Many courses teach trade skills and offer general advice with regards to business, but we have decided to offer a one-day course concentrating on all the aspects of setting up and managing a small independent business.
This small business management course is aimed towards those thinking of becoming self-employed and setting up their own small business. Topics include business start-up, accountancy systems, suppliers, customers, industry-specific information, advertising and websites:
Business Start Up
- Registration and formation – where do you start?
- Business structure – Sole trader? Partnership? Limited company?
- Use and choice of accountants – what will it cost?
- VAT registration – do you or don't you? When and how and what does it all mean?
- Financial periods and accounting
- Investment and expenditure into business – how and when
Accountancy systems
- What suits your financial and computer skills and knowledge?
- Hands on tuition of different systems
- Use of Sage – the latest version as used by all recognised accounts:
- Company setup
- Use and understanding of nominal codes
- Posting receipts and payments
- VAT returns, invoicing, reports etc
- Use of Microsoft Money – the latest version
- Use of basic spreadsheets
- VAT calculation and return
- End of year taxation, calculation and return
Suppliers
- Choice of suppliers
- Trading terms
- Credit accounts and payment accounts
- Payment terms
- Discounts
- Best supplier prices and terms – where?
Customers
- Trading terms
- Pricing and what to charge
- Debt collection
- Invoicing process, creation etc
Industry specific
- Useful and essential websites
- Industry forums
- Industry events
- Industry associations
- Industry contacts
- Contracts
Advertising
- Internet
- In-depth and hands on use of Google adwords, Yahoo etc
- Websites
- Costs and budget control
- Yellow pages, Thompson, 118 247 etc
- Local Advertising, newspapers etc
- What works, what does not!
Websites
- Creation, design and hosting
- Marketing your website
- Referral to professional website designer with Industry specific experience
We hope this page answers your questions about our Business Start-up and Management Course.
Information about our courses is also available in a downloadable brochure (8.5MB).
To book a place on one of courses, please download the booking form, complete it and send it to us, together with a cheque for the deposit.
You can also pay the deposit or for the whole course by credit or debit card or from a PayPal account on the website of Walker Lockmiths, who operate The Locksmiths Training Centre.
If you have further questions or wish to reserve a place on one of our courses, please:
- click here to set up a free call to 0800 756 6324
- or ring 07795 975 975 or 01483 479 516
- or use our online enquiry form
- or send an email to info@locksmithstrainingcentre.co.uk.