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Business Entrepreneurship Business Fundamentals

Start and grow your own consultancy small business from home

Avoid the common costly mistakes that many people make. Get ahead of your competitors. Learn from 10+ years experience
Rating: 3.8 out of 53.8 (223 ratings)
10,188 students
Created by James McBrearty
Last updated 3/2020
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • Start or grow a consultancy / advisory small business
  • Understand EXACTLY what is involved in starting and growing a small business. You can then plan for the future effectively and get ahead of your competitors.
  • Avoid the common mistakes that many small business owners make, that both increase their costs and also their risks of failure.

Requirements

  • No experience or knowledge is required - I'll show you exactly what is involved in starting and growing a small business, and how to make the process easy for you.

Description

I started my own business from scratch in 2006 and have helped hundreds of small businesses to grow since then.


My course is to help people increase their own chances of success, while avoiding common mistakes.


Many people would like to start a consultancy or advisory small business, but are worried about what is actually involved.


I'll show you what to be prepared for and how to make things easier for you.


With my course you can avoid the common issues that often result in the unfortunate high failure rate.


My course can also help you If you are already running a consultancy or advisory small business but are not seeing the results you hoped.

Who this course is for:

  • People who have always dreamed of starting their own business but were worried about what it involved, and also the risks they would face.
  • Small business owners who are not getting the results they had hoped for.
  • People who would like to generate an additional income, with low risks and costs in getting started.

Course content

9 sections • 41 lectures • 2h 46m total length

  • Preview01:07

  • Preview04:31
  • The time shock & your new jobs
    02:54
  • The benefits of starting part-time
    03:26
  • The value of your own time
    03:17
  • Planning checklist
    1 page

  • The absolute best source of business finance & why
    03:40
  • The deadly shark spiral
    08:24
  • Bookkeeping & Accounts
    05:12
  • Taxation
    03:50
  • Insurance
    03:43
  • YOUR business plan - for money AND time
    07:50

  • A productive working environment
    04:12
  • Equipment for an effective business
    07:38
  • Your contact details, hours & Virtual Assistance
    06:07
  • Where will you meet your clients?
    04:59
  • Utilising technology to maintain business during the coronavirus
    00:51
  • Backups & security
    06:28
  • Your 'office' checklist
    1 page

  • What do you do, exactly?
    03:39
  • How do you reach your potential clients?
    04:34
  • Websites
    09:52
  • Blogging & Video
    04:48
  • Preview11:31
  • Online networking / Social Media
    04:26
  • Paid advertising?
    05:25
  • Free marketing resources
    03:28
  • Your marketing plan
    03:34

  • The sales process
    06:07
  • Response timescales
    03:16
  • Sales checklist
    2 pages

  • Your changing time allocation as the business grows
    02:46
  • Continuing Professional Development(CPD)
    02:38
  • Regular client contact
    03:04
  • When to seek professional assistance
    02:30
  • Using your accounts for planning
    02:59
  • The importance of downtime for the self-employed
    01:58
  • Your ongoing business plan
    01:55

  • Course Completion Quiz
    10 questions
  • Thank you for taking the course
    00:34

  • Bonus Lecture - my own business
    00:30
  • Twitter Guide
    04:42

Instructor

James McBrearty
Business Adviser, Lecturer & Author
James McBrearty
  • 3.8 Instructor Rating
  • 223 Reviews
  • 10,188 Students
  • 1 Course

James McBrearty founded his own business in 2006 and has helped hundreds of small business owners to grow. He is dual qualified in tax and accounts, and a fellow of his tax association.

In 2016 he was the bronze award winner for his use of social media for business in the Surrey Digital Awards, and he also won gold in the 2015 awards.

In 2014 he was chosen as one of the top 100 businesses in the UK to be featured for Small Business Saturday, and invited to Downing Street with the other winners.

In 2011 he developed a well-received 'social media for business' course and delivered it to local business owners in the UK and in Spain.

He is the author of two books for small business, Chocks Away published in 2010 and Power Climb published in 2012 - both have been endorsed by a New York Times best-selling author.

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