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Start Your Own Business Programme
The Start Your Own Business Programme is delivered over 8 weeks, with each 3 hour evening workshop covering different aspects of starting and managing a successful business. The course is delivered through practical, informal and interactive training and at the end of the 8 weeks, participants will have completed a draft Business Plan. Participants will also avail of telephone and email support from the trainers.
Who the programme is for:
- Anyone with a business idea they want to develop
- Anyone looking at self-employment as a realistic career option
- Anyone who has recently started a business
- People who are committed to 8 weeks of focusing on their business development
- People who want to produce a business plan
What you can expect from the programme:
- Access to experienced business trainers who have successfully started their own businesses
- Access to experienced trainers across marketing, business development and finance
- Practical case studies and presentations from local people who have started their own businesses
- Key advice on the steps to starting a business
- Easy to understand, practical information and guidance with comprehensive notes for future reference
- A clear set of targets for your business success and income requirements
- A reasonable idea of whether the business will be feasible or not
- An action plan to develop your business and a business plan to guide you through the start up phase
What we expect from you:
- Commitment to attending all 8 evenings of the programme
- Commitment to researching the idea and taking direction from the trainers
- Commitment to producing a draft of a business plan by the end of the programme
Business areas covered on the programme:
- Getting started: Assessing your business idea
- Legal Structures and other steps to starting a business
- Market Research
- Marketing Strategy: product, price, promotion and place
- Financial Management: cashflow management and pricing
- Bookkeeping and Taxation
- Sales and Communication
- The Business Plan
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Kerry County Enterprise Board, Manor West Centre, Rathass, Tralee, Co. Kerry Tel: +353 (066) 7183522 Fax: +353 (066) 7126712 Email: kerryceb@kerrycoco.ie
Company Registration: 225517
County & City Enterprise Boards are funded by the Irish Government and part-funded by the EU Structural Funds under the National Development Plan 2007-2013.
Company Registration: 225517
County & City Enterprise Boards are funded by the Irish Government and part-funded by the EU Structural Funds under the National Development Plan 2007-2013.