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SWOT, PESTLE and other models for strategic analysis
Introduction to the common business analysis models, including SWOT and PESTLE analysis, scenario planning and Porter's Five Forces framework
How to select a sustainable supplier
Steps to choose more sustainable suppliers to match your environmental aspirations and improve environmental performance
Benefits of higher education and work-based learning
Types of higher education qualifications and how they can improve motivation and reduce staff turnover
Higher education funding
Financial considerations when getting involved in higher education
Recruiting higher education students
Ways to incorporate higher education skills into your business
The Qualifications and Credit Framework
How qualifications on the Qualifications and Credit Framework have been developed with input from employers
Get your in-house training accredited as a vocational qualification
How you can have your in-house training provision accredited to national standards
Significance of intangible assets to innovation
How to identify the different assets of your innovation start-up and use intangible assets, such as patents, designs and trade marks, to raise funds for your business
Exit strategies for innovation start-ups
Common exit strategies for innovation start-ups, including acquisition and IPO, and how to plan for exit
How to apply for Innovate UK funding
Who can apply for Innovate UK funding, and what projects are eligible for support
Generating sales leads
The importance of leads and generating and qualifying sales prospects including mapping your territory and using databases
Make the right sales contacts
Who you should be talking to when contacting target customers and how identify decision makers
How to get sales appointments
Getting the customer's attention and persuading them to meet you at a sales appointment by getting past the gatekeeper and handling objections
Supplying limited company contractors
Factors to consider when a limited company hires work-seekers.
Before starting an employment agency or business
Actions that should be taken before opening an employment agency or employment business.
Employment businesses - content of terms with hiring companies
Terms and conditions that should be agreed with hirer the first time you provide a service to them.
Before placing a worker with a hirer
Information that should be obtained before you place a worker with a hirer.
Employment businesses - additional checks
Checks that should be taken by employment agencies or businesses when supplying work-seekers who work with or care for vulnerable people.
When work-seekers must travel or live away from home
Employment agencies or businesses, work-seekers and providing travel or accommodation.
Paying work-seekers
The payment guidelines you must follow when operating as an employment agency or employment business