Workshop 1: What it means to be a director

In this workshop you will discover:

Why and when a SME needs a Board
How a board can grow your business
How to tensure the Family Business continues
Where you want to take the business.
The difference between an Advisory Board and a Full Board.
The legal role of company owner.
How governance differs for day-to-day management
How to find a balancing skills for our board
How to map your business’s road ahead

Workshop 2: Boards for growing SMEs

You will discover:
How boards add value to a business
Managing risk from a differing perspective
How a board adds value through:
 Expertise
 New Knowledge
 Networking/connections.

How to set up a Board?
 Knowing what you want from a board
 Finding the right people
 Ways to find these people.

How to make a Board work for you?

The importance of knowing where you want to take your business

The value of having:
 Outside advice
 How a mentor can make a difference.

How you will know when you have a good board
 Characteristics of a good board
 Evaluation processes
 Succession planning.

After attending these workshops participants:
• Know if and when their business may need a board.
• Understand the task of governing and what accountabilities it brings.
• Know how to build a company structured to achieve outcomes.

Course Presenters:

Dr Bev Edlin, DBA, MBA (Dist), MBA. MIntD
Bev has held senior management positions across a number of industry sectors. In 2007 Bev completed a doctoral thesis on governance. She has held chair positions and served as a director/trustee on others in both the not-for-profit and business sectors.

Nick Dangerfield FCA,CMA,MIntD
Nick has had over 26 years’ experience as a senior financial and operations manager including 10 years as an Executive Director of the Interlock Group. Nick has held a number of directorships and chairmanships in both the SME
market and not for profit sectors.

Price $680 plus GST

8. 30a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
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