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Irish Training Warning

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Published by Niall Devitt, Btb Business Training

Having recently spoke to both other trainers and clients, It has come to my attention that some Irish training providers are trying to pass “off the shelf training courses” as “bespoke work”. One client I know paid a substantial sum of money for a tailored training solution for his employees only to later find out that the very same course could be downloaded from the net for a fraction of the cost. Another scam is to stick together bits of off the shelf courses and deliver as a bespoke solution.

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Ouch! A Story about offering Discounts (Part One)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Published by Niall Devitt, Btb Business Training

Let me start this post by saying I sometimes get accused by my clients of being anti-discount. While I wouldn’t agree with that assertion, I would like to highlight that in my experience, I have seen discounts being used very badly many more times than I have seen discounts being used very well. While I absolutely agree that discounts can be a very effective tool in driving business, I would advise extreme caution. The following is an example of what can go wrong.

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