Business Development Planning

If you are an entrepreneur or aspiring business owner having trouble developing a viable business plan it may be time to enlist some help. There is no shame in seeking help from a business development professional, the shame is in knowing you could do something but letting pride get in the way.

Maybe you’re hesitating, uncertain what the business development expert might do and wondering how you might measure their success, or lack thereof. Not to worry. Most people in search of business development planning help have been where you are. The most important thing is to enlist the help of a proven business development planner and then sit back and trust the process.

TESTIMONIALS

Antonia Listrat, Clifford Chance

It's rare that I feel so inspired after attending a personal development talk- most of the time it feels like I've heard it all before. That was not the case with Bianca, who is truly exceptional at what she does. I had the opportunity to listen to her speak at one of the events organised by Clifford Chance. The talk felt so fresh, authentic, and full of valuable information all the way through. If you are looking to improve your personal brand (which you definitely should), I cannot recommend Bianca enough!

Vanessa Abrahams – John , Adidas

John Juchau, BNP Paribas

Mehdi Saadian, GIA

Bianca delivered a fantastic talk at the GIA Career Fair event last week. Her talk was a true masterpiece of motivation and empowerment. From the moment she took the stage, her genuine passion and enthusiasm were palpable, capturing the attention and hearts of everyone present. Her ability to connect with the audience on a personal level was truly remarkable. The stories she shared were relatable, enlightening, and filled with wisdom. We're delighted to have her as the keynote speaker of the event.

Tarej Fadhel, Intuit

We booked Bianca to be our opening keynote speaker for our recent Festival of Learning event. We were looking for an energising and motivational start to the day, and Bianca was the absolute perfect fit. She brought really high energy to kick the day off with a bang, she got everyone at the session involved and the feedback has been superb. Everyone felt it was the perfect way to kick our event off, they found her keynote on “Building your brand” really motivating and she set the tone for the rest of the day perfectly. Fantastic keynote speaker and the perfect choice to get everyone energised and inspired.

Wendy Ramshaw, Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Toni Thorne, JP Morgan

Sana Butt

EY Race and Ethnicity Network Leadership Team | Championing D&I in Recruitment | Student Recruitment Events Advisor at EY

I have worked with Bianca for a second time now, and I know this will not be the last. In our most recent interaction, Bianca delivered a couple of workshops for undergraduates. Her professionalism, energy and creativity that she brings to the table is exactly what I admire about her. She listens to the client ask and then feeds into that with relevant and valuable inputs - what more do you want! Her delivery of the skills workshops are always energetic, refreshing and leave you self-reflecting on how to better yourself as an individual. Thank you, Bianca!

Taravat Taher-Zadeh (Brass)

Natwest Accelerator Programme

Business Growth & Transformation Portfolio Professional

Dearest Bianca, I’m breathless with excitement (still!), a sheer joy hearing your wonderful marathon of a presentation at the NatWest International Women’s Day event. Many congratulations, wishing you even greater heights of success & look forward to hearing you again. Keep well & keep inspiring, my NBF! :-

Caroline Gundu

Senior Business Consultant at CGI | Chair of Women's Network CGI UK

I reached out to Bianca to speak at the CGI Women's Network International Women's Day event and asked her to deliver an inspirational key note speech. From start to finish my interaction with Bianca did not disappoint. Bianca provided fast responses and all the information required in a timely manner. On the day, Bianca delivered a key note speech on her journey as an entrepreneur and shared her experiences and lessons learned. This speech was well received in CGI with lots of great feedback from the attendees. I particularly liked her "Top 3 Tips for Taking Ownership of Your Career Success" which I will certainly be applying for my own career! I thoroughly enjoyed working with Bianca and look forward to future engagements

Conor Donnellan MAPM

Senior Project Management Consultant at CGI

It was a great pleasure to hear about Bianca’s inspiring journey as a young woman in the business world as part of CGI’s international women’s day celebrations. I particularly enjoyed learning about building a personal brand, which has given me great insights on how I can improve my own personal brand and to mentor and coach others. On the theme of international women’s day, Bianca’s journey is one of facing challenge and overcoming obstacles. Bianca’s talk has definitely made me want to be more vigilant in recognising areas needing change and how personally I can make certain changes and challenge equalities to ensure the IT industry becomes more equal for women and everyone in general. Thank you again Bianca for your inspiring talk

Stacey Van Bergen

Senior Consultant at CGI | Co-Chair of the Women's Network

As part of International Women's Day, Bianca joined us (CGI) and delivered an inspiration talk on her career history, as well as giving tips on how to take ownership of your own career success, how to embrace challenges and be an intrapreneur in light of this years theme "Choose to Challenge". Bianca delivered in such an engaging and motivational way, I know I speak for all when I say I took away some really key messages that I can easily apply to my job, and personal life. Thank you Bianca, I look forward to working with you in future

Mandy Tinker

Executive Assistant to President

I participated in the International Women's Day event lead by NatWest on the topic "Inspiring Confidence - Championing change". Bianca was one of the amazing speakers whom I had the opportunity to listen to. I couldn't stop smiling and loved your enthusiasm and the way you articulate your journey. Thank you for sharing your journey and experiences with u

Sophie Gowling

CEO, Natwest Accelerator Programme ,

Incredible energy with a motivating and positive speech. Great to hear Bianca’s story- so engaging. Good to see a woman In business achieving great things. I can’t wait to read the book

Kimberley Johnston

Inclusion & Diversity Senior Manager - Commercial Banking - Lloyds Banking Group

You were INSPRATIONAL at the CMS IWD Career Ready event today Bianca Miller - Cole - if those girls don’t now know they can take on the world and succeed then they were not listening. I certainly felt fired up

Alisha Young

Legal Secondee at Lloyds Banking Group

Bianca was a key note speaker for the CMS Masterclass 2021 for International Women’s Day and helped deliver the session. She spoke with over 60 students and we led a breakout room together to interact with a smaller group of students. She is very inspirational, motivated and it is brilliant to see her passion for helping the younger generation grow and develop

Thierry Pradier

Business Development Manager Biorationals EMEA chez Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe

I attended a talk on Intrapreneurship from Bianca recently. It was refreshing and inspiring. Bianca is great at making you look at things from a different angle, thinking about yourself as your own brand, and overall making you believe that there is not such a long way from a dream to become a reality. Thanks again Bianc

Ashleigh Jones

Global Strategic Accounts at Preqin

Bianca was a host during a Black History Month panel discussion to my company. She was extremely engaging and professional throughout the session, and gave really informative and inspiring advice on how to navigate the workplace and build one's personal brand. She has received great feedback from a number of my colleagues, and I would certainly recommend her to others. Thank you Bianca

Mia Meade

Assistant Associate Deloitte

I attended a Zoom conference led by Bianca on building your personal brand - I loved it! I was able to utilise the tips and tricks that she provided for my LinkedIn page and overall internet presence. Her warm personality and inclusive nature made attending the conference an overall wonderful experience

Zarif Karimli

Tax Analyst at Deloitte

Very systematic, simple, yet effective presentation on personal branding. I thoroughly enjoyed it and found Bianca very helpful and insightful

Harry Wilkinson

Analyst at Deloitte (Banking Analytics & Quantitative Modelling)

Bianca gave an enthusiastic interactive online webinar to myself and other graduates joining Deloitte. She enlightened us on how important it is to begin to build our personal brand, develop our social media accounts, and just how valuable any life experiences we have are! Bianca gave excellent feedback to us on giving “elevator pitches”, their importance, and how to present yourself in a concise and attractive manner

Jessica Okonkwo

Solutions Engineer Apprentice, UKI Financial Services Team at Salesforce

Bianca is an excellent speaker. During my personal branding session with her, I gained invaluable knowledge which I now utilise in my everyday life. She has such a bubbly yet professional character which I admire. She is self motivated and always encourages those around her. I really enjoyed my session, thanks Bianca

Alice Mansergh

Director at Google, UK & Ireland

Bianca came and gave a talk to my team, and was an inspiration! I loved how Bianca shared her own personal story, then gave practical ideas and steps to help others realise their career dreams. Bianca combined inspiration and entrepreneurialism with practical advice, and was a delight to listen to

Azeez Soetan

Growth @ Google

Bianca is great at communicating her journey giving people an insight into the experiences that have shaped the person she is today. Learning about her experiences and the lessons she picked up along the way was amazing and definitely impactful for myself and everyone else that was listening in

Katja Morris

Associate Account Strategist at Google

I attended Bianca's workshops as an undergrad as part of an insight week for Women in Tech a couple of years back and have been fortunate enough to attend one again recently! You're workshops on personal branding really stuck with me, so much so I spoke about them in interviews and to colleagues and friends

Mohammad M Lone

Digital Strategist at Google | One Young World Ambassador

Bianca is an incredibly inspirational individual. Having been fortunate enough to witness her public speaking, she has given me and my colleagues so much to think about when it comes to owning my career success

Jade O’Donoghue

Senior Content Manager at Retail Week

Bianca gave an online talk to our 2000-strong audience of retailers. It was brilliant, thought provoking and full of actionable insight. She was very personable while also being a total professional, both in front of the audience and behind the scenes. The feedback for her session was brilliant. I hope to be able to work with her again

Bradley Fox

Corporate Engagement Officer at Melton Borough Council

Bianca was very professional but also had a great human nature. She was a brilliant addition to my event & those that attended noted how inspiring her presentation was. She kept to the brief and added snippets of humour during the keynote whilst talking about her own lived experiences. I would certainly book her again and would recommend her work to anyon

Hortense Thorpe

Award-Winning Strategic Sourcing Expert -Centrica

What an inspiring speaker you are, and you really kept your cool in spite of the slide issues... Qdos to you. Everyone in Centrica found your teachings very useful, so thank you for joining our International Women's Day event and celebrating diversity with us. I'm Centrica's Fertility Ambassador so if you ever need ideas or support in that space, please think of me 🙏 I'd be more than happy happy to collaborate. Best wishe

Olayne Nalithi

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Bianca delivered an excellent interactive talk on personal branding and networking. She had presented great points as to how to make a great first impression. The session was extremely engaging and I would say it’s perfect for any field. Even in this current climate I now know what steps to take to add value for myself and others

Rohit Viram

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Inspirational and very practical, Bianca’s talk on Personal Branding and Networking was delivered in a professional and well thought out manner. She really taught me the techniques on how best to convey to someone that you are a person of value, in a quick and concise manner with her detailed elevator pitch. Furthermore she explained the dynamics of networking in a very easy and digestible way. Great speaker, and a clear expert in her field. Highly recommend her

Jig Goodhead

Software Engineer Travellers

Bianca is an excellent speaker who is very knowledgeable in her field. She is truly an example and inspiration to all women

Ilana Weisbein

AWS re/Start Graduate at Generation UK & Ireland

A highly enjoyable and interactive session to identify my unique personal qualities and skills to increase my success with networking for a job, even with the limitations currently in place. Bianca was inspirational to keep aiming towards personal career goals, breaking them down into a list of achievable objectives

Kathryn Massey

HR Shared Service Coordinator Nottingham Trent University

Bianca was the keynote speaker for our International Women’s Day conference at Nottingham Trent University. It was inspirational to hear about her journey before, during and after The Apprentice. She was an extremely engaging and powerful speaker for the event and a great role model for students, she really showed us what hard work and a positive attitude can do

HUANG XIAO QIN (LUNA)

Social Media Intern at MRZ Business Services LTD

Bianca is such an inspirational and successful female role model for me. I was inspired by her "dreams to reality" speech and would follow the "7 steps to making your dreams a reality" to pursue my dreams! (Thank you very much and very honored to meet you, Bianca!!

Stacey Macha

Global HR Partner, Centrica Bianca has a great story...She is engaging, energetic and has a natural way of connecting with her audience

Amber Shrimpton

Transformation Specialist at Centrica

Bianca is an engaging and professional speaker, who is great to work with

Robin VanMeter, MBA

Sr. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Partner, Centrica

Bianca Miller is a great speaker and has an incredible story to tell. She encourages individuals to be all they can be and how to successfully focus on self branding

Shereen Morgan

Diversity & Inclusion, Centrica

Thank you Bianca Miller - Cole for your amazing keynote at Centrica today! A fresh take on intrapreneurship and personal brand. Today was my light bulb moment and I’m sure many others experienced the same! It has been a pleasure and I look forward to working with you again

Steve Keith- EY

Personal Branding Workshops

She made all of the parents and children feel at ease from the start; our talent partner Maggie has commented on how inspirational Bianca was. We had such fantastic feedback from our first event that we’ve invited her back for our regional workshops in Marc

Simone White- Blackrock EEPA

Keynote Speaker

Professional, knowledgeable and with the great ability to hold an audience, Bianca has a great way of bringing her presentations to life. It was a delight to host her alongside EPAA for the Career Masterclass and I look forward to being able to work with her again on future events

Jasmin Jalloh- Accenture UK

It was a truly inspirational keynote. Thanks for re-igniting my passion and determination to making sure that the fruits life has to offer are well and truly absorbed

Taj Singh- Bucks New University Student

Personal Branding Workshops and Motivational Talks

Bianca visited Bucks New University she was an amazing inspiration. She is a woman of great wisdom and wise word

Bianca Mcdonald – Founder of Kids Zone Adventures

Mentoring

Being mentored by Bianca was an absolute pleasure! Her extensive knowledge on business start ups and business in general has really helped me to excel, with a stagnant business of 10 years. She helped me look at my business from a new perspective. Bianca has supported me with rebranding and during the time of working with her I have gone from 3 services to 7 different childcare services. Bianca’s support has been second to none I fully recommend anyone who is serious about pushing their business further to liaise with her or attend the mastermind session

Lauren Pak – Accenture Technology Analyst

Really engages the audience in an inclusive way. Had so much fun at Bianca's workshop on critical thinking and public speaking

Emma Bortnik- Knowledge Transfer Network

Keynote Speaker

Bianca delivered a fantastic talk at our 'Women in Innovation: Building Success' event. It was highly engaging, inspirational, funny and left delegates feeling motivated and inspire

Jo Bromilow- Publicasity

Keynote Speaker

Her passion and enthusiasm as well as her inspirational ethos and attitude came through in person and on the final film. It would be a pleasure to cross paths with her again on one of her courses or in front of the camera again

James Wilson -Attendee of the Business Travel Conference

Keynote Speaker

She was incredibly natural on stage, always with asmile on her face; and was inspiring, humorous and eloquent

Self Made Mentee

"Could not wait to give this recommendation! Thank you Bianca for what was an energetic, productive and gem filled morning. Not only are you down to Earth and caring but infinitely knowledgeable about business. Your easy going to appropriately challenging style was just right. You steered the conversation appropriately, whilst letting it organically flow. Questions were answered with a rare authenticity and always got to the point of the matter. During our 1-2-1 session you were able to get to the heart of the matter quickly, with clarity and a directional ability like a dart hitting a bulls eye. By the end of the session I had several key action points that I could go away and start actioning straight away. In fact, I invested this morning in doing some of the things you advised. What can I say, value, value, value. What price can you put on clear, honest direction that you are able to implement straight away!!?? I’d encourage anyone who is thinking about it to work with Bianca (and Byron) Thanks again!" Dayna Byfield- Self Made Mente

Accenture

Personal Branding Workshops

"Bianca delivered excellent workshops on Personal Branding and Presentation Skills during my Induction Week at Accenture. Sessions were interactive and challenging; everybody had a great time while developing their skills. We didn’t even realise how time went by. Fantastic experience!" Razvan Solomon- Accentur

Profit from My Experience and Expertise

As an experienced and proven business development planner, I have helped scores of budding entrepreneurs define their goals, develop winning development strategies and implement their plan using best practices, appropriate technologies and fluid reasoning.

I am dedicated to helping my clients make their visions manifest. No aspect of the business development process is overlooked. My unique coaching and mentoring style stems from my training and experience and emphasises navigating the real-world while keeping your eyes firmly on the prize.

Together we will dig deep to uncover the essence of your idea, use strategic insight to determine where your product or service belongs in the business ecosystem and craft an approach specifically designed to anticipate and overcome challenges.

Business Development Planning Bianca Miller Cole

Partner With Me

Partner With Success

My business development planning principles can be applied to any situation to clear away the uncertainty and reveal the way forward. Here’s how they work:

Understand the difference between business development and sales

Business development entails creating partnerships that create leverage for generating revenue, enhancing the product and facilitating distribution. Sales are focused strictly on driving revenue. Before a useful development plan can be created you must be clear on this.

Focus on a quantitative value proposition

The qualitative proposition may be enticing, but in the real world, the odds of it catching fire right out of the gate are remote. Research strongly indicates that customers are far more likely to choose a quantitative value than a qualitative one.

Stress accountability

Every member of the team should be ready to accept responsibility for their part in the success or failure of a business from Day 1. Attempts to dodge responsibility will be apparent to team members early on and will undermine faith in the process.

Know the difference between a deal and the right deal

I will teach you how to tell the difference between making a deal and making the right deal. The former can produce an illusion of success that will eventually be laid bare, and the latter can produce the real thing.

Contact Bianca Miller-Cole

As an entrepreneur, you may feel like your job is nothing more than an endless cycle of decision making and crisis management. With an expertly crafted business plan in hand those decisions will be easy to make and those fires far less frequent. Call 02086679519 today to discuss business development planning, or write to me at bookings@biancamiller.uk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to have a business development plan?

You don’t have to, but if you want to make sure your new business doesn’t stumble out of the gate it will be necessary. Simply making things up as you go along is not a plan, it’s a recipe. A recipe for failure. A rock-solid business development plan will enable you to raise money from investors, set growth targets, establish budgets and create the right team around you. It will also be an invaluable reference whenever you feel you may be losing your way.

Are there different types of business plans?

Yes. Just as there are different types of businesses there are different types of business development plans. Knowing which one is right for you requires having the right advisor in your corner. That’s where Bianca comes in. Drawing from her vast personal experience Bianca will be able to provide a clear, comprehensive explanation of the various types of business plans including, but not limited to:

The start-up plan: This type of plan is used by those seeking investments from angel investors or venture capitalists.
The growth plan: A business growth plan can help you identify problems and get things back on track. It will also provide a way to mollify any investor concerns that may be percolating.
The feasibility plan: The feasibility plan focuses on major business ideas and lays out steps for turning them into profitable reality.
The strategic plan: This type of plan focuses on developing business strategies that might help your company and provides guidance on how to implement those strategies.

Can’t I just make a business development plan using available software?

Today’s business software can help make your business leaner, more productive and more flexible. What it cannot do is sit down with you and discuss where you are and where you want to be. For that, you need expert human advice from someone who has fought the battles in the marketplace and won. Look for business software to help you implement your business development plan to perfection, but don’t expect it to formulate that plan for you.

Is a marketing plan part of a business development plan?

In most cases, yes. Without some idea of how you intend to get your product or service in front of the people who could benefit from it, it will be just another idea drifting through the marketplace hoping someone takes notice. And don’t forget, investors are not going to fork over money unless you can show them how you plan to market your idea.

Why is Bianca Miller-Cole the right person to help?

For more than a decade Bianca has been formulating and executing her own business development plans that have resulted in a slew of successful enterprises including The Be Group with its impressive list of Fortune 500 clients and lifestyle brands including the recently launched Hian Skin, a 3-step skincare routine that also happens to be vegan and cruelty-free. Few people you will ever encounter are more qualified to provide expert, actionable business development advice than Bianca.

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