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  1. Business Accelerator: Boost Your Business Performance

    Black Swan Training’s Business Accelerator Programme will make you and your team perform better. Perfect for business leaders who want to perform better and see their business grow - our training is ideal for the ambitious owner-manager.

  2. Free Training Courses for ALL Andover Small Businesses

    If your business is in Andover, postcode SP10, you can claim up to £1,000 of FREE training from Black Swan Training - supported by the Andover Skills Fund.

  3. 2011 OFFER: 50% Off All Microsoft Courses - LAST FEW PLACES LEFT

    50% Off All Professional Microsoft Suite Courses in Aldershot - Only £199 for Office, Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint Introduction, Intermediate or Advanced Courses.

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  4. April Newsletter

     In this month's newsletter we provide crucial advice on mobile security, tips for businesswomen who want to give the right message and a nugget of business wisdom courtesy of Howard Hughes.

  5. Businesswomen: Mind Your (Body) Language!

    It is known that there are two body language cues that followers look for in leaders: warmth (empathy, likeability, caring) and authority (power, credibility, status).

    Whilst these characteristics are needed for male or female leaders, gender differences in body language have been observed. Generally, women 'win' in warmth and empathy, but lose out when it comes to power and authority.

  6. Make Your Mobile Device as Secure as Possible

    With increasing use of Laptops and the resurgence of the Tablet PC, using your laptop to work away from your office or on the road is now an integral part of a working life.

  7. February Newsletter

     In this newsletter, we cover some 'coalface' views from experienced trainers on some of the shortcomings of e-learning methods, we're in Southampton next week at the extremely popular Business 2 Business South Show, and we round up some of the key concerns expressed in our 'Cloud' seminar at the North Hants Expo.

  8. We're at the Business 2 Business South Show

    We are at the Business 2 Business Show at the Rose Bowl, Southampton on the 2-3 March 2011. Come and see us there. 

  9. Why Online Training isn't the Finished Article

     Online training is often pitched as the best of all worlds: businesses save money, gain faster results and have less staff 'downtime'... however this is not always the outcome of using e-learning methods.

  10. Meet Black Swan at the North Hants Business Expo

    Come and visit Black Swan at the North Hampshire Business Expo on 8th February 2011. We're at stand 16 in the foyer and are also leading the Cloud Compting seminar at lunchtime. We hope to see you there.

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  1. We're developing open workshops on business management and staff leadership. What do you think we should include?

  2. E-learning is difficult to get right, but if you don't treat it as the cheap option it can work.

  3. Great talk by Martin Fisher about managers earning respect. Stop and think about how you like to be lead, and treat your team the same.

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