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Be the Business Online Spark Sessions

Work on important business challenges alongside peers and inspiring experts.

Join our 45-minute immersive peer-learning sessions focused on specific business topics. Address your current challenges and develop actionable strategies alongside other business leaders and experts.

How they work

During this 45-minute immersive online session, you will join 6-8 other business leaders currently enrolled in The Productivity Programme to discuss current challenges related to specific business topics.

An expert on the topic will start the session with an 8-minute introduction, setting the stage for a focused discussion. Following this, our experienced facilitator will lead a group conversation to help identify solutions to your current business challenges.

These sessions are designed to provide maximum value in a short amount of time.

Please note that Spark Sessions are exclusively for participants of The Productivity Programme. Book your place below.

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Making the Most of Your Network - An Alternative Perspective on this essential skill for SME leaders

Join us for a Sparks Session on networking for reluctant networkers. In 45 minutes, you'll learn practical strategies to build connections.

Neil Munz-Jones, author of The Reluctant Networker, will share advice on what networking really is, and lead a session to practise with other community members.

The session will break networking down into clear, actionable steps you can start using right away, whether you're job hunting, employed, or running your own business.

WHEN: Thursday 20 December 2025

TIME: 9.30am - 10.15am

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Is your CRM working for you?

Join us for a Sparks Session on making your CRM work for you. In 45 minutes, you'll learn how to turn your CRM into a tool that helps you grow, not one that creates more work.

Gosia FitzGerald, co-founder of OnePageCRM, will share practical strategies on how to make a CRM work for a busy business owner. You'll discover how to keep everything in one place so nothing gets forgotten, spend less time on admin and more time growing your business through consistent follow-up, and use your information to know what to focus on next to get the best results.

WHEN: Tuesday 13 December 2025

Time: 9.30am - 10.15am