Is Enterprise for Me?

Are you thinking about starting a business? This Level 2 accredited course is 6 sessions of three hours each. Topics covered include setting business goals, market research, start-up costs, business positioning, risk and more. At the end of the course you will have enough information to assess whether your business can be a success and decide whether to progress to the next stage.

Skills for Business Workshops

Marketing

The seven Ps
Who are my customers?
Do I need a website?

Sales Skills

Selling concepts - what is appropriate for my business?
Sales strategy and business targets
The importance of closing

Cashflow & Final Accounts

How to produce a Profit & Loss account
How to produce a Balance Sheet
How to produce a Cashflow forecast
How to manage cash in a business

Costing & Pricing

Understanding costs and their impact
Understanding factors affecting pricing
Develop a profitable pricing strategy
Develop an appropriate financial system

Business Planning

Consolidate information and learning from previous sessions
Start to complete your own business plan
Planning for your future

Contingency planning - what's the worst that could happen?

I want my own website

It doesn't have to cost a fortune to have an effective and appropriate website. Learn how to create your own, professional-looking site for next to nothing and take away materials to enable you to do this.

Practical book keeping for small businesses

Which financial systems are right for you? How should you organise your information? What records should you keep? Do you know how to fill in a self-assessment tax return? Get the answers to all these and more and go away prepared!

Selling online

What are the options for promotion and selling over the web? Learn about free resources and how to set up and operate an Ebay shop without investing all your profits!