Start your own Online Business

Unlock Your Potential with Our 5-Day “Start Your Own Online Business” Course

Transitioning to civilian life is a significant step, and starting your own online business could be the key to unlocking a rewarding future. Specifically designed for UK military personnel, our 5-day comprehensive course equips you with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to take charge of your next chapter.

Whether you’re exploring self-employment for the first time or fine-tuning a business idea, this course covers everything you need to know:

• Business Foundations: Understand the essentials of preparing for business, including finance management and effective planning.
• Sales and Marketing Expertise: Learn proven sales techniques and how to promote your business through multiple marketing channels.
• Creating your Online Presence: From choosing the perfect domain name to selecting the best website CMS and hosting company, we’ve got you covered.
• Content Creation and Social Media Strategy: Discover the power of engaging content—text, images, and videos—and learn how to maximize social media platforms to grow your business.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Get found online with SEO strategies that drive traffic to your website.
• Cutting-Edge Tools and Insights: Learn how to employ AI in business and measure website performance for sustained growth.

Why choose this course?

Delivered by an experienced business owner who understands the unique challenges of military transitions, this course is not just educational—it’s transformational. Previous delegates have reported it as an invaluable resource, helping them gain clarity and confidence during their journey into self-employment.

Key Benefits:

• Tailored content for military personnel wanting to start an online business.
• A low cost, low risk approach to starting an online business.
• Practical skills you can immediately apply.
• A supportive learning environment with like-minded peers.
• Empowerment to take control of your career and build a business that works for you.

Your New Career Awaits

Take the first step towards a brighter, independent future. Join our “Start Your Own Online Business” course today and set yourself up for success!

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Aim

To significantly improve your understanding of starting and running a successful business.

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Course Objectives

By the end of each course you will be in a position to:

• Understand the important components of starting an online business
• Understand the key elements of a good sales technique
• Understand how to market your business effectively
• Understand the best options to create a business website
• Understand how to measure the performance of your business and website
• Create content and business information using AI tools

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Start your own Business course content

These are some of the key topics covered during the course; there are many more included but not listed here.

Day 1: Business Foundations

Getting started with finance tools; financial decisions. Google website requirements. Using AI tools.

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Day 2: Selling your Products or Services

This module has been modified from our professional schedule and will provide tried and tested sales techniques used by sales professionals. Assuming that you are new to sales and have no selling experience, this course will provide a platform of fundamental but important techniques. It will include practical exercises that will enable you to deliver a professional sales pitch about your business.

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Day 3: Marketing your Business

Create a Marketing plan; Create a Brand; Image Creation; Content Creation; Publishing Tools; Email marketing; The importance of Reviews; Using Social Media to promote your business; Explore Paid Adverts.

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Day 4: Planning/Creating your Website

Purchasing the right Domain Name; Hosting your website – Free Promotion; Explore CMS WordPress and SquareSpace to get your business online.

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Day 5: Performance and Support

GSC website performance; Web page performance testing with PSI; Chrome Lighthouse page testing; Other performance tools, Domain Authority Scoring; Building website relationships; Enterprise Nation; Digital Boost; Federation of Small Business.

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Supporting Materials

You will be given access to a wide range of materials to support your business journey.

Please contact us to discuss any part of the course: 01489 588453