Bizstartup.ie - NewsStart Your Own Business course begins 9 March in Blackrock

On completion of the eight modules, participants will have learned how to develop a business plan, incorporating marketing, financial and management strategies. Those taking part will also be given the option of receiving certification at no extra cost.

Eight modules for start-ups

The modules are:

• Self-Employment & Entrepreneurship / Legal Structures / Registering Your Business
• Business Plans / Plan Templates / Why some Plans are Rejected by Banks
• Cost-Effective Market Research / Segmenting Your Target Market
• Tax: Limited Company V Sole Trader / Calculating How Much Tax You Owe / VAT
• Sources of Funding / Equity & Debt Finance / How to Attract Funding 
• Pricing & Cash-flow Strategies / Cash Flow + P&L Forecasting
• Marketing on a Shoestring / Creative Marketing & Effective Sales Techniques
• Managing the Business & Employment Law

This eight-week course will takes place in The Old Post Office, 7 Rock Hill, Main Street, Blackrock, Co Dublin. For more information click here.

All the City and County Enterprise Boards run courses for people starting a business. Go to Enterpriseboards.ie to find your nearest Enterprise Board.

Photo: The road ahead: how to get your business planning off on the right track. Each of the Enterprise Boards run 'Start Your Own Business' courses for people who are thinking about starting their own business venture