NOVEMBER 2007

Business Planning Workshops in Moville

Members of a number of community groups have taken part in business planning workshops organised by Inishowen Partnership Company and run by Kate Wilkinson from About Face, a Greencastle based business and change management consultancy. Representatives from Malin Community Playgroup, Moville Men's Group, Moville Family Resource Centre, Inishowen parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Asociation, Muff Community Development Co-Operative and Inishowen Womens Outreach Network attended the two evening workshops that were held this week and last week in St. Eugene's Hall in Moville.

Tutor Kate Wilkinson explains that the aim of the workshops was to demystify the business planning process. "People often think that preparing a business plan is very difficult and complicated when really it is quite simple. You are basically answering a number of key questions about your organisation for example, what you do, why you are doing it and what the benefit will be. A well prepared business plan will increase an organisation's chance of success, reveal gaps in activitites and experience, keep the organisation on track and focused, and provide a basis for measurement of success."

She says the workshops were well attended and participants found the two sessions very useful."It was informal and relaxed. People shared their experiences and learned a lot from each other, as the community groups are all at different stages of developement with their business plans." Following the two workshops, Kate is confident that the participants will be able to go away and write or update their business plans with confidence.

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