Skills Bootcamp in Building a Business

Course Code: NDB017D/PM1

Course Type
Adult Learning
Subject Area
Business Management & Administration, Skills Bootcamps
Location
Taunton College
Start date
Flexible
Duration

A minimum of 60 guided learning hours

Course Overview

This course is perfect for individuals looking to start their own business or those in the early stages of business ownership. It covers all the essentials for a successful business start-up, including legislation, financial requirements, branding, and leadership skills.

Considering starting a side hustle? This Skills Bootcamp is ideal!

Units of study/what is involved

Bridgwater & Taunton College Induction:

  • BTC Advantage
  • British Values
  • Disclosures & Safeguarding

An introduction to Entrepreneurship:

  • Successful entrepreneurship characteristics
  • Lateral and creative thinking
  • Micro, Small & Medium businesses
  • Market research and unique selling points
  • Personal and business analysis
  • Understanding motivators/goals
  • Sources of start-up finance

Employment & Small Business Legislation:

  • Health & Safety Act 1974
  • Employment Rights Act 1996
  • National Minimum Wage Act 1998
  • The Pensions Act 2008
  • The Equality Act 2010
  • Consumer Rights Act 2015
  • Data Protection
  • Procurement Act 2023
  • Registering a small business/business insurance

Understanding Sustainability and Environmental Issues in an Organisation:

  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
  • Sustainability in the Workplace
  • CSR for small businesses

Self-Management in the working environment:

  • Tools and techniques to assist with self-management of time, problem solving, communication, workload and stress.

Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace:

  • Define unconscious bias
  • How to recognise unconscious bias
  • How to challenge and counteract unconscious bias
  • How to develop and celebrate a diverse workforce

Business Finances in Entrepreneurship

  • Business Finance Terminology
  • General Bookkeeping for SMEs
  • Breakeven Analysis
  • Cashflow Forecast
  • Profit & Loss Account
  • Self-Assessment Tax Return

Introduction to Business Marketing

  • Five marketing concepts
  • Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
  • Generational Marketing
  • The Marketing Mix
  • Buyer Personas
  • Consumer Buyer patterns and types
  • Influences on consumer buying behaviour
  • Consumer buying marketing tactics

Marketing Models

  • The AIDA Model
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Porters Five Forces
  • The Product Life Cycle

Business Branding

  • What is business branding?
  • Building your brand voice
  • Creating a logo/slogan
  • Colours of Advertising
  • Branding mood boards
  • Branding consistency

An introduction to Digital Marketing and Creating a Business Plan

  • Digital marketing techniques (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Tiktok, Website)
  • Digital marketing terminology
  • Digital marketing metrics
  • Creating a business plan

Recruitment and Selection

  • Identifying skills required for potential recruitment
  • Creating a recruitment advert
  • Posting a recruitment advert
  • Shortlisting
  • Interviews
  • Decision
  • Creating employment contracts
  • Legalities of employing staff

Leadership styles:

  • The difference between a leader and a manager
  • Qualities of effective employees and managers
  • 8, leadership styles (democratic, autocratic, laissez-faire, transformational, transactional, bureaucratic, servant, situational)
  • How to communicate organisational strategies and visions to a team
  • Course Quiz

Assessment Methods

Online.

Progression Options

On completion, you will be prepared to write a business plan and launch your entrepreneurial idea.

Entry Requirements

  • Aged 19 or over
  • Have not started or completed a Skills Bootcamp this financial year
  • Have the right to work in the UK
  • Have lived in the UK for the last 3 years
  • If you are employed and upskilling, your employer may be asked to contribute dependant on your circumstances
  • Learners need to be ready to build a business and take on customers within six months of completing the course

Frequently Asked Questions

You can apply directly on any of the UCS College Group websites, whether you wish to study at Bridgwater College, Cannington College, Strode College, or Taunton College. Simply use our “Find a Course” feature and follow the on-screen instructions – be sure to have your important information to hand.