The aim of this programme is to provide participants with the skills to rigorously test the viability of their business idea and to provide a strong understanding of the essential elements involved in setting up and running your own business.

The programme runs over a 6 week period on Wednesdays 12, 19 & 26 March & 2, 9 & 16 April.  It will cover all aspects of running your own business from market research and how to make sales to taxation and legal structures and culminates in the preparation of a business plan.

Modules to be covered include

1. Self-assessment / Entrepreneurship
2. Legal issues for start-ups
3. Preparing a Business Plan
4. Marketing for the Small Business – An Introduction
5. Researching the Market
6. Finance
7. Funding Sources / Approaches
8. Basic Book-keeping
9. Sales
10. ICT and the Small Business

The programme will include a one to one mentoring session.