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How to start a Business

Course code: WPAU101P

Subject area: Business

Study level: Part Time

Course level: U

Course details

Course time:

19:00 - 21:00

Days of week:

Monday

Course date:

6th Jan 2025 - 10th Feb 2025

Course location:

Abingdon Campus

Contact details

Phone:

01235 555 585

Have you been thinking about starting your own business? Have you got an idea for a product or service that you would like to launch? Maybe you just want to work for yourself but haven’t got the knowledge or confidence to take it that one step further? This course is perfect for you! Our skilled tutor will give you all the information you need to kick start your business.
This six-week courses offers a brilliant starting point for those considering starting their own business. It can help you work out what product or services you want to offer, establish a business plan, register your business, advertise your business on social media, and learn how to raise capital and take care of your finances.

A full list of what you will learn each week is in our course units section.

In order to avoid disappointment, it is advisable to enrol at least 2½ weeks prior to the course starting. We will confirm course information two weeks prior to the start date.

Facilities at Abingdon campus:Vending machines and Costa coffee shop; Watercoolers available, making it easy to refill your water bottle; Free parking.

Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.

You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.

Course units
This 6-week course will cover the following topics:
Week one: What is your product or service? Ideas, market research and stage.
Week two: Business Plan. What? Why? How?
Week three: Register your Business, Trademarks & Business Structure.
Week four: Raising capital Small.
Week five: Accounting & The team
Week six: Promoting your business social media, Marketing, advertising
What next?
Choose from one of the many courses we have to offer.
Entry criteria
There are no formal entry requirements for this course. All welcome.

Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.

For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.

Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2024 prior to starting the course.

Fee information
Courses offered by the college are fully or partly funded by the Government and the published fee takes account of this funding.

Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.

If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.

Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.

The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.

Course fees

19+ Fee:

Tuition Fee: £115.20

Exam Fee: £0.00

Total Cost: £115.20

19+ Reduced Fee:

Tuition Fee: £57.60

Exam Fee: £0.00

Total Cost: £57.60

Qualifications received
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be asked to complete activities that demonstrate how you are progressing on your course.
Learning & method assessment
This course has no formal assessment and your progress is monitored by the course tutor via group discussions, feedback, mini tests, projects and some written homework. The tutor will be available to support you throughout.

As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. To track your progress and achievement you will be required to complete a short document.