About this Event
Join us at BUSINESS By Design!
A full-day strategy workshop for small business owners who are ready to stop winging it.
If you’re a startup or small business owner who feels:
- Busy but not moving forward
- Overwhelmed and procrastinating
- Full of ideas but lacking structure
- Like you "should be further by now"
This day is for you.
Investment:
General Admission - £75pp
Please note: Completing this Eventbrite registration does not secure your place. Once you've registered, you'll receive an email containing payment details. Your place will be confirmed and reserved only once payment has been received.
Beyond the Business: Gather the Acorns
Every successful business starts with one decision. Most business owners aren’t short of ideas.
They’re short of time, clarity and a structured plan.
You collect ideas from networking events, podcasts, social media, books, AI, conversations and courses. Before long, you’ve got a pocket full of acorns… but, no clear plan for turning them into sustainable business growth.
That’s exactly what Gather the Acorns is designed to change.
This isn’t another workshop where you will leave with pages of notes and no idea what to do next.
This is a practical, interactive day where you will use "The ACORN Blueprint" to create a business that is simpler, clearer and easier to grow.
The ACORN Blueprint
Every oak tree starts with one acorn.
A – Assess
Where are you now? What’s working, what’s not, and what needs your attention first?
C – Create
Develop a clear, compelling offer that people immediately understand and want to buy.
O – Organise
Simplify your business, your systems and your client journey so everything works together.
R – Reach
Get visible to the right people with confidence, consistency and a message that makes sense.
N – Nurture
Build sustainable growth with practical actions that continue long after the workshop ends.
During the day we’ll help you:
✔ Gain clarity on where your business is today
✔ Refine an offer that’s easy to explain and easy to buy
✔ Identify what’s draining your time, energy or money
✔ Simplify your client journey and business systems
✔ Create a visibility plan that feels authentic to you
✔ Build a realistic income plan for the next three months
✔ Leave with a practical 30, 60 and 90-day action plan so you know exactly what to focus on when you get back to your business
This is a hands-on workshop. You’ll work on your business throughout the day, with support from Sarah, Fran and Kim, alongside a room full of ambitious business owners who are all working towards the same goal: building businesses that support the life they want to live.
Whether you’ve worked with Beyond the Business before or this is your first event with us, you’ll leave with more clarity, more confidence and a clear plan for your next steps.
Because gathering ideas is only the beginning.
It’s what you build with them that changes everything.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Arrival and Registration
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome to the Woodland
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Assess - Where are you now?
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Comfort Break
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Clarify - Your message, offer and customer
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:45 PM
Organise - Your business so it works for you
🕑: 02:45 PM - 02:55 PM
Comfort Break
🕑: 02:55 PM - 03:30 PM
Reach - The right people consistently
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Nurture - Growth with a 30, 60 and 90-day plan
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Network & Close
Event venue & nearby stays
Albrighton Hall and Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, Ellesmere Road, Albrighton, United Kingdom
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