Business Planning (Level 2)
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Summary
Overview
Business Planning (Level 2)
At the end of the course you will be able to:
- Describe & evaluate your business idea
- Carry out market research into your idea
- Market your product or service
- Compile the financial information required to run a business
- Produce a business plan
- Identify sources of funding
- Instigate relevant business controls
Key Topics
Module 1 - Planning to succeed
Module 2 - Market Research
Module 3 - Effective Marketing
Module 4 - Finance
Description
Module 1 - Planning to succeed
- Personal profiling & self-assessment
- Evaluating your business idea
- Writing a business plan
- Business structures
- Basic accounting requirements
Module 2 - Market Research
- Types of Research
- Survey methods
- Questionnaires
- Secondary research
- Market research analysis
Module 3 - Effective Marketing
- The marketing cycle
- Marketing plans
- The cost per sale formula
- Target customers
- Business generation
- The Marketing mix
- Product life cycles
Module 4 - Finance
- Financial planning & control
- A personal survival budget
- Start up budget
- The meaning of profit
- Direct and fixed costs
- Break even analysis
- Costing & pricing
- Sales forecasting and adjustments
- Cash flow forecasting
- Profit & loss forecasting
- Capital requirements
Requirements
Entry Requirements
Our Business Planning (Level 2) Course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Business Planning and has a keen interest in the subject, plus an intention to progress a career.
- Learners will need sufficient numeracy and literacy
- Students should have access to a computer and the internet throughout your study period.
- Learners should have basic PC skills in order to navigate our Support Portal
- You should be fully committed to your studies.
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