Be Your Own Boss

A four week full-time Course

This course is designed to cater for the following clients:

People wanting to start-up their own business and and needing help with assessing its viability, developing a business plan, learning to manage finances and promoting their business.

People wanting to re-evaluate an existing business and gain further business skills to improve performance.

People considering buying an existing business who need skills in assessing the viability and potential of the business.

Be Your Own Boss provides a comprehensive training, assessment and monitoring package.

Course Content

  • Advantages and disadvantages of Self-Employment
  • The business plan
  • Marketing
  • Record-keeping
  • Taxation
  • Cashbook
  • Budgets and cashflow forecasts
  • Goal setting and motivation
  • Costing and pricing
  • Legal structures
  • Insurance and finance
  • Communication
  • Resource information
A set of course notes will be provided to each participant.

Where

4th Floor, Commercial Union Building
193 Cashel Street
Christchurch

When

Courses are run each month. A phone call to the Centre will give you the starting date of the next course.

How Much Will the Course Cost?

In most cases course fees can be met from training funds, held by the Centre.

Please discuss this with the Training Officer.

What Do I Bring?

Just bring yourself and basic writing material. A pencil and calculator are useful for doing figure work.

Refreshments

Tea and Coffee will be provided.

Start Your Own Business

A three week full time course

This course is designed to cater for the following clients:

Applicants for the New Zealand Employment Service Enterprise Allowance Scheme (EAS). Under this scheme, those clients who are classified as long-term unemployed may be eligible for assistance to help them start or purchase their own business.

For further information on the Enterprise Allowance Scheme, see the New Zealand Employment Service Brochure titled "Starting Your Own Business."

Course Content

  • what do you really want?
  • Legal structures
  • The business plan
  • The marketing plan
  • Record keeping
  • Cashbook
  • Budgets and cashflow forecasts
  • Taxation
  • Goal setting and motivation
  • Negotiation skills
  • Stress management
  • Finance, insurance, premises, and leases
  • Costing and prices
  • Communication

A set of course notes will be provided to each participant.

Where

4th Floor, Commercial Union Building
193 Cashel Street
Christchurch

When

Couses are run each month. A phone call to the Centre will give you the starting date of the next course.

How Much Will the Course Cost?

If you are registered as unemployed and eligible for the Enterprise Allowance scheme, the New Zealand Employment Service may cover the cost of the course.

Ask the Centre if you are unsure.

What Do I Bring?

Just bring yourself and basic writing material. A pencil and calculator are useful for doing figure work.

Refreshments

Tea and coffee will be provided.


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