Business Plan Writing Certification

Business Plan Writing Certification

No business can be successful without a reliable and well-structured business plan. Writing out a business plan forces you to review your entire business, investigate every important aspect and think about how to link different facets of your business together. In fact, a business plan is the blueprint for your business and will lend itself to change and evolution as your business grows and thrives. It’s an equally useful resource when things go wrong and you need to analyse your business.

Writing a business plan correctly is crucial to the foundation of your business and it’s important to be comprehensive, clear and effective. It’s equally important to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls that most entrepreneurs make.

 

What’s covered in the course?

This course on creating a business plan explains many important elements that comprise a good business plan. You will learn about:

  • Why you need a business plan and when you should have one ready
  • The important information that a business plan should include
  • How to identify and reach out to your niche market
  • How to choose the best streams of revenue for your business
  • How to develop a strong founding team for your business
  • Understanding SWOT analysis and competition in your business
  • How to include financials in the business plan like revenue, projects, profits, losses etc
  • How to understand the economics surrounding your business and product and determining the correct pricing
  • How to use pricing to calculate your profit margins, breakeven point and so on
  • Determining equity, liability, assets of your business and including a balance sheet

The course also includes several well-designed exercises to help you practise creating a solid business plan for your product or service.

 

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Course FAQ

Who can take the Business Plan Writing Certification course?

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There are no entry requirements to take the course.

What is the structure of the course?

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The course has 50 modules and should take 4 hours. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to complete, although students can spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on the modules.

Where / when can the course be studied?

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The course can be studied at any time and from any internet-connected device.

Is there a test at the end of the course?

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Once you have completed the course there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken at a time and location of your choosing.

What is the pass mark for the final test?

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The pass mark for the test is 80%.

What happens if a user fails the test?

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If the user doesn’t pass the test the first time, they will have two further opportunities to take the test after extra study.

How long does it take to complete the Business Plan Writing Certification course?

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We estimate that the course will take about 4 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 10 minutes for each of the end of module tests.

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