Business Startup Diploma

Course description

Our Business Startup Diploma is a great way to gain practical, hands-on experience in some of the key areas involved in running a business. Subjects covered include everything from Understanding Business Accounts, Bookkeeping and Marketing, right through to Project Management and WordPress. You’ll come away with a renewed focus to ensure your new business venture succeeds. Tutor support is available throughout this course as and when required. The Business Startup Diploma offers an excellent opportunity of professional skills development for any prospective new business owner. So, if you’re an entrepreneur and thinking of setting up your own business, this diploma will ensure you have the professional skills and know-how to make the process as seamless as possible. Core Courses Bookkeeping Transactions and Controls - Part 1 This course will help you learn the processes and procedures involved in manual bookkeeping. You will cover the double entry system, the basics of VAT, checking invoices for accuracy, day books, general ledger, purchase ledger and sales ledger, prompt payment discount, petty cash books, balancing ledger accounts and many other aspects of manual bookkeeping. Costing and Pricing Invaluable for anyone responsible for accounts or setting pricing within a business, this short course is something we’re sure you’ll get true value from, in terms of real pound signs! Facebook for Business Learn how to use facebook to help promote and market your company. Looking at how businesses can maximise their social media presence we look at the whole spectrum of opportunities that this social media platform offers a business. LinkedIn for Business This course is designed to bring you up to speed with using LinkedIn in a business environment. It guides you through how to get the most out of the platform, helping you to capitalise on the millions of contacts within arm’s reach. Project Management Fundamentals Split into four engaging parts, this course takes you through the full life cycle of a project in terms of defining what it is, planning every aspect, implementation, completion and evaluation of a project. Marketing Essentials Over four lessons you’ll cover topics such as understanding what a marketing plan is, how to carry out appropriate research, how websites are designed to market the company, effective advertising and the four P’s of marketing products. Introduction to Business Structure and Law If you have or are thinking about setting up your own business, this course will provide you with an essential grounding in the basics of business structure and law. Twitter for Business This is a short online course that takes you through the basics of how to get started on this popular social media platform, enabling you to use effectively. Understanding Business Accounts For a business, nothing is more important than its finances. This course will provide you with a good understanding of business accounts – essential knowledge if you run a small business. WordPress for Business Our online WordPress for Business training course is specifically designed for those wishing to learn how to create a business-focused website. You’ll learn about designing a site and how to physically create a website. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for Business This is a short online course that starts to take the mystery out of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) so you can understand how you can use it to your advantage. Choose one Elective course.