Mastering Business Development® Executive Workshop
February 16-18, 2016 | Charlotte, NC

The Mastering Business Development Executive Workshop is an education and professional development program which focuses on the thinking, process and discipline required for professional Business Development. This 3-day workshop fosters participants’ understanding of the core competencies required for success in the Business Development role.
Whether you have been in a Business Development role for years or you’re just starting in a new BD role, this workshop will challenge the way you think about Business Development. You’ll learn alongside peers from a variety of industries as you address some of the mechanical and conceptual challenges that may be holding you back.
Workshop Registration
The workshop will be interactive and intimate – as a result, seats are limited.
Instructors: Nicholas Coppings & Jim Harris
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Dates: February 16-18, 2016
Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: Hampton Inn & Suites Charlotte/SouthPark at Phillips Place
6700 Phillips Place Court,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
Accommodations: Participants are responsible for their own hotel arrangements. A small block of rooms has been reserved at the Hampton Inn & Suites Charlotte/South Park at Phillips Place for a special rate of $155/night.
Parking: Guests of the Hampton Inn & Suites Charlotte/SouthPark at Phillips Place can enjoy complimentary outdoor parking on-site.
Course Overview:
This interactive, participant-centered workshop introduces the MBDi Business Development Process® with its early shaping Opportunity Identification & Qualification Phase and the HUMINT® Client Engagement Process. Participants will learn how to leverage the principles of behavioral psychology to identify valid prospects and pipeline opportunities, effectively qualify them and develop win-win business relationships for their organizations, their clients and themselves.
What You Will Learn:
- The competencies necessary to become a Business Development Professional including the thinking, behavior and skills required for proactive client engagement and revenue generation.
- How to gather the intelligence necessary to identify and disqualify unprofitable opportunities before you invest B&P resources in low probability of win opportunities.
- The proactive steps of the MBDi HUMINT Client Engagement Process to ensure each engagement with a client delivers the quality intelligence you need to move opportunities through your pipeline.
- How and why clients “buy” when making sourcing decisions.
- How to encourage customers to participate in your Opportunity Identification and Qualification phase rather than being drawn into their RFP process.
- The basics of utilizing interpersonal human psychology to understand yourself and your clients.
- Best practices from featured panel of Business Development experts for how to increase revenue in the current environment
Fee
- The fee for this workshop is $2,995 per person. This fee includes breakfast and lunch.
- Groups of 2 or more, registering together, are eligible for group discounts.
- Small Business Discount: 3 discounted seats are available for small businesses at a reduced rate of $1,995 per attendee and awarded on a first come first served basis. To reserve a discounted seat you must provide payment upon registration by calling the number below. *Limit one per company.
Registration:
- Individuals can register via this Link. If check payment is preferred, please contact Melissa Harper for further instructions.
- Groups (of 2 or more people) should contact Melissa Harper at mharper@mbdi.com for group pricing information.
Cancellation Policy:
- For cancellations received 21 days or more from a scheduled workshop, you may either transfer to another program or nominate a substitute at no additional cost. Refund requests will incur a $250 cancellation fee. No refunds will be provided for cancellations received less than 21 days before a scheduled workshop. Transfers or substitutions within 21 days of a scheduled workshop will incur a $300 administration fee. All cancellations, transfer requests and substitutions must be made in writing to mharper@mbdi.com.
- No registration fees will be refunded for no-shows.
- MBDi reserves the right to cancel any event in its reasonable discretion. In the event of cancellation, MBDi will coordinate your attendance in another training session.
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Questions?
For questions not addressed above, email mharper@mbdi.com or call 704-553-0000 x13.