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First we need to answer the question: what is the difference between 'training' and 'professional development'?

Training is about ensuring your employees have the required skills and expertise to carry out the tasks for which they are responsible.

Professional development is a more long-term concept and is about helping your employees prepare to perform additional duties in future roles.

What are the benefits of having trained people in my organisation?

The infographic below lists 6 benefits of investing in staff training and professional development.

Topics: Employment and recruitment, Skills and knowledge, Advice, Staff, Training and Professional Development, infographic, Business advisor, Parramatta, Orange NSW

I started JPAbusiness about 17 years ago, after spending 10 years in the employed workforce.

I was strongly motivated to create something of my own and I had clear goals of what I wanted to achieve. However, it certainly wasn’t plain sailing, especially at the beginning. 

The following are five things I felt in the first six to 12 months of starting JPAbusiness. I’m sharing them to illustrate that even if you are ‘the right fit’ for business ownership, you shouldn’t expect it to be easy.

Topics: Buying a business, Skills and knowledge, Advice, Starting a business, business advice, start-up

Many people feel they should ‘aspire to something more’ than being an employee i.e. owning their own business.

Personally, I think business ownership is only the right environment for some people, and for many of those it is only the right environment at the right time.

There are many factors that contribute to a person’s success in business, but the following four personality types – or personal attributes – often seem to manifest themselves in successful business owners:

Topics: Buying a business, Skills and knowledge, Advice, Starting a business

What is the difference between training and professional development?

Training is about ensuring your employees have the required skills and expertise to carry out the tasks for which they are responsible.

Professional development is a more long-term concept and is about helping your employees prepare to perform additional duties in future roles.

Topics: Employment and recruitment, Skills and knowledge, Advice, Staff, Training and Professional Development