Management Education

How do you plan for your company's future—and not just spend your day putting out fires?
How are you addressing and managing change in your industry?
How do you measure your team's performance?

To help you answer these questions, the SBTDC has carefully researched and developed educational products to fit the increasingly complex needs of today's small to medium-sized companies. Our educational programs focus on change management, strategic positioning, and leadership development.

Among these are:

Strategic Needs Assessment (.pdf)
This assessment helps owners and managers identify priorities and action strategies to evaluate their company in such areas as management vision, finance, marketing, human resources, operations, and information technology.

NxLeveL™ (.pdf)
NxLeveL enhances entrepreneurial skills by providing a practical, hands-on approach to developing a business action plan. This 12-week program is conducted by SBTDC counselors and prominent local business leaders.

The SBTDC also offers NxLeveL training for people interested in starting a business.

Management Performance Workshops (.pdf)
The Management Performance Series is tailored to a company's priorities in such areas as team building, attracting and retaining key people, sales performance, customer service, and career development.

Strategic Performance Retreats (.pdf)
Strategic Performance Retreats assist companies in strategic planning and positioning to help them gain long-term competitive advantage.

Leadership Performance (.pdf)
Leadership Performance Workshop series helps participants enhance their ability to lead through inevitable periods of change and learn what it takes to be a leader of the future.

Change Management Performance (.pdf)
The SYMMETREE® Simulation
SYMMETREE is an intensive, research-based, two-day program that not only identifies change management skills but also allows participants to experience and practice them.

See how our educational services have helped a North Carolina business.

"One of the best, most useful, comprehensive tools/conferences that I have been involved in.