Services to Public Sector Business Support

Winning Pitch works very closely with public sector business support bodies tasked with driving the enterprise and entrepreneurial agenda. Our expertise lies in the key areas of:

Supporting the business start up agenda
Accelerating the growth of existing businesses
Pre start support
Enterprise in deprived areas
Young offenders into Enterprise
High growth support
Sector development
Innovation support
Leadership development

We have the project management expertise and delivery mechanisms to assist local authorities and other business support bodies add value to their mainstream “bricks and mortar” regeneration activities – we have the tools to motivate, stimulate and grow the business base at a local and regional levels.

Our programmes include:

Winning Sales Approach™ Accelerator Programme - an integrated system that links corporate strategy to tactical sales and marketing excellence. It embraces the importance of personal peak performance, attitude and behaviour. We help SMEs build a clear strategy for their business and then coach entrepreneurs to implement their action plan.

Winning Business Academy™ - is a business support format that provides practical business support to high growth potential companies. Through the application of tried and tested interventions the WBA is a catalyst for growth, value added employment, innovation and increased sales. It embeds strategic selling at the heart of company success. We have run academies in Oldham, Stockport, Tameside, Rochdale and Blackpool Councils.

Pathfinder Guide™ – to building a high growth sustainable business. This publication provides the framework for building a high growth business – it provides handy tips and wise words on going for growth (Published by Winning Pitch Productions Ltd April 2007 ISBN 978 0-9555515-0-5).

Mind to Market™ - Enterprise Rehearsal - I don’t invent anything I can’t sell was a famous quote from Thomas Edison. This suite of tools creates the road map for entrepreneurs to take their idea to a profitable revenue stream and focuses on the importance of entrepreneurial spirit balanced by entrepreneurial discipline. This start up programme has been delivered successfully in several Councils.

4 C’s of Great Leadership™ - A programme designed to embed innovative yet powerful innovative cultures within growth hungry businesses. The 4C’s embeds the appropriate skills and behaviours vital for effective leadership. Create the Conditions vital to a winning atmosphere, Coaching the skills of great performance, Communicate – inform, review and feedback, Conforming – playing by the rules.

Going Straight – A programme of support to get young offenders back into employment through setting up their own business. The programme builds on the Mind to Market concepts and assists individuals to develop a can do attitude, build confidence, develop their idea and then roll out a plan of support to set up and move their business forward.