Small Business Subjects
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General Information - Chapter titles
- Online self assessment - Are you ready for business?
- Start-up issues
- Telephone Tips
- Time Management (free demo - please try)
- Induction training process
- Importing/Exporting overview
Finance
- Book-keeping for first timers
- Small Business Finance -Money in - Money Out (Simplistic Overview)
- Basics of Balance Sheets
- Balance Sheet Analysis
- Basics of Profit & Loss Statements
- Profit & Loss Analysis
- Cash-flow Forecasting
- Finance - Glossary of common terms
- Pricing Techniques
- Monitoring Working Capital
- Providing credit to your clients
- Dealing with slow payers and Bad Debts
- Applying for Bank finance
- Types of business finance explained
Legal
- Licensing Requirements
- Taxation for small business operators
- Basics of Business Insurance
- Employing Staff
- Occupational Health & Safety in the workplace
Marketing
- Market Research
- Marketing - Overview- Stage 1
- Marketing - Positioning - Stage 2
- Marketing - Management - Stage 3
- Product Width and Depth
- Promotions and Advertising
- Building Customer Relationships
Operational
- Resource Management
- Production
- Premises
- Distribution
- Jobbing
e-Business
- Guide to getting started
- Glossary of Terms
Download Center
- Useful Links to Business and Government
- Newsletters and Articles
- Business Planning Guide (PDF) download
- Business Planning Workbook (Word doc.) download
- Business Planning Spreadsheets in .xls (n.b. download nearly 2MB)
- Short videos on Marketing, Finance, Operations, Market Research and Regulations