Employing Staff, introducing a manager and building your team

How do you move from doing everything yourself to leading a team?
How can you prepare to hire your first manager?

• Recognising the signs that your agritourism business is ready to expand and is it is the right time to hire your first manager
• Practical steps and tips on hiring someone and how to know they are the right person for your business
• Developing systems and procedures to facilitate consistency and high standards

Sarah and Tom Parker, business owners Bowmuir Farm Holidays, will share;
• How their dog-friendly holiday accommodation business has expanded
• Their experience of employing a manager for the first time
• Insights from the newly appointed manager, Debbie, about her experience and what business owners can do to prepare

Michael Shannon, business owner Damn Delicious will share;
• How the farm shop and butchery business has grown from being Michael himself, to now employing 10 people
• The challenges of finding the right people and keeping them
• His experience of what has worked well and what has not