Starting a Small Business
Interested in starting your own business? Like to work the hours you want with no one else to answer to but yourself? Make the break and start earning the income you desire, the Starting a Small Business course is a great way to get started.
You not only learn how to start a business, but under the guidance of a professional business expert, you plan and initiate development of a business venture.
The course is broken into two parts. First you learn about how to run a small business. The second part involves you either starting a business (this may be very small, or larger), or reviewing the running of an established business. Over several lessons your tutor guides you through the stages to assess, analyse and improve operations in your "real life situation".
Lifestyle Learning Direct's Starting a Small Business course helps you understand the business world, then guides you to make an informed decision as to what business you should set up and how to get started. Plus, as your course is delivered by distance education, there are no timetables to adhere to so your study can fit around your current lifestyle.
Key areas of learning - Starting a Small Business course
- Introduction to small business
- The business world
- Your alternatives - different types of ventures
- Marketing
- Planning
- Basic bookkeeping
- Sales methods
- Budgeting
- Developing a 12-month business plan
- Implementing a business plan
- Reviewing progress in a new business
- Improving profitability
We thank our affiliate ACS for supplying the content for this course.
Please note: should you wish to complete a course in small business by correspondence, please go to our 'Small Business Management' course details.
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