From busy to productive: Building the Right Team and Skills to Unlock Capacity in Your Business
Part of the Business Growth Studio
A practical, 90 minute workshop with Orange and Blue UK.
How smarter recruitment and skills development can help you work on the business – not just in it
This interactive Business Growth Studio workshop, delivered in partnership with Sandwell College, explores how building the right team with the right skills can unlock capacity, reduce pressure on business owners, and enable sustainable growth.
The workshop will combine expert insight from Sandwell College’s workforce and skills specialists with real learner perspectives, sharing what attracts people to roles, how skills are developed in practice, and how employers can better tap into emerging talent.
You will leave with clearer actions on how smarter recruitment and skills investment can help move your business from busy to productive.
What we'll cover:
✔️ Recruiting more effectively
✔️ Developing existing staff
✔️ Creating roles and skills that take work off your plate rather than adding to it
Who should attend?
- SME owners
- Directors
- Senior managers responsible for growth
- Recruitment or workforce development
Attend for:
- A clearer understanding of how skills gaps drive workload
- To hear directly from learners about what enables faster productivity
- To identify one practical step to recruit or develop staff more effectively
- To increase awareness of local training and skills support
Agenda:
- 9:00am – Registration, Refreshments & Networking
- 9:30am – Welcome from the Chamber
- 9:40am – Workshop delivery
- 10:50am – Closing comments from the Chamber
Speaker
TBC
Venue
📍Sandwell College, 1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW
Why this matters!
This workshop event is part of the Business Growth Studio, a new GBCC programme designed to equip Greater Birmingham SMEs with the essential tools, knowledge, and connections to grow confidently in today’s economy. Through digital resources, expert insights, practical workshops, peer support, learning & sharing, and networking opportunities, the Business Growth Studio supports SMEs through the different stages of their journey.
