This three-day Basic Business Management: Boot Camp courseware program includes everything a trainer needs to get new business owners started on the road to success.
With sessions on inventory management, human resources, finance and accounting, marketing, sales, and even using social networking, students will be prepared to manage their new business. In addition, your students will learn about different business structures, who is managing and who is leading, how to create a brand, and the value of a strategic plan.
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How to Use This Guide
Session One: Course Overview
Session Two: Who Are You and What Are You About?
What is Our Business?
Pre-Assignment Review
The Owner’s Role
Keeping Things Moving
Session Three: Designing Your Organizational Structure
Bringing the Idea to Life
Leveraging Structure
Looking at the Options
Who is in Charge?
Structural Considerations
Session Four: Introduction to Operations Management
Defining Operations Management
Types of Operations
Practical Application
Session Five: Understanding Financial Terms
Accounting Terminology
General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Key Reports
Session Six: Getting the Right People in Place
Six Essential Steps of Hiring
Making Connections
Session Seven: Getting Your Product Together
Inventory Management
Understanding the Value Chain
Outsourcing Options
Quality Control
Session Eight: Building a Corporate Brand
Your Brand
Brand Names and Slogans
Developing a Slogan
Creating a Visual Identity
Types of Visual Identities
Working It Out
Session Nine: Marketing Your Product
Introduction to Marketing
Stage One: Consumer and Market Analysis
Stage Two: Analyzing the Competition and Yourself
Stage Three: Analyzing Distribution Channels
Stage Four: Creating a Marketing Plan
Making Connections
The Final Stages: Implement, Evaluate, Review, and Revise
Leveraging Social Media
Session Ten: Selling Your Product
Building Your Sales Force
The Sales Cycle
Session Eleven: Planning for the Future
Introduction to Strategic Planning
Making Connections
The Strategic Plan Pyramid
Session Twelve: Goal Setting and Goal Getting
Setting Achievable Goals
Goals with SPIRIT
Getting Into It
Session Thirteen: Succession Planning 101
What is Succession Planning?
Defining Succession Planning
Session Fourteen: Managing Your Money
What is a Budget?
Managing Your Budget
Session Fifteen: Ethics 101
Are You Ready?
Sample Codes of Ethics
Your Code of Ethics
Session Sixteen: Building a Strong Customer Care Team
The Pillars of Success
The Remaining Elements
Developing and Maintaining Relationships
Session Seventeen: Training Employees for Success
Why Continuous Learning?
Making Connections
Session Eighteen: Leadership Essentials
Leading and Managing
Understanding Your Comfort Zone
Managing Performance
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
Pre- and Post-Assessment Answer Keys
Personal Action Plan
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