CLDC

Start Your Own Business Course

As part of the SICAP Enterprise Supports we offer here at CLDC, we regularly run Start Your Own Business Courses. These courses are available to anyone who is registered with us and cover all aspects of starting a business in Ireland.  Read more about the course below.

Anyone who is interested in applying for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance will be required to do a Start Your Own Business course to ensure they have strong Business idea and Plan.

The group pictured above (with Evelyn Cormican, Business Trainer) included interesting business ideas such as Children’s mindfulness classes, Artists, Nail Technicians, Food producer, Tourism Business, Therapy, Fitness, Future Financial planner and a Furniture maker.

For more information on Start Your Own Business Courses, getting registered with us for SICAP, or any Enterprise supports, contact Siobhan (spurcell@cldc.ie).

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Course Aim: To provide an overview of self-employment as a viable option for individuals who are unemployed. The Start Your Own Business (SYOB) course will give individuals who are considering setting up a business key information and practical steps for them to take.

Course Content

The course content is designed to support micro and small enterprises to develop and create sustainable self employed job opportunities through a series of capacity building sessions, including but not limited to:

  • Traits of the Entrepreneur, Am I suited to being self-employed?
  • Setting up a business – types of business and legal implications.
  • Funding my business, set up costs and getting support
  • Marketing- making my business work, creating a market for my business
  • Sales and financial forecasting –  Profit &Loss and Cash Flow
  • Business accounts.
  • Understanding your customer. Profiling your customer
  • Finalising your Business Plan including Market Research, Financial Planning/Forecasting & Self and business SWOT analysis.
  • Unique Selling Points of Your Business.
  • Start-up supports 

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, it is proposed that all who attend in full will leave with the following;

  • Business plan template complete or near competition
  • Understand what supports are available
  • Understand who are the business customers
  • Know how to promote a business
  • Understand the basics of managing business money and how to work with my accountant 

Course Duration: 3-4 sessions; running 18-20 hrs in full.

Cost: €0.00. This course is fully funded under SICAP.