Business Planning

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This course is designed for people starting-up in a wide variety of business sectors and sizes, together with voluntary sector organisations. People not currently in work but seeking to start a business will find the programme of particular value. The course is most suitable for people wishing to enhance their business skills and develop a business start up plan, prior to implementation.
At the end of the course you will be able to:

Describe and evaluate your business idea
Carry out market research for your idea
Market your product or service
Compile the financial information required to run a business
Produce a business plan
Identify sources of funding
Instigate relevant business controls

Delivery:
  • Online
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Further Details

Module A: Planning to succeed



  • Personal profiling & self-assessment

  • Evaluating your business idea

  • Writing a business plan

  • Business structures

  • Basic accounting requirements


Module B: Market Research



  • Types of Research

  • Survey methods

  • Questionnaires

  • Secondary research

  • Market research analysis


Module C: Effective Marketing



  • The marketing cycle

  • Marketing plans

  • The cost per sale formula

  • Target customers

  • Business generation

  • The Marketing mix

  • Product life cycles


Module D: Finance



  • Financial planning & control

  • A personal survival budget

  • Start up budget

  • The meaning of profit

  • Direct an fixed costs

  • Break even analysis

  • Costing & pricing

  • Sales forecasting and adjustments

  • Cash flow forecasting

  • Profit & loss forecasting

  • Capital requirements






Qualifications





On completion of your course, you will receive two qualifications:

Certificate in Business Planning

On successful completion of any course the Study House Certificate of Achievement will be awarded.

Qualification 2: Level 2 Business Planning Award

At the end of this course successful learners will also receive a level 2 NCFE Award certificate of achievement. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 2 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3).



This award has been designed by Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners' or employers' requirements. Accreditation by NCFE is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited biannually by NCFE.







Study Options





This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.










Fees





 

Guide Price: £215.00