Certificate in Business Success Skills (Level 4 & 5)

Make a success of your business 

Do you own your own company and need help with the business side of things? Perhaps you want to start up your own business and need the skills to do so. If you are a trade professional looking for a course that covers all the basics in detail, then the Certificate in Business Success Skills is for you.

Specifically designed by trades people for trades people - this is a practical and applied programme that will give you business confidence, no matter what your background or experience may be. You will learn more than just management speak – you’ll learn to apply generic management and problem solving skills to a variety of work based situations.

Programme content
The Certificate in Business Success Skills includes five key courses; Nuts and Bolts, Dollars and Cents, Win with Technology, Getting Noticed and Employees and Payroll. Choose to enrol for the full six month programme or opt to enrol in one or more courses, the choice and flexibility is there for you to tailor a programme to suit your needs.

• Nuts and Bolts
  Just like a house needs a solid framework, so too does a business. Nuts and Bolts looks at the foundation skills you will need to build your business. Learn the basics on how to construct a business plan to grow your vision for your company, whether you want to be successfully self employed, a small business owner/operator or start your own franchise empire. Learn how to manage financing and ownership options and take a closer look at the legal fine print in contracts and consumer legislation. Gain an understanding of what you can do yourself and when you need to call in the experts! 
   
• Dollars and Cents
  If your books are running away from you, Dollars and Cents will teach you how to manage your money. If you’ve just started out, you’ll learn the tools of the trade to make your money work for you. Dollars and Cents covers day to day accounting issues including budgeting, costing and tax. You’ll look at how to record business transactions, the difference between mark-up and profit margins and how to complete GST and IRD returns. Take a closer look at payroll systems and responsibilities, understand your cash flow and see how accounting and financial professionals can help your business. 
    
• Win with Technology
  If your office systems are more of a hindrance than a help, Win with Technology will get you back on track. This course looks at how you can use technology to make your business work for you. Learn everything from e-mail, faxing and texting to Microsoft Office, MYOB, databases and templates for invoices, quotes and letters. Gain a working knowledge of information technology and how it can improve your productivity so that you work smarter, not harder. 
   
• Getting Noticed
  Are you showing off your business? Make your business a smooth marketing machine with Getting Noticed. This course introduces the basics of sales and marketing including the basics of price, promotion, product and distribution. Gain an idea of the lay of the land in terms of your competition, where your business fits, what your unique selling point is and how to make it work for you. You’ll learn how to conduct market research and how to use the internet as a marketing tool.  
  
  
• Employees and Payroll
  Employees are the most important part of many businesses. Learn how to manage employment relationships with Employees and Payroll. This course covers the basics of employment law, recruitment, selection and termination - ‘the hiring and firing’ that all business owners need to know. Learn how to develop performance processes for your staff to reward your hard workers – your best assets. 

Where will it take me?
This programme will help you get the most out of your business. Whether you have recently started in business, have a great idea or are looking to take your business to the next level. The Certificate in Business Success Skills will help you to make your business the best it can be.