Basic Small Business Management / Business Success Self Select Modules
About the course
These courses are aimed at people who want a practical approach to learning about business. This course is available in the following programme(s):
OP3113 Basic Small Business Management (Essential Elements of Small Business Management)
OP2244 Certificate of Achievement in Gasfitting Relicensing
What's in the course
40 Modules for Self-Selection
Self check for being in business
| 75/1 | Personal qualities for business people | Gives you the ability to describe key personal traits that are important to be successful in business |
| 75/2 | What it takes to be self-employed | Provides an understanding of the unique responsibilities involved in being self-employed |
Establishing a method of operation
| 75/3 | Buying or starting a small business | Enables you to analyse business propositions and determine the best option for starting your business |
| 75/4 | Working from home | Helps you to identify the advantages and disadvantages of working from home and develop effective habits to efficiently operate a small business from home |
| 75/5 | E-Commerce | Provides a basic understanding of the value of e-commerce and the choices available |
| 75/6 | Sole traders, companies and partnerships | Enables you to make an informed choice as to the most appropriate structure for your small business |
| 75/7 | Using professionals | Helps you to identify professional agencies that can assist in the operation of your small business |
| 75/8 | Planning | Describes a process for the setting of goals, objectives and strategies to start or run a successful small business |
| 75/9 | Researching your market | Enables you to use basic research techniques to analyse the potential market for your small business |
| 75/10 | Marketing your business | Helps you to identify key processes and options for marketing your small business |
| 75/11 | Employing staff | Enables you to develop effective processes for the recruitment, selection and development of employees |
Finance and law requirements for your business
| 75/12 | Knowing what to charge | Helps you to calculate charge out rates and quote or estimate for your small business |
| 75/13 | Cash flow budgeting | Enables you to construct a simple cash-flow budget for your small business |
| 75/14 | Book keeping and banking | Provides an understanding of how to apply basic bookkeeping principles and banking practices to a small business |
| 75/15 | Record keeping | Helps you to construct an effective and efficient method of managing records relating to your small business |
| 75/16 | Credit and debtors management | Enables you to apply basic principles of creditor and debtor management to your small business |
| 75/17 | Assets | Provides an understanding of what constitutes an asset and how to calculate depreciation |
| 75/18 | Understanding financial statements | Enables you to assess a small business' performance and profitability using supplied financial statements |
| 75/19 | Taxation | Provides a basic knowledge of key taxation considerations for your small business |
| 75/20 | New Zealand law | Gives you a basic knowledge of key legal considerations for your small business |
Control issues for your business
| 75/21 | Quality management | Provides a basic understanding of the key concepts and importance of quality management |
| 75/22 | Purchasing and stock control | Enables you to apply techniques for the effective purchasing and control of stock and equipment |
| 75/23 | Risk management | Helps you to identify critical risk factors in the operation of your small business and develop strategies to manage these risks |
Personal skills needed to stay in business
| 75/24 | Time management | Enables you to develop strategies and techniques to effectively manage your time in the operation of your small business |
| 75/25 | Stress management | Helps you to recognise key stressors, evaluate personal lifestyle, work and situation stresses and develop strategies to manage them |
| 75/26 | Getting the message across | Enables you to choose the best form of business communication and to select the appropriate style to get your message understood |
| 75/27 | Networking and establishing business relations | Gives you the ability to develop strategies for cultivating a network of contacts that will assist you in running your business and attracting new customers |
| 75/28 | Negotiating skills | Enables you to employ basic negotiation processes within a small business environment |
| 75/29 | Conflict resolution | Provides an understanding of basic conflict resolution processes within a small business environment |
| 75/30 | Problem solving | Helps you to apply a variety of problem-solving techniques to the starting and operation of your small business |
Advanced modules
| 75/41 | Raising finance and borrowing |
| 75/42 | Dealing with risks and uncertainty in business |
| 75/43 | Creative and innovative thinking |
| 75/44 | Branding |
| 75/45 | Franchising basics |
| 75/46 | Growth Strategies |
| 75/47 | Technology use in business |
| 75/48 | Intellectual property and patents |
| 75/49 | Customer relationship management |
| 75/50 | Selling skills |
What students learn
Completing these courses will give you
- enhanced practical skills and the knowledge to enable you to run your business more effectively
Assessment
In-course work 100%Fees
New Zealand Student Fee: Refer to individual Programme pagesAdditional Fee Information
What do I do now?
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