Building a Business Programme. By the time you have finished this course you will have completed your business plan. Done the research needed to set up in business. Implemented policies, procedures and risk assessments. So that you can hit the floor running when you open your doors to trade.
Business Plan
All business’s Start with a business plan. The trick is to turn it into a working Document and make it work for you as. As you grow it will grow with you, you may even need two folders.
By the time you have finished your course you will have completed your programme folder too.
A programme folder has everything you need to run your business legally and confidently in one place. All your certificates, licenses, policies, procedures every bit of information you and the establishment needs about you and your business.
So now here we go lets get busy and write our Business Programme
Layout of Business Programme Folder
You will need a big lever arch folder. Dividers for each section, Each section needs a contents page to make it easier to find what you need. Where it is as somethings can fit in more than one place. The Folder does make it easier to keep up with whats yearly, three yearly renewal. Because you have everything in one Place and Orderly.
Theres 14 Sections so you need at least 14 Dividers.
As well as these 14 you may want to divide each section up too. So thats why each section will need an Index too
A lot of the information required for Section one can be on your front page
Gov.UK website
There’s a lot of information on the Gov.UK website to help you write your plan. Also you need to register as a sole trader and get your Unique Tax Reference (UTR) Number. To do this you will need your National Insurance number
Links
Gov.UK Business Plan
Target audiences
- Anyone starting up in business as a sole trader or small business
Features
- Eveything you are asked to do in theis course gets you a step closer to opening your trading doors
Requirements
- No prior knowledge is rewuired to access this course, it is built into all our professional course and when you have completed this work you will have a working business plan and business programme folder
Curriculum
- 19 Sections
- 20 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Business InformationThis is the most important part of your business plan because if someone is busy, this might be the only section they read. It should explain the basics of your business. After reading it, the reader should understand what the business is about and be keen to know more. It should include the key points of your business plan and should be short – no longer than two pages.2
- About MeSection two It’s All About Me so true this section is literally all about you. Who you are, what you do, where and when you do it.1
- Products and ServicesSection Three Our Products and Services, now we are getting the meaty bit. Looking directly at the services and what we need to deliver them.1
- The MarketSection four the Market, yes its about your Contenders, Clients, Advertising and Products2
- Market ReasearchSection Five, Market Research, what you need to know before you actually start working. This research will put us in a very strong position because we will be ready to face any blockages or complications.1
- Your Market1
- Researching The MarketThis is where to start to learn about all the things you will need to know to run your business effectively1
- Promoting Your BusinessSection Six Promoting Your Business, is about advertising and getting your name out there, where and when to advertise.1
- Beating the CompetitorsSection Seven Beating the Competitors, they can become colleagues, however it’s always a good idea to know what their up to because you are competing for clients.1
- Operations logisticsThis is the nitty gritty the workings of the whole business, including what makes it work and keeps it running. It covers everything about the business you can think of from stock control to delivery1
- Cost and PricingsSection Nine Costs and pricing StrategyIts always Good to have an Idea of what things are going to cost. As well as Knowing how much you have to spend.1
- Back up Plan1
- Policies, Procedures and Risk Assessments Health and Safety1
- Diversity and Equality1
- Complaints1
- Writing Policies1
- Writing ProceduresWriting Policies, Procedures and Risk Assessments, I see this as an important part of the whole because they’re not just rules and regulations. They are hear to make us safe practitioners and keep us safe from legislation also accusations of malpractice.1
- Writing Risk Assessments1
- Bringing it all togetherBringing it all together1
Instructor
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