The Start Your Own Business Training Programme has been designed to address the needs of those wishing to start their own business, or those who have recently started trading. It is aimed at providing practical support, advice and guidance in a broad range of business areas. This programme will enable participants to gain a working knowledge of how to set up a business and / or to manage an existing business.

What the programme offers:

• How suited are you to run your own business?
• Help you develop a business plan for your own business.
• Introduction to a broad range of business issues facing all those who start and run their own business
• A Business Advisory Service, which provides one to one support to assist you in the development of your business idea.
• A financial planning service which will highlight potential sources of funding and eligibility towards further assistance, such as grants, low interest loans and equity.

Content:

• Enterprise & Self Employment 
• Market Research 
• Who wants to be an Entrepreneur 
• Taxation 
• Finance & Book-keeping 
• Marketing
• Sales and Sales Plans
• Cash Flow Projections
• Legal Implications
• Business Plan Preparation

• This 3 week course will run over 3 consecutive weeks with 2 sessions per week. The first session on Wednesday 11th March will be in person at Creative Spark, Clontygora Court, Muirhevnamore, Dundalk A91 HF77 from 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. and the remainder of sessions will be online. Please note for the online sessions you will require a suitable device to take part. This could be a tablet, laptop or Smartphone with speaker and Camera.  A headset is recommended but not essential. Adequate broadband speed is also required. Minimum speed of 2mb is recommended.
• The course facilitator will be in touch with you before the course starts via email.