Enterprise Generator

Discover how to prepare and launch your venture with the support of an expert business coach.

On this programme, you will enhance your entrepreneurial mindset, develop key business skills and craft a business plan to successfully launch your business. This hands-on, action-oriented programme will introduce you to a systematic and an straightforward process of testing your ideas and opportunities you envision.

This programme is available 24/7 providing you with the flexibility to learn at the pace, location, and time of your choosing. You will receive a certificate or award from a regulated awarding body upon programme completion (depending on the module credits).

This programme can lead to a UK regulated qualification, either the Award in Entrepreneurship or the Certificate in Entrepreneurship depending on whether you achieve 8 credits (4-8 modules depending on the credit size of the module) or 16 credits (between 9 and 14 modules depending on the size of the module). You are not obliged to work towards the qualification and if you do not please get in touch with us.

The key features that makes this programme unique are

• Support of an expert business coach
• A range of different text, video and audio resources
• Practical activities leading to real world business outputs
• A choice of 18 modules to suit your needs

This comprehensive online entrepreneurship programme will provide you with all the knowledge and skills you need to set up and run a successful business. Moreover, you will benefit from expert coaching advice on building your business with your own coach who will support you through all the stages of developing your business.

It consists of a menu of 18 modules for you to choose from which means that you only learn what you need. We provide an online self-assessment to help you choose which modules suit you, you can also speak to one of our advisors to further refine your choice. All the modules contain high quality learning content, including videos, presentations and podcasts.

The programme has been designed by entrepreneurs and skills experts and has been developed for people new to the world of business and those who require targeted learning in a particular area. This programme will help you create real documents for your business or idea such as a marketing research report or budget.

Assessments

All modules within the programme have bite-sized, real world business-related activities that will support you in building your business. To achieve a ‘pass’ for a module, participants must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria.

Tutor Support

When you enrol on a programme with EduGrowth you are allocated one of our experienced coaches. The coach’s help and support will be available throughout your programme. He/she will provide you with regular feedback on your progress.

Modules:

• Assessing Your Business Idea (2 Credits)

The purpose of this module is to help you to test your business ideas, agree or amend them and have confidence to further develop your thinking on the next steps.

• Planning Your New Business (2 Credits)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills needed for planning your new business. By the end of the module you will have created a start-up action plan for your business.

• Developing Your Strategy (2 Credits)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to build an effective business strategy. By the end of the module you will have created a strategy for your business.

• Managing Finance (2 Credits)

The purpose of this module is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to enable you to become an effective financial manager, that can help your business thrive and grow, and identify and address financial issues as they arise. By the end of the module you will have created a cashflow forecast and a budget for your business.

• Sourcing Finance (2 Credits)

The purpose of this module is to help you to acquire the knowledge and understanding of the types of finance available and the skills to be able to pitch your idea to investors. By the end of this deck you will have created an investor pitch deck for your business.

• Marketing Your Business (2 Credits)

This module will enable help you to acquire the understanding, knowledge and skills to create an effective marketing plan for their business.

• Building a Brand (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills of the importance of a strong brand and the skills to identify the desired brand characteristics of your own business.

• Presenting Your Business (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you to understand the importance of effective communications for your business. It will also enable you to develop the skills to confidently present your business, product and/or service ideas to stakeholders in both written and oral forms.

• Researching Your Market (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge and understanding of the different methods used for market research and the skills and methodology to carry out effective market research for your own business. By the end of module, you will have created a market research report for your business.

• Selling Your Products and Services (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to give participants the understanding and knowledge of an effective sales process as well as the skills to be able to plan and embed this in your business. By the end of this module you will have developed a sales plan for your business.

• Managing Quality (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding on how to manage quality within your business. By the end of this module you will have developed policies and procedures to manage quality.

• Developing Innovation and Creativity (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge and understanding of creativity and innovation and the skills to apply them in your own business. By the end of the module you will have assessed the innovation and creativity in your business idea.

• Managing Physical Resources (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding on how to manage physical resources within your business. By the end of the module you will created a plan to manage physical resources in your business.

• Managing People (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is help you acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding on how to create a productive and motivated workforce. By the end of the module you will created a staff induction and monitoring process.

• Employing Staff (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to help you acquire the knowledge, understanding and skills to identify the staffing needs of the business and then recruit and employ staff in accordance with legislation. By the end of the module you will have created a plan for the allocation of human resources.

• Developing a Customer Service Focus (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is to enable you to understand the importance of a strong customer service focus and to consider how they can apply it in their own businesses. By the end of the module you will have developed customer service standards and created a plan for a customer service focus in your business.

• Developing Yourself (1 Credit)

The purpose of this module is help you review your knowledge, understanding and skills and what requires further development to support business success. By the end of this module you will assessed your own personal development needs and created a personal development plan.

• Building Your Online Presence (2 Credits)

The purpose of this module is designed to enable you to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding of how to build their business’ online presence. By the end of the module you will have developed a plan to increase your business’ online presence.

This programme has been designed for individuals wishing to set up a business, have a business idea, want to become self-employed or want to improve their current business.

There are no formal entry requirements for the programme.

This qualification is open to all learners aged 16 and above.

This is a credit bearing qualification and can be counted towards further education study. The programme and qualification are suitable for those who wish to set up and run a successful business.

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