FET (Further Education & Training) –Start Your Own Business – QQI Level 5 Award

A twice-weekly evening course running for 13 weeks. The course aims to provide learners with the knowledge, skills and competence to start their own business.

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
-Explore the legal requirements and regulations pertaining to starting a variety of business structures
-Analyse the personal, functional and business factors that contribute to business success
-Research the relevant sources of business start-up information and support available to entrepreneurs
– Examine the market for new product or service niches
-Assess the potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to the business
-Explain the role and function of a realistic and coherent business plan
-Examine the importance of complete and correct business documentation to include budgets, cashflow and financial statements
– Apply for the legal, financial and government agency and other support required by the business
-Conduct opportunity, feasibility and market research studies
-Design a product or service to be provided by the business
-Analyse revenue, costs, quality and customer service elements of the new business
-Analyse the internal and external business environment pertaining to a new business start-up
-Create appropriate funding, marketing, finance, technology and staffing strategies for the business
-Construct a business plan
-Organise independent or third-party review of the business plan
-Analyse the business and business plan post the external review, recognising strengths and making improvements

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Category
Methodologies and pedagogical approaches
Country
Ireland
Language
English
Type of file
Website