| Title: | Steps to a Successful Business Start Up |
| Date: | This is a linked series of 4 workshops running during April/May 2011: - Wednesday 6th April - Workshop 1 - Setting the Scene Wednesday 13th April - Workshop 2 - Answer the questions - developing the marketing plan Wednesday 20th April - Workshop 3 - Financial fundamentals - sourcing and managing the money Wednesday 4th May - Workshop 4 - Practicalities and legalities & finish with a plan |
| Time: | 9.30 am - 1.30 pm |
| Cost: | Individual Workshops - £45 per Workshop Or Book all 4 Workshops for £150 A discount of £5 is now available on individual workshops for local residents affected by the recent PoleStar closure. Please follow the link provided at the bottom of the page to apply the discount. |
| Venue: | Okehampton Business Centre, Higher Stockley Mead, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1FJ |
| Details: | Designed for: If you are considering starting up in business for the first time then this series of workshops will prove invaluable.
The four workshops are a linked series, with templates, learning aids and assistance that will lead you through the process of establishing a business. Alternatively if you are already part way through the process then individual workshops can be selected for those elements that still require refinement. Overview: The series will give you the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to starting up the business:
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| Workshop 1 | Setting the Scene: This session is all about preparation and considering the implications of self-employment and running a business. You can ask questions which you haven't been able to find the answers to. AND talk to people who, like you are thinking about starting a business. Content: The workshop will help you discover:
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| Workshop 2 | Answer the questions - developing the marketing plan This session is mainly about marketing - what will you sell, to whom, at what price and will they buy? Content: To start we shall review the "homework" on survival budget. We will then help you to prepare a marketing plan to identify and define:
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| Workshop 3 | Financial fundamentals - sourcing and managing the money: This session is mainly about finances, giving you an invaluable insight into financial issues, guidance on how to successfully manage them and make a profit. Content: To start we shall review the "homework" completing the marketing plan. The workshop will then help you to prepare a financial plan to identify and define:
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| Workshop 4 | Practicalities and legalities & finish with a plan: This session is mainly about the daily practicalities of setting up the business and complying with legislation - it may be boring but vital to get it right. Content: To start we shall review the "homework" completing the financial forecasts. The workshop will then help you to prepare the business plan to identify and define:
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Follow the link below to book individual workshops or the whole series. Or Follow the link below to apply the Polestar Discount http://steps-to-successful-business-start-up.eventbrite.com/?discount=BIP1011 |
A partnership of Employment and Skills Boards have been successful in achieving funding from Devon County Council to launch a new skills initiative, which aims to help small business owners to grow their business.
read more...Defra have given advanced notice of a new grant scheme which is expected to open for applications in February 2012.
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