Multiply: Start Your Own Small Business (Norfolk)
Course details
Course code
Q00013004Course date
Number of classes
4 sessionsTutor
Chris GeorgeFee:
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
Course overview
Course description
THIS IS A FREE 'MULTIPLY' COURSE FOR NORFOLK RESIDENTS ONLY
In this short course (12 hours) we will focus primarily on the structure of a very small business. Maybe you have a hobby that could make you some extra money... The internet and social media have made the term 'side-hustle- part of our daily vocabulary.
In this course you will develop your knowledge of the general principles and points of small business start-up and operations. You too, can have a successful and potentially lucrative 'side-hustle'.
The course will consist of the following sections:
o Considering business structures and their suitability for a small business in the UK
o Starting a small business
o Types of business
o Choosing your own business structure
o Recognising the ways in which a small business can gain and keep customers
o Buying behaviours
o Approaches to marketing
o Communicating with customers
o Advertising and promotions
o Public Relations
o E-commerce
o Social media in marketing
o Working with customers
o Creating flyers and marketing materials
o Using online apps to create eye-catching print and graphics
o Copyright and accessing images
o Financial and legal obligations of running a small business
o Business owner’s responsibilities
o Value Added Tax (VAT)
o Business accounting and software
o The Importance of using spreadsheets
o Common aspects of successful small businesses
o Measuring success
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