Small Business for Professionals

Course aim

To provide an introduction to the procedures and skills needed to start and manage a small business, including preparation of a business plan.

Course content

Small business and enterprise; entrepreneurship and small business owner-managers; preparation needed to operate a small business; skills and procedures needed to start a business; planning the small business - operational and strategic; completing a business plan for a new venture; marketing the small business; financial management of the small business - starting a business, financial information, operational planning and funding, costing and pricing.

Textbook(s)

Peacock, R 2004, Understanding small business: practice, theory and research, Bookshelf Pubnet, Adelaide

Prerequisite(s)

36 units

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours equiv x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	N/A x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Continuous assessment, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.