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The Chamber is starting two new Small and Medium Business assistance initiatives in the early part of this year: Business Coaching Cayman and HR Care. Brand new to the Chamber, we hope that these programmes will help our members reach their full potential as profitable and sustainable businesses.
Business Coaching Cayman
What is Business Coaching? Business coaching is the process of supporting a business with its short or long term business needs, while simultaneously transferring practical business skills into the key individuals within the organisation.
What is Business Coaching Cayman? Shirlaws Cayman, part of the Shirlaws global business coaching organisation, has agreed to partner with the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce to provide an excellent new service for Cayman’s SME’s.
They believe that cultural and commercial issues impact on each other in business and they want to show businesses how they can establish a balance between those issues whilst using a range of tools and frameworks to support themselves at various stages of their development.
The coaching techniques are designed to lead business owners into a more strategic role, re-energise them and provide more opportunities for staff.
This is a four-month pilot programme (March until June 2012) specifically designed to provide access to the tools, techniques and skills available through business coaching for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Who will qualify? Small business owners and entrepreneurs are eligible to apply. Space is limited to 10 spaces for the pilot programme. Chamber members will receive a special rate. Participants will be asked to submit with their application a cover letter explaining how they feel they can benefit from Business Coaching, what their top three priorities are for 2012, and why they should be selected.
How long and how much? A Shirlaws coach will meet with this select group monthly for a 90-minute session. The sessions will cover a variety of business issues that will empower participants to lead their businesses and will create a network of people with shared experiences.
Each participant in Business Coaching Cayman will also receive two one-to-one 90 minute sessions with a Shirlaws coach during the pilot programme period, as well as support online available only to programme participants. This is for a reduced introductory rate of $1,000.
HR Care
What is HR Care? HR Care is a unique, reliable and dedicated professional HR service available exclusively for Chamber members, adding value to your membership package. This programme is being introduced by the Chamber in association with Trans4M, a member company, specialising in HR management and development.
The service will be completely confidential between the member business and Trans4M. There will be no involvement with the Chamber in any issues at hand. It is designed to:
- Offer a source of comprehensive HR information
- Provide an “easy to use” solutions and expert guidance
- Support daily HR decision making and provide valuable insights
- Assist in HR strategic planning
- Provide a single reference service to reduce costs
- Minimise the need to obtain legal advice on HR issues
- Remove uncertainty and ambiguity when problems arise
HR Care will be there when HR queries or problems arise providing reliable responsive services that can save businesses significant expenditure that otherwise occur down the road. Members may phone or email the Chamber’s receptionist to make an appointment with a Trans4M professional who will be available for up to one hour for each appointment.
Members may raise routine HR concerns as well as obtain specialist information and advice on HR policy and practice including: Absence management; bullying and harassment; conflict; discipline; employee engagement; flexible work; grievances; HR records; induction; job evaluation; lay-offs; mediation; notice and rights; offenders; part time work; questionable behaviours; redundancy; sex discrimination; termination of employment; varying a contract of employment; work-life balance; and young workers.
In addition to the advisory facility, a second tier of service will provide SME’s with an affordable, professional, consulting service to assist with the more complex and demanding challenges concerning people management issues.
Both of these services have designed with small and medium size business needs in mind. For more information contact:
[email protected]
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