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Starting your small business
Money & Business

Starting your small business

...money moves from the small business to the owner. In the final section, succeeding in a small business, we look at some of the common reasons why small businesses fail and some of the pitfalls to avoid. We then look at some of things that can be done to improve the chances of success, calling on advice from top business people. So, what do I hope you will get from...
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Online training support for businesses
Money & Business

Online training support for businesses

...business-focused training...[Invest Northern Ireland Logo] Recognising the impact of Covid 19 on SMEs and entrepreneurs across Northern Ireland, The Open University and Invest Northern Ireland have collaborated to develop a new social learning platform offering free flexible, distance learning content to support upskilling in industry. This new, innovative business...
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The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU
Science, Maths & Technology

The role of business development in AstrobiologyOU

...Business Development Manager, about the role of business development in AstrobiologyOU...Yiannis, can you tell me about your journey to astrobiology? I was fascinated by science from a young age. As part of the post-Apollo generation, I closely followed developments in space exploration, such as the Voyager mission to the planets, and the advent of the Space Shuttle. In...
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Business development skills for apprentices
Education & Development

Business development skills for apprentices

...business skills? Whether you need to work on your 'soft skills' (like assertiveness and self-confidence) or become adept at 'hard' skills (such as project management or IT applications), The Open University is here to help with our collection of free courses...[Business development skills for apprentices] Try our FREE courses in an array of subjects to support you. IT...
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Business problem solving and improvement
Science, Maths & Technology

Business problem solving and improvement

...Business problem solving and improvement A short introduction to this album. COSi: Introducing the 'LEAN' approach The LEAN approach to business at a small cosmetics firm. COSi: Training staff to use LEAN Training staff to use the LEAN approach in the workplace. COSi: The attractions of LEAN A look at what makes the LEAN system attractive to use. Scottish Power:...
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Business Bursts: Supply chain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Supply chain

Business School academics look at different approaches to supply chain, exploring brands such as Mini and WH Smith...Watch Read Leslie Budd, Reader in Social Enterprise Supply chains connect the production or raw materials to the final consumption of goods and services in shops and malls or online. They’re both static but dynamic, because you’re talking of a throughput...
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Business matters in voluntary organisations
Education & Development

Business matters in voluntary organisations

YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Sheona Mathewson, Partnerships Manager for YASS, OU in Scotland...Find out more about The Open University's Open degree qualification I am the Partnerships Manager for the Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS) which offers S6 pupils in Scotland, a national bridging programme, for those looking to go on to Higher Education...
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Managing my money for young adults Badge icon
Money & Business

Managing my money for young adults

...business. As long as it makes you money. You don't want to fix price, you want to move it. Car insurance. People who sit there and accept their renewal each year, they take the price each year, can be taken for granted. They're going to renew anyway. Why bother giving them a discount? But when you're trying to win customers, price competition is fervent. It's fast, it's...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs