Small Business Planning & Finances - The Basics (Online)

Course intent

You will acquire the skills and knowledge to set up a small business, such as Simple Business Structures, Business Planning and Financial Statements. You will develop plans to successfully manage your business finances, discover common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

You will outline strategies—such as tracking your accounting, managing your operating cycle, and forecasting cash flow and look at pricing structures.

How to Apply

There are three ways to apply on this course. You can:

• complete the form on our website;
• call us on 0300 200 1044, 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday; or
• visit one of our centres.

We'll evaluate your skills and provide a course offer, which you must accept to secure your place.

What will we cover?

• The steps involved in setting up a business

• Record keeping and best practice
• Financial planning and forecasting
• Managing cash flow and coping with insufficient capital
• Introduction to financial statement
• Product pricing and pricing strategies
• How to prepare and present a business plan
• Identifying sources of funding and raising money
• Safeguarding, Prevent and British Values

For courses of more than one session, you will find you make the most progress if you attend every taught lesson and complete any self-directed study opportunities provided.

Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

• Entrepreneurs and small business managers

• Open to everyone, no formal requirements
• Entrepreneurs looking to start a new business
• Creators of new products or services including artists and craftspeople
• People setting up for self-employment

This course will be delivered through live online sessions using Zoom for the Autumn Term.

To fully participate in this course, you will need:

• A good understanding and use of the English language
• An email address
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop /tablet with a fully updated browser
• microphone and webcam.

Once enrolled on this course you will receive detailed instructions for taking part online.

As our courses are taught in English, please contact us if you have any concerns about your level of English.

What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

Learners are asked to have a pen, pencil, ruler, rubber, A4 Notepad and calculator. As this is an online course you will need:

• An email address
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop/tablet or phone with a fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome), microphone and camera

This is a live, interactive course and you will need to log on at the given time to access the course.

Once you enrol you will be emailed detailed joining instructions. This will be approximately 3 days before the course starts. Please check your junk folder.

What can I do when I finish the course?

You may like to progress onto another Surrey Adult learning course, such as:

• Manual Bookkeeping
• WIX Web Design

Or your tutor can direct you to ‘Next steps’ section, on our web site, if you wish to do something else

Additional information

We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class. Surrey Adult Learning values and supports equality and diversity by promoting fairness and respect at all times.

How to enrol

You can't currently enrol online for this course, so please call 0300 200 1044 to express your interest or to make an enquiry for further information.

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