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About the course
This course is designed to introduce and help creatives build the skills needed to start and grow. Over a series of engaging two-hour sessions, you'll learn the essential steps to set up, run, and market your business.
Course content
Key topics will include:
Business Basics: Learn how to set up a business, understand tax returns, and decide whether to operate as a sole trader or a limited company.
Digital Presence: Discover how to create a website, use social media, and build your brand online.
Marketing & Finding Your Market: Learn how to research your audience, develop effective marketing strategies, and promote your business.
E-commerce & Digital Marketing: Understand how to set up an online store and use digital marketing to grow your business.
Funding & Finance: Explore funding options for your business and how to manage finances.
Presentation & Negotiation Skills: Develop the ability to create strong presentations and negotiate with clients or partners.
This course is for anyone who will benefit from a back to basics approach to business skills, whether you have started your own business or still in the thinking and exploring stages.
What do I need to join (Entry Requirements)
There are no specific entry requirements for this course; however, participants must be aged 19 or over.
Additional information
Our courses offer many other opportunities including progression and support into further learning, skills for employment including building confidence to overcome health-related barriers to employment, access and support with essential skills and those who wish to turn their creativity into a career or progression into a qualification.
Students will work towards a Tailored Learning Outcome and by the end of the course, students will have progressed or worked towards their set goal, gain a deeper understanding of how the course can contribute to softer transferable skills. The course will offer many other opportunities including progression and support into further learning, skills for employment including building confidence to overcome health-related barriers to employment, access and support with essential skills in line with our funding criteria.
Pricing tiers
These courses are delivered under the government Tailored Learning Scheme. They are limited to one Wellbeing course per term (excluding online)
The courses are part-funded and therefore means / benefit tested, and fees may still apply.
Below is our sliding scale table of tiered costings depending on your financial situation. All of these costs are at the part-funded price.
£0 Free - low income below £23,400, JSA, ESA, UC cap: joint claim £988, sole claim £617
£40 - carers allowance, PIP, state pensions, Attendance allowance, Income under 27k, evidence of food bank vouchers, UC cap: joint £1188, sole £817
£50 - income 27 – 30k
£75 - income over 30k
Availability
No dates available for this course. Please enquire below.
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Please note that this is not an enrolment form, and submitting it will not enrol you on the course.