PLATO is a two year leadership and business development programme targeted at SME’s based on the principle of peer group learning.

PLATO Sustain provides opportunities for senior executives from large companies and owner managers, chief executives and senior level directors from smaller companies to come together to share knowledge and experience, develop best practice and form close working relationships.

Benefits in joining:   

• Improving business performance and reducing regions ecological footprint
• Improving business stability
• Improving personal and business development skills
• Increasing business turnover from new and improved products and processes
• Saving costs by reducing energy, waste and water usage
• Building client bases and supply chains
• Learning through shared experience
• Confidential business coaching and problem solving
• Exploiting new market opportunities    

Who can join:

Owner Chief Executive or Senior Director of an established SME who has:    

• between 10-249 employees
• a turnover of £1m per annum
• been operating for at least 3 years
• have a desire to introduce and implement sustainable design, innovation and business practices into their business
• having the aspiration and potential to grow   

PLATO is running a series of introduction events between April and June 2009 across the South East to provide potential SME participants with more information on PLATO: Sustain.

For further information please contact the PLATO GB team on 08457 35 45 55 or email info@platogb.co.uk or visit the website www.platogb.co.uk 

Date Updated: 08/05/09