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Focus on Business

We offer a variety of business skills courses designed to extend a helping hand to you and your business and assist on your route to success. We are continually adding to our list of short courses but for details of the courses currently running please see below.

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Free Business Courses

Managing a business can be a very daunting challenge especially when faced with big decisions that you don’t feel equipped to make.

We will work together with you to assist you on your route to success.

  • You will work towards a CPD accreditation from Coventry University.
  • Delivered by fully qualified Lecturers.
  • FREE* of charge and flexible courses tailored to your needs.

Module 1 - Managing your own business

The aim is to equip you with the knowledge and capabilities to enable you to grow and develop a small business.

Focus on: business planning, developing the business and necessary personal skills.

Module 2 - Financing a Business Venture

The aim is to review and apply the key concepts and tools of the economics of enterprise and new finance.

Focus on: the management of the financial life cycle, investment selection and the role of financial advisors.

Module 3 - Small Business Management

The aim is to equip you with the knowledge and capabilities to understand and maintain the various required administrative and management systems.

Focus on: identifying risks and weaknesses, effective information systems and monitoring performance.

Module 4 - Introducing New Products & Services to Market

The aim is to review and apply the key concepts and skills required to create new products or services from initial idea to successful launch.

Focus on: assessment and evaluation of the new product, development resources and financial & promotional activities.

For current course dates please visit the Focus on You page.

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* All modules are Free of charge but you will need to secure your place with a refundable deposit of £25.00 per module. Your deposit will be refunded on completion of the module AND after submission of module coursework to the lecturer.

Call us on 0121 478 5215 or email us at: businessdevelopment@birminghamfocus.org.uk