn how to recognize business
opportunities and move from ideas to a successful
business, using the Business Canvas Model. They will
be introduced to the elements of a Business Plan and
learn how to present this plan orally and visually. The
overall aim is to assist local merchants\small owners
to be more efficient in the market.

COURSE TOPICS

Module 2 - Enhancing my Business through Customer Service

OVERVIEW

The economic impact of COVID-19 continues to take its toll on individuals and businesses of all sizes especially within the small and medium sector.

In a highly competitive and commoditized business market characterized by ever increasing customer expectations, the quality of customer service becomes a critical differentiator.

This workshop aims to equip participants with the insights and skills to consistently deliver excellent customer service.

COURSE TOPICS

Module 3 - Small Business Finances

OVERVIEW

This module is specifically designed to provide small
business owners with an understanding of the basic
concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques
underlying basic financial information for managers
and internal users. Key decision areas would be to
assess the company’s economic data to manage
finances. The module will provide SMEs with the
comprehensive understanding that allows them to
utilize accounting data to make decisions related to
the business’ performance.

COURSE TOPICS

Module 4 - Attracting Customers and Generating Value for my business

OVERVIEW

Having an idea is not enough, and that is where many entrepreneurs get stuck.

This workshop will show entrepreneurs how to simplify their business into nine (9) important compartments and develop a simple tangible go-to-market strategy.

They will learn everything from business planning essentials to the most used business strategies in sales, marketing and developing strategic partnerships.

COURSE TOPICS

Module 5 – Applying Innovation for Business Growth

OVERVIEW

This workshop is designed to provide participants with the frameworks, tools, and perspectives needed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively utilize the creativity and innovation process. 

Learn how to better commercialize ideas that lead to enhancements to existing products, or to bringing new, innovative, and customer-oriented products and services to the marketplace.

COURSE TOPICS

Module 6 – Refreshing the World and Making A Difference

OVERVIEW

We believe that each one of us can make a difference in the communities we live and work in. 

This module will focus on how community involvement can bring about positive, measurable change to the communities in which local vendors operate and the resulting impact on their business. 

It is self-paced learning module.  It’s completion is mandatory to concluding the Growing Together training programme.

Coursera Courses that complement your Growing Together training

Module 2 - Me As A Micro-Entrepreneur

Learn with Ease

  • Courses are available free of cost to the people of Barbados.

  • You learn at your own pace which means that whenever you have free time, you can make use of the course materials and you can review the materials as many times as you need to.

  • There are course materials accessible for all types of learners at levels ranging from beginner to advanced.

  • You learn from experts across the world that you normally wouldn’t have access to on a wide range of subjects.

  • There are no data charges when you use the Coursera App, plus you can work from the app offline.

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