The North Territory Business Enterprise Centre runs a series of free workshops designed to introduce participants to five topic areas central to beginning a business.

There are five three hour modules offered and each is pitched predominantly at a person who is either intending to go into business or has been in business for a short time.

The workshops are:

– Starting a business
This module is aimed at assisting those people thinking about starting a business, those in business wishing to expand and those who wish to improve their management techniques. It is intended to assist you to appraise your own suitability as a small business manager; list the advantages and disadvantages of starting in business; understand the importance of a marketing strategy to a small business; appreciate the financial implications of owning a small business and generally outline the requirements of starting in business.

– Business structures and tax
This module is aimed at assisting people in starting their own business to understand the different forms of business structures, to determine the most appropriate structure for their business and to be aware of taxation issues.

– Introduction to bookkeeping
This module introduces participants to the reasons for keeping good financial records by taking them through the essential source documents, developing the outline for appropriate written records and looking at how these can be used as a management tool for business purposes.

– Developing a business plan
This module is aimed at assisting business intenders or those in the early life of a business to identify where you are at now, where you want to be in several years and how to get there; develop a mission statement describing the scope of your business activities, the service it provides and the markets in which it operates; define who your customers are, develop a market strategy and strong customer supplier relationships and deliver superior value. It will also help you to gather the information required to properly structure a business plan.

– Marketing
This module provides an outline of the marketing process, looks at some forms of market research and sources of market information, discusses market strategies and goals and looks into the elements of a marketing mix. Its aim is to give a general overview of the marketing process.

The next set of Darwin workshops will be held 26 to 28 May 2010.

The next set of Alice Springs workshops will be held 27 to 28 May 2010.

Bookings are essential. For more information and to register a place visit here.

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