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Advanced Business Development Workshop

If you have salespeople in your business or you are the main person responsible for finding new customers, this workshop is for you. Learn how to find new business instead of waiting for it to find you. You will leave with a clear plan, the confidence to start the right conversations and a simple system that keeps new business coming.

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Advanced Business Development Workshop

If you have salespeople in your business or you are the main person responsible for finding new customers, this workshop is for you. Learn how to find new business instead of waiting for it to find you. You will leave with a clear plan, the confidence to start the right conversations and a simple system that keeps new business coming.

See Aug and Oct Dates ⟶
A/NZ BUSINESSES WE'VE WORKED WITH

Sound familiar?

Most people who come to this workshop are thinking one of these:

We rely too much on inbound and referrals and I need to take control of where new business comes from.

I know we should be hunting for new business, but I am not sure where to actually look.

Every conversation jumps straight to price, so I end up discounting to win the work.

I am flat out all day, yet very little of it actually moves new business forward.

I do not have a repeatable way to find, approach and win the customers we really want.

If any of these sound like you, this workshop was built for exactly that.

Sound familiar?

Most people who come to this workshop are thinking one of these:

We rely too much on inbound and referrals and I need to take control of where new business comes from.

I know we should be hunting for new business, but I am not sure where to actually look.
 

Every conversation jumps straight to price, so I end up discounting to win the work.

I am flat out all day, yet very little of it actually moves new business forward.

I do not have a repeatable way to find, approach and win the customers we really want.

If any of these sound like you, this workshop was built for exactly that.

What you will walk away with

This is practical, hands-on training. Every exercise feeds into your business development plan you can use the Monday after. By the end of the two days you will:

Stop waiting on inbound and know exactly where to go looking for new business
Have a clear picture of the customers worth chasing, so your time goes where it pays off
Talk about the customer's business rather than your product, so price stops being the first thing they raise
Explain your value in a way that wins attention and protects your margin
 Read different buyer styles and adapt, so more conversations move forward
 Run a simple pipeline and activity rhythm to keep new business coming, instead of relying on hope
 Turn your network and online presence into a steady flow of warm introductions
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Relevant whatever your experience

New to sales or business development

You will build foundational skills and new business development thinking that will give you clarity on direction to give you a strong start

A few years of sales under your belt already

You will sharpen and enhance what you already do and identify and catch any bad habits that could be quietly hurt your future results

A senior salesperson who is looking to be great

You will put structure around the things you already do well, so you can name those skills and coach your team.

This workshop is not about what you know, it is about what you do. The value for you is in applying the skills.

Meet Varun

This workshop is built from the perspective of an active salesperson, using the same Growth Engine Model™ and methods we use in the market today to find and win high value business. You are not sitting through theory, you are building your own plan as you go.

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Why learn from Varun

At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, Varun helped build a technology distribution business from scratch, with no revenue, no systems and no big brands, up against a public company that had deeper pockets and every advantage. Over twelve years that business grew locally and and expanded across APAC, all privately owned out of New Zealand. 

Varun's responsibility was to sell then lead the sales effort, build the team,  build the sales divisions and put in the systems and processes so the team could sell on value and win. In 2021 he left to start Synergy Consulting and now works alongside other companies that want to grow, bringing the practical, no-fluff sales behaviours he knows work because he has used them himself. You get someone who will stand shoulder to shoulder with your sales efforts, not a lecturer who has never made a cold call.

Started from scratch
Started from scratch
Built two businesses using these exact skills
Actively selling today
Actively selling today
Not a theory based facilitator but someone still active in today's market
Stood in your shoes
Stood in your shoes
Firsthand experience from customer service through to sales leadership
No fluffy theory
No fluffy theory
Everything comes from real market testing including what fails and why

How workshop runs

Two full days

8:30am - 5:00pm both days,
face to face in Auckland.

Small group format

Capped at 16 people for
maximum interaction.

Printed workbook

Templates and tools to build
your business development plan.

Practical application

Real exercises, discussion
and live practice.

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Resources and Support

On the day you receive a printed workbook full of ready-to-use templates that you keep and use straight after the workshop as your business development Plan.

The course also builds on our Customer Centric Sales Training. It suits business development specialists and sales professionals in B2B or B2C companies who offer medium to high value products or services. This workshop with all levels of experience who want to win larger, more complex deals.

Workshop Dates

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August 12–13th Advanced Business Development Auckland

$2,800 Ex GST per attendee

$250 from every registration goes to IAM Hope
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October 7–8th Advanced Business Development Auckland

$2,800 Ex GST per attendee

$250 from every registration goes to Cure Kids
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Teams we've worked with across Australia and New Zealand

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Teams we've worked with across A/NZ

What clients think of this workshop

 
 
 

The workshop in a nutsell

A workshop that is your plan

You build a complete business development plan ready to roll out on Monday morning. Every exercise feeds directly into the finished document so you leave with a clear roadmap.

Practical hands on learning

You will spend most of the time applying the framework in pairs and small groups with live coaching. Expect role plays, worksheets and lively discussion that lock the skills in place.

Built by an active salesperson

This is not just theory. Varun teaches the exact methods he uses in the market today to find and win high value business, so everything you learn is proven in the real world.

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Seats are limited and class size is capped at sixteen. Book now and lock in your place.

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