Why Study this Business Planning Course?
If you’re planning to start or grow your business or help someone in doing it, this course is a must for you! This online business planning course gives you the fundamentals needed in order to make a business plan! Such as the requirements for operating a business, the different growth strategies, the risks and possible counters to contingencies, the key systems, and the process of making an effective marketing, operation, human resource and financial plans.
If you have decided to start your own business, or perhaps assist someone else in starting theirs, planning is essential. Starting a business can be overwhelming, but it need not be. The first step to starting your own business is researching what you need to know and what to plan for.We will guide you through this process, helping you understand key business requirements and how to approach them. We will show you how to develop your own business plan designed to promote a successful launch.
You will discover how to identify the focus of your business and the direction you want to head. You will uncover legislative and administrative requirements and assess the best way to address them. You will learn how to develop a marketing plan including objectives and strategies. You will find out how to prepare and execute; operational plans for daily business activities, human resource plans to ensure effective staff management, financial plans to ensure the longevity of your venture and contingency plans to manage any risks you may encounter.
To start planning your new business you need to get started, CourseStream will provide you with the expertise you need to succeed and we are here to support your learning experience.
Course Aims
- Describe what a business plan is, and it main components
- Differentiate between a vision statement and a mission statement
- Discuss legal and administrative requirements of a business
- Explain the importance of a business name
- Explain the importance of setting goals and objectives in a business setting
- Describe strategies for coping with growth
- Describe different types of business risks
- Explain marketing process
- Explain operations planning
- Explain the importance of human resources
- Explain the purpose of financial planning
Course Outline
There are 11 Lessons in this course:
- The business plan
- Strategic and operational planning
- Feasibility studies
- Executive summary
- Deciding on direction
- Visualising future business directions
- Vision and mission statements
- Legal structure of a business
- Business names
- Taxation
- Regulations
- Licenses and permits
- Types of business ownership
- Setting goals and objectives
- SWOT and GAP analyses
- Strategies for achieving objectives
- Planned as opposed to runaway growth
- Subcontracting
- Franchising
- Licensing
- The growth plan
- Approaches to risk management
- Identifying business risks
- System components
- Quality audit
- Benchmarking
- Business plans as a mechanism of control
- The definition of marketing
- Marketing requirements
- The marketing process
- Market research
- Implications of unplanned marketing
- Control of business operations
- Writing an operation plan
- The value of human resources
- Occupational health and safety
- Skills and competencies of different staff
- The importance of financial planning
- Establishment costs and start up capital
- Cash flow forecasts
- Profit and loss statements
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- Experienced Tutor support
- Certificate sent to you
- Online study (Printed notes available)
- Self paced - no set timetable
- 12 months to complete course
From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks
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