Basic Business Skills - Young Biz

Session 1 – Introduction to Enterprise

• Enterprise in everyday life
• Defining ‘Enterprise’
• Finding Enterprising Ideas
• Take a job / Make a job

Session 2 – Marketing & Market Research

• Definitions: Market Research; Marketing; Selling
• Identifying your Target Market
• Identifying your Customers Needs
• Market Research Questionnaires

Session 3 – Legal Structures

• Organisation Continuum
• Organisational & Legal Structures
• Sole Trader
• Partnership
• Limited Liability Company
• Community Interest Company
• Income Tax
• National Insurance
• Corporation Tax
• Constitutions

Session 4 – Financial Planning & Management

• Costs
• Personal Survival Budget
• Start-up Costs
• Cash Flow
• Profit & Loss
• Difference between Profit & Cash
• Key Indicators
• Pricing Strategy

Session 5 – Management

• Leadership
• Start with the End in Mind
• Vision
• Mission
• Importance of Focus
• Taking Control
• Working out What to Do
• Gantt Charts
• PMI Decision Making (Plus+Minus+Interesting)
• Time Management

Session 6 – Planning Your Business

• Outline your Business Proposal
• Estimate Personal Worth
• Survival Income
• Business Plan
• Exercise & Presentation

For more information contact: Luisa Messina, Project Manager, on 020-7785-6295 or e-mail luisa@redochre.org.uk

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