Business Start Up Course - Practical Skills for Business

Are you considering self-employment or starting your own business? Looking for expert business start up advice?

Practical Skills for Business is a unique new business start up course that can help you develop your business idea into a sound, sustainable business plan. Practical Skills for Business is a structured programme of support for would be entrepreneurs, and consists of a series of workshops and expert start up advice from experienced mentors.

Practical Skills for Business covers all the key areas on business start up and more. You will receive expert advice to ensure you have a viable business idea and learn essential practical skills to help you run your business.

The Practical Skills for Business start up course is divided into 8 modules, delivered over four weeks. The course is structured as follows: 

When you have completed all the course exercises in each module, you will have all the material you need to complete a business plan. Your business plan is a vitally important document that you will need to present to your bank when you apply for financial backing.

After successful completion of the course business plan you will be able to obtain the Introductory Certificate in Business Start Up which is a recognised qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Our nationally accredited start up course certificate will also bolster your CV should you decide to work for someone else in the future.

Upon registering, you will become a student member of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and be able to access all the benefits that go with it.

For more information on our Practical Skills for Business start up course call 01923 698498 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .