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Business Creation Course
Development Course for Women
6 weeks , April - June 2024
Starting on 24th April 2024, join us and learn how to create your own business. Whether you are already starting a business or interested in applying existing skills to business creation, this course is for you.
Create your ideal job instead of trying to find it.
Everyone welcome – no previous experience necessary. We will work with you to help you turn an interest into a business.
“But I’m not a business-person”
You’ll be surprised at how many skills you already have! Running a business isn’t that different from running a home. We’ll help and support you all the way.
“But I don’t have an idea”
We’ll help you think of some ideas either related to your interests or by identifying gaps in the market. Wherever your passion lies, we’ll work with you to make a business out of it.
The business creation course is delivered by certified gender-aware advisers and provides support for those interested in starting a business and those already in the start-up process. For those at the pre-start stage the course will help with ideas generation and matching existing skills to the skills needed when running a business. Participants will be encouraged to assess the value of skills they have already and consider, in a safe space, how those skills or knowledge seams or interests could be converted into a business idea.
Those attending will be part of a group of women all with the aim of identifying a business idea and starting up a business. For those already actively starting up a business, the course provides information and practical insights on key topics such as business planning, attracting customers and pricing.
The course will be delivered over six sessions with dates outlined below. The sessions will be delivered by Women’s Enterprise Scotland who help thousands of women across Scotland to start and grow their own businesses.
Topics covered during the course include: individual skills assessment and development plan; idea generation and assessment; business planning; attracting customers and pricing.
We are holding two information events for those keen to find out more: in person on Monday 15th April, 5pm, and online Tuesday 16th April, noon. Email e.ives@napier.ac.uk with any questions and to RSVP.
Our Business Creation course for women is inclusive of Trans and Intersex women, as well as non-binary and gender diverse people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experiences of women.
Places are limited to ensure the cohort can make the most of the experience, sessions won’t be recorded and attendance is required at all sessions.
Course dates
The Business Creation course will be delivered over six sessions, which will be a mix of in person and online as detailed below:
Session 1: Wed 24th April 2024
2-4pm in person
Session 2: Wed 1st May 2024
2-4pm online
Session 3: Wed 8th May 2024
2-4pm online
Session 4: Wed 22nd May 2024
2-4pm in person
Session 5: Wed 29th May 2024
2-4pm online
Session 6: Wed 5th June 2024
2-4pm in person wrap-up
Benefits for Participants
Participants will benefit from a 6-session training programme designed to help you:
- Understand your skills
- Identify a business idea
- Plan and develop your idea into a business
- Hear from inspirational women founders
- Build your network of like-minded women start-ups
- Get connected to business support professionals
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Deadline for applications: Thursday 18th April 2024 - please note spaces are limited.
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