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Exclusive behind the business: Mike Le Put owner and director of MLP Training

Mike Le Put talks exclusively to Bdaily about his company Bury-based MLP Training.

MLP has been delivering training for 25 years, started by Mike who self financed it following a successful corporate career.

The company operate across nine countries and has built on its profitability year on year.

With plans to increase the number of courses it runs in its training venue in Bury, Mike spoke to Bdaily about the challenges he faces, the pride he has in riding the economic downturn and the changes he has seen within 25 years of business.

Mike Le Put owner and director of MLP Training said: “Ours is a people-centred business and what we sell is the expertise of our team.

“Our clients love that the trainer they work with on the day is the person behind the course content and has many years of delivering quality training that gets results.

“All too often, training is seen as an optional extra, rather than a core part of business performance, so when companies are looking at ways to reduce their overheads their training budget can be a casualty.

“That’s a short-sighted approach, however, because - as many of our clients will testify – skills, competence and confidence are directly linked to business success.

“One of the easiest things about doing business for us is developing new client relationships because our clients recommend us to others.

“The ‘Customer is King’ service ethic is core to our business philosophy and also sits at the heart of the approach we deliver within our training courses.

“Few training companies remain in business for 25 years.

“We have thrived through several recessions and major developments in business practice so our core skills and customer centred approach must be working!

“The business world has changed over the past 25 years but the need to sell, manage and communicate more effectively hasn’t altered.

“For us, the biggest change has been the advent of the internet: it has made it simpler for us to respond to our clients’ needs and plays a major role in the way they communicate with their own customers.

“Our aim for 2015 is the same as it has been every year for the past 25 years – to deliver the most effective and inspirational sales training and management development courses.

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