Name: Start Your Business: The 3-Day Bootcamp
Price: 19.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

What you'll learn

Wrap-Up
Who Are You and What Are You About?
Designing Your Organizational Structure
Introduction to Operations Management
Understanding Financial Terms
Getting the Right People in Place
Building a Corporate Brand
Getting Your Product Together
Marketing Your Product
Selling Your Product

Course content

22 sessions · 167 lessons · ~13 hours · first 2 lessons free

▶Part 16 lessons

▶Your Velsoft training package contains the following itemsFree2 min
▶A bottle of waterFree2 min
▶Our Top 10 Training Tips2 min
▶Soft ball or object2 min
▶How to Use This Guide2 min
▶Acronyms and inside jokes2 min

▶Session One: Course Overview11 lessons

▶Overview7 min
▶Introductions2 min
▶Some common ground rules include2 min
▶Course Overview2 min
▶At the end of this workshop, you will be able to2 min
▶Apply financial and accounting terms correctly2 min
▶Partnership2 min
▶Pre-Course Assessment2 min
▶Operational structure2 min
▶The CEO is governed by2 min
▶Manufacturing, transportation, supplies, service2 min

▶Day One Wrap-Up3 lessons

▶Activity3 min
▶Debrief85 min
▶Re-Connect: The Next Piece2 min

▶Session Two: Who Are You and What Are You About?8 lessons

▶What is Our Business?15 min
▶Pre-Assignment Review15 min
▶Sole Proprietorship2 min
▶Joint Venture2 min
▶The Owner’s Role15 min
▶Differentiation3 min
▶Words of Wisdom2 min
▶Keeping Things Moving15 min

▶Session Three: Designing Your Organizational Structure10 lessons

▶Bringing the Idea to Life15 min
▶The new organization chart might look like this2 min
▶Looking at the Options15 min
▶Differences for Corporations2 min
▶Choosing Board Members2 min
▶Board Issues2 min
▶Ensuring that the company meets the bylaws of the organization2 min
▶The Big Picture2 min
▶Current Thinking2 min
▶Purpose2 min

▶Session Four: Introduction to Operations Management1 lesson

▶Types of Operations15 min

▶Session Five: Understanding Financial Terms24 lessons

▶Finance2 min
▶Government agencies, who collect taxes from the business15 min
▶Reliability of information2 min
▶The Income Statement2 min
▶The income statement equation typically looks like this2 min
▶Sample Income Statement2 min
▶Widget Sales2 min
▶Widget Installation2 min
▶Interest Income2 min
▶Total Revenue2 min
▶Rent2 min
▶Utilities2 min
▶Advertising2 min
▶Wages2 min
▶Total Expenses2 min
▶The Balance Sheet2 min
▶Balance Sheet Equation2 min
▶Cash2 min
▶Unearned revenue2 min
▶Cash Flow Statement2 min
▶Add net income for the period2 min
▶Total Retained Earnings2 min
▶Minus dividends paid2 min
▶Retained earnings2 min

▶Session Six: Getting the Right People in Place2 lessons

▶Step 6: Orientation and Onboarding2 min
▶Making Connections60 min

▶Session Eight: Building a Corporate Brand7 lessons

▶Morning Wrap-Up2 min
▶Unique2 min
▶What Do We Do?2 min
▶A good brand name and slogan have the following characteristics2 min
▶Developing a Slogan15 min
▶Choosing a Color2 min
▶Fonts2 min

▶Day Two Wrap-Up1 lesson

▶Preparation2 min

▶Session Seven: Getting Your Product Together4 lessons

▶Inventory Management15 min
▶Reasons to hold inventory might include2 min
▶Understanding the Value Chain15 min
▶Quality Control15 min

▶Session Nine: Marketing Your Product17 lessons

▶About the Marketing Process2 min
▶What is the buying process?2 min
▶Access: Can you reach the segment through advertising and then distribution?2 min
▶Defend: Can you defend yourself and stand out from the competition?2 min
▶Childless households2 min
▶SWOT Analysis2 min
▶Next Steps2 min
▶Stage Three: Analyzing Distribution Channels15 min
▶Price2 min
▶Promotion2 min
▶The Final Stages: Implement, Evaluate, Review, and Revise15 min
▶Leveraging Social Media15 min
▶Build a Community2 min
▶Watch Out for Social Media Experts2 min
▶Find Your Customers2 min
▶Be a Person2 min
▶Follow Others2 min

▶Session Ten: Selling Your Product5 lessons

▶Building Your Sales Force15 min
▶Initiate2 min
▶Build2 min
▶Manage2 min
▶Optimize2 min

▶Session Eighteen: Leadership Essentials44 lessons

▶Workshop Wrap-Up2 min
▶Leading and Managing15 min
▶Understanding Your Comfort Zone15 min
▶Managing Performance15 min
▶In closing2 min
▶PAGE2 min
▶Boot Camp for Business Owners2 min
▶Who will sell the product(s)?2 min
▶Where does the money comes from?2 min
▶Possible answers can include2 min
▶Answers will vary, but here are a few examples2 min
▶How would you overcome them?2 min
▶What is your current business structure?5 min
▶What are they missing?2 min
▶Only have to pay for what you use, which limits costs2 min
▶Risk of them not meeting your requirements, despite the service agreement2 min
▶Do your employees have a way to suggest improvements?2 min
▶Can you identify the companies or products associated with these taglines?2 min
▶Milton Glaser2 min
▶Where does their involvement end?4 min
▶How do participants feel about these aspects of the sales cycle?2 min
▶Exchanging jobs for a few days, or job shadowing2 min
▶To confirm, the essential aspects of succession planning generally include2 min
▶What other benefits can participants think of?2 min
▶How would these codes change your organization’s way of doing business?2 min
▶How could this code help you make decisions?2 min
▶Golden Rule2 min
▶Stephen Covey2 min
▶How do you see this applying successfully in your workplace?2 min
▶Here is a way to look at learning to drive2 min
▶On a project they are currently a part of2 min
▶What kind of performance manager are you?2 min
▶I have these resources to help me2 min
▶Recommended Reading List2 min
▶Course Evaluation2 min
▶Course Length2 min
▶Strongly Agree2 min
▶Final Thoughts2 min
▶Post-Course Assessment2 min
▶Seven2 min
▶Supply chain management and value chain principles2 min
▶Contingency2 min
▶Battle cry2 min
▶Personal Action Plan2 min

▶Session Eleven: Planning for the Future2 lessons

▶Introduction to Strategic Planning15 min
▶The Strategic Plan Pyramid15 min

▶Session Twelve: Goal Setting and Goal Getting4 lessons

▶Identifying Outcomes2 min
▶Employee Learning and Growth2 min
▶Customizing the Perspectives2 min
▶Timeline for Your Plan2 min

▶Session Thirteen: Succession Planning 1012 lessons

▶What is Succession Planning?10 min
▶Uses input from multiple perspectives and resources2 min

▶Session Fourteen: Managing Your Money2 lessons

▶About Budgets2 min
▶Know Your Accruals2 min

▶Session Fifteen: Ethics 1015 lessons

▶Are You Ready?10 min
▶The Ten Commandments2 min
▶Minnesota Principles2 min
▶Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics2 min
▶Your Code of Ethics10 min

▶Session Sixteen: Building a Strong Customer Care Team6 lessons

▶What is Customer Service?2 min
▶Critical Element Two: Defined in Your Organization2 min
▶Critical Element Four: Be a Problem Solver2 min
▶Critical Element Five: Measure It2 min
▶Critical Element Six: Reinforce It2 min
▶Likeability Works2 min

▶Session Seventeen: Training Employees for Success1 lesson

▶Translating learning into productivity involves several steps2 min

▶Exercises & tools2 lessons

▶How to Use the Assessment Tools2 min
▶Basic Business Management: Boot Camp for Business Owners2 min

About this course

Our flagship start-up bootcamp. Everything you need to go from idea to trading — structure, operations, finance, people, product, brand, marketing and sales — in one complete course.

Every lesson is written out in full — this is the complete course, not a summary. You read it, watch the narrated video, and do the exercise against your own business. The workbook is yours to download, print and keep. Finish the lessons and you earn a Business Nous certificate.

Who it's for

Small business owners, managers and ambitious employees who want practical know-how rather than academic theory. No prior study is needed — start where you are and work at your own pace.

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