Start Your Own Business – (6 evening sessions) from 14th April

• Date: Tuesday 14h April  (every Tues and Thurs - 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th, 30th April)
• Time: 6pm- 9:30pm 
• Venue: Online
• Cost: €50

The course will provide participants with necessary tools to assess the viability of their
business, to explore the challenges and benefits of self-employment and to provide
the necessary information, support, advice and direction to the participants to set up,
develop and run their own business

Overview of what is covered: 

• Legal & other regulatory considerations in setting up a business;
• Skills of an entrepreneur/SWOT analysis
• Business tax and legal obligations, employment
• Market Research
• Marketing & Sales for SMEs
• Business Planning & Lean Start Up
• Financial Management • Sourcing Finance for your Business

Outline of what is covered per module: 

• Module 1:
  • Legal & other regulatory considerations in setting up a business;
  • Business Modelling using Lean Start-Up Canvas;
  • Risk Management

• Module 2
  • Business Taxation – types of taxes, registration and compliance
  • Financial Management – record-keeping
  • Introduction to Costing and Pricing

• Module 3 (2 classes)
  • Market Research
  • Ideal customer - Creating customer avatars
  • 3M Crafting your marketing message
  • Marketing channels (inc social media)
  • Competitive analysis and USP
  • Unfair advantage – protection for your business idea
  • Sales for SMEs
  • Skills of an entrepreneur/SWOT analysis/time management

• Module 4 Sourcing Finance
  • Sourcing Finance and other supports for Business including eligibility for
  funding streams

• Module 5 Business Plans
  • Types of Business Plans, tools and tips for preparing a robust plan
  • Financial projections and cashflow management
  • Identifying sustainable revenue streams

About the trainer:

The course will be delivered by Marie Manning from Marie Manning Financial Management on behalf of LEO South Dublin

Testimonials:

'This workshop will be greatly beneficial and really gets you thinking of different methods. The slides are easy to follow and I picked up some valuable tips for promoting my ideas. Sharing ideas with participants, led by an expert is the best format for these workshops' - previous attendee

'Briliant course - a lot to consider, reflect, plan and DO' - previous attendee