Deborah
Dennison
and Dawn
Braddock
have
joined
self-employment
specialists,
Kevin
Hood
and Larry
Easto
to bring
you their
excellent
small
business
training
modules,
ON LINE,
at the
Learning
Library.
Here's
what
is offered.
A: Exploring Self Employment
There
are four
major
forms
of self-employment.
Enter
this
phase
of your
business
life
equipped
to answer
the key
questions
about
the marketplace
before
you make
any decisions.
Using
the right
approach
to the
market
place
can make
the difference
between
success
and failure
as an
entrepreneur!
B: Your self-employment profile
Your future business success not only depends on picking a business with strong market demand - but also from picking a business that you are suited to and enjoy! This program uses some powerful self-assessments to help you gain valuable insights into your key characteristics.
C: Working from Home
Understand
the elements
involved
with
successfully
starting
and running
a home
business,
including
a business
plan,
effective
marketing
and consideration
of family
and neighborhood
issues.
D: Researching your Market to Target your Customers
Make an informed decision about whether your business idea can make it in the real world by conducting solid market research. Research will tell you if there is a demand for what you can supply.
Market research will be the basis of all your future planning, so learn how to do it right.
E: Establishing a Business Set Up
An effective business setup will help you set your business up to your benefit and the benefit of your customers. This includes a defined legal structure, name choice, and insurance coverage. Overall, establish a business setup that allows for growth.
F: Creating an Innovative Marketing Strategy
An innovative marketing strategy will help you attract and keep customers. How well you understand and apply marketing techniques has a dramatic impact on the success of your business. Focus on who your customers are, what they need and how you can give it to them.
G: Forecasting the Financial Health of Your Business
Cash flow and good money management is the lifeblood of any business. Financial data provides you with accurate knowledge of your business's profitability and feasibility. Learn the key concepts necessary to forecast and project future sales and expenses.
H: Selling for Success
Closing the deal will rely on your ability to sell. Discover the key areas necessary to building a customer base, through to winding up the sale. Successful selling is the result of a planned approach.
I: Delighting Your Customer with Exceptional Customer Service
Customer service is all about building a client-focused business that will meet or beat your customer's expectations. This course will describe how to plan for great customer service, detail what should go in your plan and explain how to implement that plan.
J: Running the Day-to-Day Operation
Be prepared and organized right from the beginning. Create a plan of operations to foresee obstacles and develop contingency plans.
K: Managing your success
Consider what you will need to manage your success, and even grow your business by mastering your time, working smart and setting business goals that are realistic. Set up systems to run your business, and develop ways to bring in fresh ideas to stay motivated.
L: Preparing a Winning Business Plan
Your business plan will be the culmination of all your efforts spent prior to opening your doors. It will analyze how your opportunity will fit in the marketplace and how to predict and measure the success of your business. A carefully created business plan will act as a planning tool, providing focus and direction for decision-making.
It is important that you have reviewed the previous small business courses to assist you in completing your business plan.