Bite-sized Learning Sessions

Business Skills: Building Strong Foundations

Business Skills- Building Strong Foundations
A successful training business starts with strong foundations. This session covers the essential legal, policy, and planning elements every trainer needs, while helping you build a clear business plan and a confident elevator pitch.

Building a business is like building a house, it all starts with a solid foundation. In this session, we’ll explore the business essentials every trainer needs to know, including the legal obligations and policies you should have in place to protect yourself, your customers, and your business.

We’ll also look at the purpose and benefits of having a clear business plan, and why crafting a strong elevator pitch matters. Could you confidently explain who you are and what you do in just a few seconds? This bite-sized learning session will show you how.

Why Attend This Session?

  • Understand the key legal and policy essentials for your business
  • Learn how to create and benefit from a clear business plan
  • Explore how to protect yourself and your customers professionally
  • Develop a confident elevator pitch to promote your services effectively
Basic info

Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

This Session Includes:

  • PDF of the presentation
  • Digital certificate of completion
Intended audience
  • Driver Trainers, ADIs and PDIs who want to strengthen the foundations of their business

  • New or recently qualified trainers setting up or refining their business structure

  • Established trainers reviewing legal obligations, policies, and professional safeguards

  • Trainers who want greater confidence in promoting their services clearly and effectively

  • Anyone looking to take a more structured, professional approach to running their training business

No prior business training is required.

What are Bite-sized Learning Sessions?
Live online sessions that provide short, focused training on a wide range of topics relevant to driver and rider trainers. Each session is delivered by an industry expert and designed to be affordable, accessible, and time-efficient. These sessions are ideal for building knowledge, staying professionally up to date, and working towards further qualifications. They offer a convenient way to complete CPD without the need for travel or significant time commitments. Designed for medium-sized groups, usually accommodating 20 to 40 attendees, with minimal interaction.
How To Attend
This session is delivered via Zoom, allowing Driver Trainers to join from the comfort of their own home or office. Zoom is a widely used video conferencing platform that enables live, interactive participation without the need for travel. The Zoom link will be sent on the working day before the session and again 30 minutes before the session starts. Please ensure you are able to access and navigate Zoom before the session starts. If you’re unable to join due to technical issues, we cannot guarantee a place on an alternative session.
Business Skills- Building Strong Foundations
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What are Bite-sized Learning Sessions?

Live online sessions that provide short, focused training on a wide range of topics relevant to driver and rider trainers. Each session is delivered by an industry expert and designed to be affordable, accessible, and time-efficient. These sessions are ideal for building knowledge, staying professionally up to date, and working towards further qualifications. They offer a convenient way to complete CPD without the need for travel or significant time commitments. Designed for medium-sized groups, usually accommodating 20 to 40 attendees, with minimal interaction.

How To Attend

This session is delivered via Zoom, allowing Driver Trainers to join from the comfort of their own home or office. Zoom is a widely used video conferencing platform that enables live, interactive participation without the need for travel. The Zoom link will be sent on the working day before the session and again 30 minutes before the session starts. Please ensure you are able to access and navigate Zoom before the session starts. If you’re unable to join due to technical issues, we cannot guarantee a place on an alternative session.

Course requirements

To take part, you’ll need: