Accounting & Record Keeping in a Small Business
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Description: Revenues, expenses, ledgers, and journals--these are the tools used in record keeping for small businesses. Learn proven methods to help you comply with reporting requirements of financial institutions and governmental agencies, such as the IRS. Class discussion will cover the selection of manual systems currently on the market.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   How to Develop a Business Plan           

How to Develop a Business Plan
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Description: Learn to prepare and carry out a successful business plan. Topics include developing a mission statement, conducting market analysis, developing marketing strategies, preparing financial projections and estimating capital resource requirements. You will get hands-on guidance in launching a business from the drawing board and a review of funding sources.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   How to Promote and Market Your Business           

How to Promote and Market Your Business
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Description: Meeting and beating the competition is the ultimate game an entrepreneur must play to win. Secrets of success are covered in this course including how to gather marketing intelligence; analyze the competition; position your company and products for competitive advantage; select the channels for your sales message; create compelling messages; create brochures and other collateral; integrate direct mail with publicity, advertising, Internet, trade shows, strategic alliances and other strategies; create a sales forecast; and write a marketing plan.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   Accounting & Record Keeping in a Small Business           

How to Start and Operate a Small Business
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Description: Gain insight into operating and owning your business. Learn business planning, capital formation, marketing planning, cash flow planning, tax compliance, insurance and legal planning.
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Suggested Follow-up Courses:   How to Promote and Market Your Business