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Certificate in Creating a Business Start-Up

Course Overview

Do you want to understand how to actually start your own business? This course is suitable for people who want to learn the skills and knowledge to develop a business start-up. You will learn about the initial processes and requirements as well as understanding the first steps to setting your business up effectively.

Key Information

Course Length

Awarding Body
NCFE

Learning Method(s)
Online materials
Online assessment

For Individuals

Funded Course
Yes

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Unit 1 – Initial steps for a business start-up

In this unit you will learn about how to identify and explain what the right and realistic business start-up is for you. It will explain basic business structures and help you to identify and develop the core resource and cost requirements for this business.

Unit 2 – Marketing for a business start-up

This unit will provide you with the core aspects of planning your marketing effectively. You will learn about identifying your target market, using analysis tools and marketing research methods to ensure that you have fully explored the business idea. In addition, you will learn how to create the brand identity of the business as well as identifying aspects such as the most appropriate pricing strategy and key features of the business offering.

Unit 3 - Legal and Financial considerations for a business start-up

This unit covers all the basic knowledge and steps required for ensuring you comply with the legal obligations (tax, HMRC, VAT, employment legislation, HS&E, data protection and copyright) and financial planning (cash flow, turnover, profit and the physical planning of making and receiving payments) aspects of a business start-up.

Unit 4 – Developing a business plan

In this unit you will learn about the purpose, benefits and content required to build an effective business plan. You will then apply this knowledge to developing your own business plan.