Startup Training - Business Skills Training Course

Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency offers Professional Business Training and Advice for Starting in Business.
Delivered by CREA, Training is Free to anyone setting up a new business in Eden and South Lakes Districts. Offered as part of the Point programme which is funded by Cumbria Vision, NWDA, European NWDA. See forthcoming events for dates of courses.

build your confidence
plan and control your finances
access funds
identify your customers
find out what your customers want
provide cost-effective service
avoid costly pitfalls
look forward to sustainable growth and profit

Introduction to Business and Self Employment
Marketing and Sales Forecasts
Promotion and Sales
Planning and Managing Finance
Book keeping and Taxation

Introduction to Business Planning and Self Employment

Introduction to Marketing / Market Research & Customer Care

This is a seminar which provides an overview of the business planning process and an introduction to the main issues. It covers:-

Is self employment for you?
Defining your business idea -is it viable?
Basic legal points
What is a business plan?

This seminar provides an overview of marketing and the links between marketing and sales. It covers:-

Researching the market and indentify your likely customers
Overview of your marketing operation
The Marketing Mix and The Marketing Plan
Your product or service in detail
Consideration of pricing
Quality Control
Understanding your customers needs
Customer care skills

Promotion & Sales

Introduction to Financial Management

This seminar addresses the vital areas of promotion and selling.  It covers:-

Where to promote your business
Methods of promotion
What to say in your promotion
Use of IT and the Internet for promotion
Promoting to companies and organisations
Selling
Monitoring your marketing and promotion
Sales forecasts

This seminar, which provides an overview of the importance of cash flow and profitability, provides the essential skills to enable participants to undertake planning of a simple business project.

An important outcome of the seminar is to alert people to some of the common pitfalls.  It covers:-

Financial viability and Cash Flow
Profit and Loss
Calculating Capital Requirements
Raising Finance
Pricing revenue sensitivity
Quality Control
Linking the elements of the Business Plan
Book-keeping

Taxation, VAT, Insurance, Contracts, Health and Safety

This seminar provides an overview of all business matters not covered previously, such as Tax, Insurance, Health and Safety etc. It covers:-

Tax, National Insurance and VAT
Business Insurance
Contracts and business law
Health and Safety
Business Management
Planning – Time Management
First steps to taking on an employee

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Contact: Joan Mason, Seminar Co-ordinator Lake District Business Park, Mint Bridge Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6NH Telephone 01539 726624, FAX 01539 730928 email: Joan@Crea.co.uk