3 Where next?

We hope you enjoyed Starting your small business, and we hope the course has inspired you to continue your learning journey. Below are some key links of where you might like to go next.

Progressing your career

There is a lot of advice available to individuals wishing to start their own business, here are some we think are worth looking at:

  • The Start Up Donut [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] is a collection of articles and blogs to help the new start up.
  • Business is Great Britain is a UK government site with practical advice and links for the aspiring business owner.
  • Companies House is the place to go for information on limited companies.

Volunteering

You may like to consider volunteering to extend and enhance your skills and knowledge. These websites may help you to think about your options:

The National Extension College

You may be interested in studying the subject in slightly more depth. The National Extension College (NEC) offers a range of business courses.

More free, informal courses

Starting your small business is one of a suite of six courses. You may like to study one of the other five.

The Open University also provides further online introductory courses and skills for study courses, all of which are free and online.

FutureLearn also has a wide range of online courses that you may like to consider.

The Open University

You may like to consider one of The Open University’s Access courses to prepare you for successful study towards a nationally recognised higher education qualification.

The OU offers a range of qualifications that you might want to consider.

Business management degree qualification

If you would like to take a more in-depth look at studying business functions and the management of business then you can find out more at The Open University’s Business Management qualifications website.

The PEARL website

Part-time Education for Adults Returning to Learn (PEARL) is a useful website for adults looking for part-time study opportunities, including all types of provision from free, non-accredited courses through to higher-level learning.

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