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  • 15 hours study
  • Level 0: Beginner
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      • Starting your small business is an introductory course for anyone who has recently set up a small or micro-business (a business with fewer than ten employees), or for anyone who is considering setting up a small or micro-business, or is considering self-employment as a career option.

        This course is free and you are welcome to study it without enrolling. However, the course gives you the opportunity to earn digital badges as a recognition of your learning. To collect these badges, you’ll need to enrol. If you already have an Open University account, you need to sign in before you enrol. Otherwise, it’s easy to create one. Once you’ve signed in, return to this page and click on the ‘Enrol’ button above.

        To see the other courses in this series please visit the Social Partnerships Network (SPN) courses home page.

        We ask you optional questions when you enrol on this course for research purposes. See About the research for more details.

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      This course is part of a collection of courses called Social Partnerships Network courses. There are 6 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.

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    • Course learning outcomes

      1. Explain what business structures are available and suitable for a small business in the UK.
      2. Recognise the ways in which a small business can gain and keep customers.
      3. Identify the financial and legal obligations of running a small business.
      4. Explain some of the common aspects of successful small businesses.

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      • Course dates:

      First Published 15/03/2016.

      Updated 13/10/2017

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