Have you got a business idea that you want to explore?  Or are you about to embark on running your own business?  The our Start Your Own Business Programme is for you.  This course will give you an overview of the steps involved in setting up your own business.

A 3 Saturday course covering the following areas:

• Personal Audit   -   Why you are in business, Identifying your strengths and weaknesses
• Requirements for your business including Legal Requirements  
• Responsibilities of business person  
• Your Role as Proprietor in the Business
• Types of Business Structure 
• Sourcing Finance  
• Studying the Market
• Stock Control
• Quality Assurance
• Consumers and related law
• Dealing with Debtors
• Pricing and Costing products 
• Credit Control
• What is Book-Keeping? 
• Studying a set of Accounts
• Preparing a Balance Sheet for each business
• Understanding the operations of the Revenue Authorities
• Timetable of important dates in the Tax Year
• Understanding and completing relevant Tax Forms
• Registration to Income Tax, Corporation Tax, Value Added Tax and PAYE/PRSI
• Completion of Notices of Preliminary Tax, Tax Return Forms and Notice of Third Party Information
• Understanding deductible expenses and credits
• Preparation of a Business Plan
• prepare Cash Flow Projections

 Further information from Ita Murphy: ita@corkceb.ie / phone 021 4961828