Not
so long ago, Belfast's historic Shankill was one of the City's
most popular shopping areas. It was thriving and was a hive
of commercial activity every day of the week. Small, specialist
shops flourished and the entire area was renowned for good
value, variety and a friendly welcome.
Sadly
though, over the years and for a variety of reasons, the area's
former prominence as a major shopping attraction has diminished.
Out of town shopping centres, greater social mobility and
major changes in the demographics of the area all contributed
to this decline. But
in spite of these changes, many of the small, specialist neighbourhood
shops have survived and many groups are already working to
restore the area to it's former prominence as a shopping mecca
with a unique atmosphere and blend of shops and services.
These
Shankill Sessions have been devised to help businesses in
the area become more competitive, attractive and more profitable.
In time, this will increase employment, stimulate economic
activity in the district and attract many first time visitors
and tourists to the Shankill.
The Sessions
are free of charge to Shankill based businesses who can send
a maximum of two people.
In you
are involved in a retail or service business, you'd be advised
NOT to miss these "Sharpen Your Skills" sessions - We'll guarantee
to make it worth your while!
See
you there!
THE
SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS
RETAIL SESSIONS - Monday 3rd March
BEST
PRACTICE VISIT
FREE
BUSINESS MENTORING
BUSINESS
BREAKFAST
The
Spectrum Centre
starting at 3.30pm until 8.30pm.
The Sessions are free of charge to Shankill based businesses
and each business is invited to send two representatives.
There are six separate sessions which means that each
business can attend every session on offer thereby gaining
maximum benefit.
CLICK HERE for full details on
the session programme and the on-line reservation form
12th
March 2008
Details to be announced later
If
you would like to express an interest in attending
this event, please
CLICK HERE and tick
the Best Practice Visit option
12th
March 2008
If you are interested in availing of free business
mentoring, please CLICK
HERE and tick the Business Mentoring option
7th
March 2008
The Spectrum Centre
If
you would like to express an interest in attending
this event, please CLICK HERE and tick
the Business Breakfast option
While
every effort will be made to run the advertised programme,
the organisers reserve the right to alter the programme without
notice for any reason.
Making a reservation and transmitting it via this website
to the Sharpen Your Skills office implies acceptance of this.
The Sharpen Your Skills format and brand is (c) 2008 and owned
by TrainingPeople.Biz,
Townsend Enterprise Park, Townsend Street, BELFAST BT13 2ES.
