Starting and growing a business happens when you combine three things:
1. Being focused on your business goals
2. Being passionate about your goals
3. And deciding to commit to your goals
Keep reading to learn how you, like the following aspiring business owners, can start your journey to self-employment!
After pondering their business ideas, ten budding small business people started the Exploring Self-Employment workshop with Business Advisors Kimberlie Clare-Campbell and Angelo Saavedra from ETC Hunter and New England.
During this fee-free 2-week online workshop, participants discovered what it takes to turn their business ideas and hobbies into fully-fledged businesses.
Supported by their Trainers and classmates, each person was encouraged to share their thoughts, perspectives, and life experiences.
Business ideas ranged from food products, homewares, gardening, and live performance solutions, to pest control.
Whether participants had an existing small business that they wanted to improve or an idea about a new product or service they wanted to build on, ETC’s Small Business Coaching was able to help.
For example, this workshop assisted participants Anne and Kristy on their journey to becoming small business owners.
Anne started the program after receiving offers from large companies to stock her product.
She needed help and practical advice on how to start a business and wholesale her products.
“I found the Exploring Self-Employment workshop helped me understand the basic requirements of running a business and aided me in developing my business foundations,” Anne explained.
After completing the workshop, she has now enrolled into ETC’s Micro business training to create a solid business plan and avoid any potential pitfalls in running her business commercially.
Another Participant, Kristy, said she appreciated the depth of knowledge and experience of ETC Trainers Kimberlie and Angelo.
“They shared their experiences with us, and that made it easier to understand what it’s like to run a small business. I’m thrilled I got to participate.”
Kristy has also since enrolled in ETC’s Micro business training course to pursue her business idea further.
The Exploring Self-Employment workshop is a seven-day workshop series for eligible people interested in exploring self-employment and start-up options.
You’ll learn about being your own boss and how to start your very own business.
Plus you’ll have the opportunity to meet with like-minded people and learn from successful entrepreneurs who have been there before!
All ten participants completed this course, with 8 going straight into ETC’s 8-week small business training course.
Develop an understanding of the world of small business and the challenges they may face when running a small business.
Develop or finetune at least one viable business idea.
Gain an overview of the steps involved in starting a new business.
Appreciate the importance of establishing an effective online presence for a business and identify an appropriate digital footprint for the business idea.
Understand the importance of developing a brand, creating value for customers and using appropriate marketing channels when operating a business.
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