Why study our business management course?

For the aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders, our business management course is consistently a popular choice. It provides the academic knowledge and skills to pursue global career opportunities and helps you develop a broad understanding of businesses and specific areas such as finance and human resources. But if you’re still not 100% sure if our business management course is for you, here are five reasons that will convince you.

1.  Develop key management skills

One of the biggest highlights of studying our business management course is the key management skills that will allow you to be a valuable asset to any organization. You will build a skill set to respond to challenges and current developments in business and society, giving you the ability to make informed managerial decisions that consider ethical, economic and social implications. Some of these essential business management skills include:

– Critical and strategic thinking
– Communication
– Problem-solving
– Organization
– Presenting
– Reporting
– Leadership
– Project management.

2. Employability

Students who choose to study our business management courses graduate with highly desirable, transferable skills and strong business knowledge; two things that are sought after by potential employers. Graduates of our business management course are presented with a variety of job opportunities in:

– Management
– Consultancy
– Marketing and advertising
– Human resources
– Retail and sales
finance.

3. An introduction to the business world

Our business management course will help you gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the core elements of business and management – it’s also a great introduction into the world of business if you have no prior experience. It provides industry insights, such as market trends and industry reports, which can prove to be invaluable and you will be encouraged to apply academic theory to real-life business situations that will help you kickstart your career once you graduate.

4. Be your own boss

Not only will you have fantastic career opportunities after you graduate, but you will also have the core elements to start your own business – all you need is a business idea to get you started. Through developing your entrepreneurial skills and being able to test launch any business ideas you might have, our business management course puts you on the path to be your own boss – you might even meet your future business partner as you participate.

5. Learn about multiple disciplines

If you’re not 100% certain on what you want your future career to be, or you just want to have a broad knowledge, then our business management course is an excellent choice. You will learn an overview of the main business functions that contribute to the success of a business and then often be able to specialize in an area of your choice. These typically include:

– Human resource management
– Entrepreneurship
– Finance
– Service operations.

Other areas you may study could be consultancy, supply chain management or even global business.

When you graduate with our business management certificate, you graduate as a well-rounded student with a diverse knowledge of the business world.

Our Certification program is a way to enhance your credibility, self-image, and encourage life-long learning and professional development. Our certification programs benefit employers and automation professionals by promoting development and recognition for individuals, and by providing measurable hiring and promotion qualifications for managers. Our certification recognizes and documents your experience, knowledge, and education – and provides an objective, third-party assessment of your skills.

As an individual, getting certified in our business management course:

– Enhances your professional credibility

– Extends your knowledge and skills, preparing you for more job responsibilities

– Serves as portable proof of your ability

– Enriches your self-image and reputation among peers

– Improves your career opportunities-promotion, pay increases, job portability

– Encourages life-long learning and professional development

While formal business registration with the state or local government in your country isn’t necessarily required to complete business transactions, it is a smart choice for a new entrepreneur for a variety of reasons. There are also legal and marketing advantages to registering a business name. The Y.E.E.P. Team can help direct you in choosing the right business registration, as well as help you complete the business registration process.

– Establishing Business Bank Accounts

Why you need a business plan for your business?

1. See the whole business.

Business planning done right connects the dots in your business so you get a better picture of the whole. Strategy is supposed to relate to tactics with strategic alignment. Does that show up in your plan? Do your sales connect to your sales and marketing expenses? Are your products right for your target market? Are you covering costs including long-term fixed costs, product development, and working capital needs as well? Take a step back and look at the larger picture.

2. Strategic Focus.

Startups and small business need to focus on their special identities, their target markets, and their products or services tailored to match.

3. Set priorities.

You can’t do everything. Business planning helps you keep track of the right things, and the most important things. Allocate your time, effort, and resources strategically.

4. Manage change.

With good planning process you regularly review assumptions, track progress, and catch new developments so you can adjust. Plan vs. actual analysis is a dashboard, and adjusting the plan is steering.

5. Develop accountability.

Good planning process sets expectations and tracks results. It’s a tool for regular review of what’s expected and what happened. Good work shows up. Disappointments show up too. A well-run monthly plan review with plan vs. actual included becomes an impromptu review of tasks and accomplishments.

6. Manage cash.

Good business planning connects the dots in cash flow. Sometimes just watching profits is enough. But when sales on account, physical products, purchasing assets, or repaying debts are involved, cash flow takes planning and management. Profitable businesses suffer when slow-paying clients or too much inventory constipate cash flow. A plan helps you see the problem and adjust to it.

7. Strategic alignment.

Does your day-to-day work fit with your main business tactics? Do those tactics match your strategy? If so, you have strategic alignment. If not, the business planning will bring up the hidden mismatches. For example, if you run a gourmet restaurant that has a drive-through window, you’re out of alignment.

8. Milestones.

Good business planning sets milestones you can work towards. These are key goals you want to achieve, like reaching a defined sales level, hiring that sales manager, or opening the new location. We’re human. We work better when we have visible goals we can work towards.

9. Metrics.

Put your performance indicators and numbers to track into a business plan where you can see them monthly in the plan review meeting. Figure out the numbers that matter. Sales and expenses usually do, but there are also calls, trips, seminars, web traffic, conversion rates, returns, and so forth. Use your business planning to define and track the key metrics.

10. Realistic regular reminders to keep on track.

We all want to do everything for our customers, but sometimes we need to push back to maintain quality and strategic focus. It’s hard, during the heat of the everyday routine, to remember the priorities and focus. The business planning process becomes a regular reminder.

Equipping your business encompasses first determining your equipment needs, then acquiring the items you need and finally, using that equipment productively.

The Y.E.E.P. Team guides you through these processes. We also provide opportunities that fund the equipping of your business.

Learning how to properly pitch is one of the most important skills a founder needs to develop. It allows them to find investors, to attract great co-founders, to recruit the best employees, and ultimately to fine-tune their idea.

The Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Project grooms you with pitching skills to help you raise funds as a startup.

We also provide funding opportunities where you get to practice the skills learnt and get funded in the process.  

Active professional networking is vital to career growth. Many shudder when they hear the term networking, associating it with awkwardness, cheesy events and the idea of ‘selling’ yourself.

However, despite its off-putting connotations, networking is actually about building long-term relationships as well as a good reputation over time. It involves meeting and getting to know people who you can assist, and who can potentially help you in return. Good networking has a basis of trust and support – and can mean the difference between a mediocre career and a phenomenal career.

These are some benefits of our networking opportunities:

– Strengthen business connections

– Get fresh ideas

– Raise your profile

– Advance your career

– Get access to job opportunities

– Gain more knowledge

– Get career advice and support

– Build confidence

– Gain a different perspective

– Develop long-lasting personal relationships

– Get an answer to every question

– Find a job you love