Striding Out is running a Business Start Up Course for unemployed adults*, accredited with a Level 3 Qualification in Starting Your Own Business with the Institute of Leadership and Management .

The Course consists of 3 x half day workshops which cover the topics of:-

• Self-employment as a career choice
• Assessing the viability of a business idea
• Market Research
• Business Planning
• Marketing and Sales

All participants will be expected to undertake further research and planning in between workshops and writing up their findings in the template provided to achieve the qualification.

We expect participants to leave the course with the following outcomes:-

• Increased confidence in their ability to start a business
• Increased confidence in their business idea
• Understanding and confidence of how to write a business plan and start a business
• Understanding and confidence to successfully secure customers

The Course is held on Thursday afternoons between 1-4.30pm over three weeks.

The first course starts on the 2nd February 2012.  The next course starts on the 1st March.  

Venue: The Levy Centre, 18-24 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, E5 0PD.

Please register now if you would like to attend.

*Eligibility Criteria: The course is open and free to Unemployed Adults aged 18 plus who are claiming Job Seekers Allowance and resident in a London Borough. They also need to commit to attending the three workshops and completing the ILM L3 Starting Your Own Business Qualification. All eligible participants will be expected provide evidence that they are claiming JSA and eligible for free support.

The cost for non-eligible participants is £200