If you are creative, an independent thinker with a business idea that requires assistance to bring it to fruition, then this workshop is for you. It is designed to stimulate discussion and activities and to help you discover the information you need to get your idea off the ground.

The workshop re-creates the world of small business in the training room, where you will be introduced to the following concepts, which will help you develop your business plan:

• Importance of growing a business
• Income allocation
• Business cycle process
• Risks of selling on credit
• Importance of maintaining a positive cash flow
• Manufacturing
• Retailing
• Adding value to raw materials
• Keeping basic records and why they are important
• Planning for loan repayment
• Negotiation
• Working as a team
• Division of Labour
• Costing and pricing
• Relationship between supply and demand
• Relating lessons to real life solutions

Duration: a single 6 hour session