To get a business started and make it viable, requires hard work and persistence, chasing initial goals you set for yourself. Once those goals are achieved though; there is a temptation to feel secure in your achievement and resist setting higher goals and taking further risks to bring your business to the next level. If you understand what you are doing though; and push forward making good decisions, small businesses can grow to become medium size; and medium sized businesses can expand to become even larger.

It can be disastrous to grow any business faster than your ability to control it; but with proper monitoring of growth, and making good management decisions, risk can be minimised. Sometimes businesses may fail because the proprietor has been growth averse. Know your industry. Know your business. Understand that businesses do not remain viable when they stagnate. Either grow your turnover, or restructure to improve efficiencies and perhaps profitability. If you don’t change in some way, your business is at far greater risk of collapse.

This course will help you to see the possibilities for expanding your business; and understand how to make better decisions, with a greater chance of success in moving your business forward.

How does it work?

At the end of each lesson, you will be given a short interactive test to undertake, which will provide an indication of how your learning is progressing. Upon completing the very last lesson, you will be offered a more thorough automated test or examination. This final assessment can be undertaken at any time of day or night; and any day of the week; and if you achieve an overall pass (60% or more); you will be able to obtain a “certificate of completion” with your name and completion date on it.

Note: these short courses are self-guided online courses and are not to be confused with our tutor-supported online courses.