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Cost-Effective Training Strategies for the Music Business

Enhance your music business skills with practical, affordable training ideas. This guide, tailored by Colleen Billings, PHR of Billings Piano Gallery, focuses on identifying learning gaps in general business acumen, product knowledge, and soft skills like sales and customer service. Discover engagement methods to get learners involved, effective tools for budgeting and time management, and local resources for formal education and mentorship. Empower your team with skills necessary for immediate improvement and long-term success in the music industry.

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Cost-Effective Training Strategies for the Music Business

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  1. Effective Training Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank Colleen Billings, PHR Billings Piano Gallery Course Title

  2. 1-2-3-Needs Analysis • What is the Learning Gap • Industry: Music business, manufacturer, retail • Business: general acumen, awareness of your business • Product knowledge • Soft Skills: sales, customer service, negotiation • Technical: QuickBooks, Excel, internal systems • What is the Time Available to Bridge the Gap? • Is it a developmental need vs. immediate improvement scenario • What is the budget available?

  3. Learning Methods • Get the Learner Involved • How do you learn best? • How do you learn something new? • Hands On • 1:1 Mentoring • Repetition • Read, practice, do • Classroom lead • Ask them to propose a plan

  4. Formal Education • Community College/Technical School • QuickBooks • Marketing • Small Business Development Center • Management courses • Business Plans • SCORE • Management/Leadership • Local Library • Excel; MS Office; basic accounting • Recreation Department • Public speaking

  5. Local Organizations • Dale Carnegie Training-$$$ • Skills for Success • Presentation Skills • Leadership/Management Course • Chamber of Commerce-$ • Monthly meetings/Speaker Series • Local Associations-$ • Toastmasters International • Regional Management Associations-$$ • MRA

  6. Internal Resources • Manufacturer’s Reps • Put ’Em to Work! • Business Books • Team book club • Presentation assignment • Ask them to lead a discussion of a chapter

  7. Team Resources • Set up Mentoring Relationships • Pair on a project • Research a problem/Present a solution • Process documentation and improvement • 1:1 Goal Setting • Top 3 Focus Areas

  8. NAMM Resources • NAMM.org • NAMM University site-It’s New and Improved! • Newsletters • Industry Publications-Share articles

  9. Technical Resources • Lynda.com • Lunch with Lynda! • Group or individual • Excel; Time Management; QuickBooks; PhotoShop • Star12.com

  10. Social Resources • Facebook and Twitter • Manufacturers • NAMM! • Local music scene • Business Magazines • Inc; Fast Company; etc.

  11. More Social • LinkedIn • Company Page • Industry Leaders • Manufacturers • Groups with similar interests • Retail Music • Connect to others in the Industry

  12. Online Goldmine • Blogs-Subscribe, Read, Share, Discuss • Talent Management Magazine • White Papers • Webinars • YouTube “How-To” Videos

  13. Colleen Billings, PHR Billings Piano Gallery lovemyhrlife@gmail.com www.facebook.com/lovemyHRlife www.linkedin.com/colleenbillings

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