This course enables aspiring entrepreneurs to take the next step in getting their small business off the ground. You will explore business opportunities and develop a business plan, complete with financial tables. You will also develop skills essential to running a small business, such as customer service, finance, and marketing.
This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.
Who Is It For?
This course is available to all students under the Smart and Skilled initiative of NSW State Training. To be eligible for funding, you must:
- Be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or humanitarian visa holder
- Be aged 15 years or older
- Live or work in New South Wales
- Have left school and have no previous qualifications at Certificate IV or higher
Given the technical nature of this course, we recommend students have language, literacy, and numeracy skills equivalent to Certificate III level.
You will also require the Language Literacy, Numeracy, and Digital skills to:
- Conduct basic internet research
- Engage in online learning, including video conferencing sessions
- Create simple word-processed documents and spreadsheets.
- Read and comprehend simple written documents and numerical texts
If you are not sure that you meet the listed entry requirements, please contact us to find out how we can support you.
How It Works
Duration and Delivery Mode: This course is delivered online through Microsoft Teams and is scheduled for 26 hours per week (Monday – Friday,) for a total of thirteen weeks. It will include:
- Two days of facilitated virtual learning, 5 hours per day.
- Approximately 15 hours per week of self-paced learning through our online learning platform
- One-hour virtual coaching session per week
Learner IT requirements: Customers must have access to a computer or laptop, word processing software, and the internet to undertake this course.
Course Units
Core Units
BSBESB301 Investigate business opportunities
BSBESB302 Develop and present business proposals
BSBESB303 Organise finances for new business ventures
BSBESB305 Address compliance requirements for new business ventures
Elective Units
BSBESB304 Determine resource requirements for new business ventures
BSBESB404 Market new business ventures
BSBOPS302 Identify business risk
SIRXMKT002 Use social media to engage customers
BSBOPS304 Deliver and monitor a service to customers
BSBPEF301 Organise personal work priorities
RTO Code 90171