Business Start-up Training, 5th June '24

Course Description

Do you dream of working for yourself? Do you have a burning business idea that just won’t go away? Then our business start-up course can help you turn your dream into a reality. Across 8 sessions we’ll provide you with a step-by-step guide to planning and launching a business. Covering everything from company registration to product development, we’ll help you identify routes to market, show you how to manage your finances and market your services. We’ll teach you how to get started on the road to business success. Led by tutors with decades of business experience, our course is perfect for anyone who is bored at work, has a desire to be their own boss, or those keen to find a way back to a rewarding, or more flexible, career after being away from the workplace. We’ve already helped many small businesses get off the ground, from street food stalls to interior designers and yours could be next! Learning Objectives: Analyse aims and identify a personal development plan Develop a feasibility study and market research to assess the viability of business idea Identify the most appropriate legal structure Describe the process of financial management and how this applies to the business Develop and practice using a profit and loss spreadsheet including start-up budget Review marketing and branding techniques and develop a communications plan Using all this information, complete a business plan to get up and running Identify sources of funding Due to large numbers of people booking onto our courses and not turning up, we are now taking a £10 deposit for each course to help ensure attendance. You will be eligible to get the deposit back if you attend every session. Or, if you can’t attend, you must: · Email or contact the tutor or admin team on Training@gcda.org.uk to let them know you can’t make it. · Still attend at least 70% of the course. Do not book on if you think you cannot attend 70% of the course. · you must give 24 hours notice to be eligible for the refund · If you don’t show up and don’t get in touch, you will lose your deposit. If leaving a £10 deposit is a barrier because of financial difficulties, please contact training@gcda.org.uk to talk to us about this. You must request the return of the deposit within 7 days of the end of the course. Contact us at training@gcda.org.uk if you have any queries. Please also use this email address if the course is fully booked and you would like to be placed on a reserve list.