Starting your own Business Distance Learning CourseP203

Course Info

Distance Learning Support

At Start Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course.

Home Study Entry Requirements 

At Start Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.      

Recommended Hours of Study

We recommended you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the Starting Your Own Business course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months. 

Course Contents

Unit One - Starting your own business: The benefits and problems of starting a business - Practical aspects of setting up in business - The qualities you will need to succeed

Unit Two - Ways of starting a business: The legal aspects of setting up a business - The different possible ways of buying an existing business - Franchise and multi-level marketing operations - The difference between multi-level marketing and pyramid selling - How best to protect and exploit an original invention

Unit Three - Recruiting Staff: When you need to take on staff - The problems and advantages of working with people you know - Understanding the recruitment process - Write a Job Description and Person Specification - Select employees successfully by interview - What to put in a contract

Unit Four - Dealing with staff: Determine appropriate pay rates and methods for staff - Look at providing benefits - The importance of obeying the law on employment - The issues of discrimination and trade unions

Unit Five - Fraud and theft: Spot whether your business is vulnerable to fraud - Prevent employees having the opportunity to commit fraud - Set up financial controls - Prevent theft of stock and equipment - Protect intellectually property - Promote your business

Unit Six - Marketing: What is meant by marketing - Analyse your market - Understand market research procedures - Develop, price and package your product - Work out a marketing plan

Unit Seven - Advertising: Know what advertising is? - Recognise different types of advertising - Know the rules governing advertising

Unit Eight - The Business Plan: Understand the function of business planning – List several reasons for developing a business plan - Identify sources to get help in developing a business plan - Identify the type of information to include in a business plan - Prepare an outline of a business plan

Payment Plan

Full Price is £299

6 Monthly Installments of £50.00

The first installment is paid at time of enrolment with a fee for postage and packaging.

For postage costs click here: Postage & Packaging

Call us on 0800 074 1222 if you would like to set up a payment plan.

Qualification

Qualification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive Level 3 Award in Starting your own Business from NCFE

Awarding Body Information

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland

Assessment

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

Language of Course

English

FAQ's

Q: How does the Starting your own Business course work?
A: The great thing about distance learning is that you can study from home or work, at your own pace and in your own time. You will also have your own professional personal tutor offering unlimited support via email and post, seven days a week. He or she will be happy to answer any questions you may have and give you advice as to how to complete the course successfully.

Q: Is there an exam at the end of the course?
A: No, the course is made up of assignments which you complete and send to your tutor for marking.

Q: Is there a word count for my assignments?
A: No, there is no specific word count but you have to prove to the tutor that you have fully understood the questions. One sentence answers will not be accepted and you will be asked to redo the question and resubmit it.

Q: What happens if I’ve paid for the course but find it unsuitable?
A: Not a problem. If you return it within seven days, we’ll give you a complete refund, as long as the course is in re-saleable condition.

Q: What are the qualifications required to enrol onto this course?
A: No Entry Requirements

Q: How long do I have access to the personal tutor service?
A: The personal tutor service is available for 12 months from when the study materials are received.  At Start Learning we aim help our students to the best of our ability; therefore we are always delighted to answer questions and queries out with the 12 month period.
 
Q: Do your courses meet the latest syllabus changes?
A: yes, all our course materials meet any changes and will be updated free of charge if further changes are made.
 
Q: Is this Starting your own Business course paper based or on-line? 
A: Our Starting your own Business course is paper based and comes in an attractive folder. 

Q: I still have questions? / I would like more information?
A: If you require more information please do not hesitate to contact Start Learning via email: info@start-learning.co.uk or call us on 0800 074 1222 or 0141 218 4424.

We look forward to hearing from you.