Introduction to Business Planning and Management – Wayfinders Business Co-operative

About Course

Plan and start your own small business

Course Content

Introduction to Small Business Planning
This workbook is designed to meet two broad objectives, 1) to provide a text complementary to classroom activities for a general introduction to business management; and 2) to help students prepare a business plan.

Planning a Business

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Planning the Business With Good Information

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Self-Employment in Canada

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You’re in Business Now!
A life in business is really just an extension of you and your past. Everything you learned to date can serve you well in starting and managing a business. If you reflect on what kinds of things you have enjoyed doing, and the things you have done well, you will get guidance in deciding what kind of business is appropriate for you. Almost anyone can succeed in business - provided you create a business model that fits YOU!

Business Organization
A business is an organization like an organism. Notice the same root word “organ”. It implies that both are living systems. In many ways, the business is a living organism. It has an anatomy - resources - and a physiology - activities.

Management Practice
Principles are guiding rules of thumb that you use to assist in decision making practice. They are general in nature and therefore apply to a wide range of situations. They often follow the logical pattern of "if... then..." statements, "If this situation exists then do that".

A Quick Business Development Plan
Here are some quick tips on writing a business plan.

Business Assessment
These are a few basic factors that must be addressed when assessing the future viability of a business. Ask yourself honestly what kind of company makes most sense, given what you have to start with.

Business Planning
Business planning is the process of preparing the best course of action for your business. The resulting plan(s) can be used to guide business decisions through the maze of opportunities and threats in the business environment.

Strategic Plan
The strategic plan is to guide you and those upon whom you depend in general business decision making. It can include your values and beliefs, or philosophy, about how the business should be run.

Marketing Plan
Marketing is the process of getting your product to the customer. Marketing consists of four distinct activities leading to sales.

Operations Plan
The Operations Plan describes your productive business activities and the physical requirements to undertake those activities.

Human Resources Plan
People are by far your most important resource. They contain all the intelligence, passion and caring of your company. Of all the human resources you have, you are the most important.

Financial Plan
You may or not be motivated by money to be successful in business. But what is certain is that you will not be successful for long if you ignore money.

Business Start Up
Here are some pointers for the administrative aspects of starting a business.

Business Plan Appendix
What goes into the appendix of the business plan?

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Introduction to Small Business Planning This workbook is designed to meet two broad objectives, 1) to provide a text complementary to classroom activities for a general introduction to business management; and 2) to help students prepare a business plan.

Business Organization A business is an organization like an organism. Notice the same root word “organ”. It implies that both are living systems. In many ways, the business is a living organism. It has an anatomy - resources - and a physiology - activities.

Management Practice Principles are guiding rules of thumb that you use to assist in decision making practice. They are general in nature and therefore apply to a wide range of situations. They often follow the logical pattern of "if... then..." statements, "If this situation exists then do that".

A Quick Business Development Plan Here are some quick tips on writing a business plan.

Business Assessment These are a few basic factors that must be addressed when assessing the future viability of a business. Ask yourself honestly what kind of company makes most sense, given what you have to start with.

Business Planning Business planning is the process of preparing the best course of action for your business. The resulting plan(s) can be used to guide business decisions through the maze of opportunities and threats in the business environment.

Strategic Plan The strategic plan is to guide you and those upon whom you depend in general business decision making. It can include your values and beliefs, or philosophy, about how the business should be run.

Marketing Plan Marketing is the process of getting your product to the customer. Marketing consists of four distinct activities leading to sales.

Operations Plan The Operations Plan describes your productive business activities and the physical requirements to undertake those activities.

Human Resources Plan People are by far your most important resource. They contain all the intelligence, passion and caring of your company. Of all the human resources you have, you are the most important.

Financial Plan You may or not be motivated by money to be successful in business. But what is certain is that you will not be successful for long if you ignore money.

Business Start Up Here are some pointers for the administrative aspects of starting a business.

Business Plan Appendix What goes into the appendix of the business plan?

Introduction to Small Business Planning
This workbook is designed to meet two broad objectives, 1) to provide a text complementary to classroom activities for a general introduction to business management; and 2) to help students prepare a business plan.

Business Organization
A business is an organization like an organism. Notice the same root word “organ”. It implies that both are living systems. In many ways, the business is a living organism. It has an anatomy - resources - and a physiology - activities.

Management Practice
Principles are guiding rules of thumb that you use to assist in decision making practice. They are general in nature and therefore apply to a wide range of situations. They often follow the logical pattern of "if... then..." statements, "If this situation exists then do that".

A Quick Business Development Plan
Here are some quick tips on writing a business plan.

Business Assessment
These are a few basic factors that must be addressed when assessing the future viability of a business. Ask yourself honestly what kind of company makes most sense, given what you have to start with.

Business Planning
Business planning is the process of preparing the best course of action for your business. The resulting plan(s) can be used to guide business decisions through the maze of opportunities and threats in the business environment.

Strategic Plan
The strategic plan is to guide you and those upon whom you depend in general business decision making. It can include your values and beliefs, or philosophy, about how the business should be run.

Marketing Plan
Marketing is the process of getting your product to the customer. Marketing consists of four distinct activities leading to sales.

Operations Plan
The Operations Plan describes your productive business activities and the physical requirements to undertake those activities.

Human Resources Plan
People are by far your most important resource. They contain all the intelligence, passion and caring of your company. Of all the human resources you have, you are the most important.

Financial Plan
You may or not be motivated by money to be successful in business. But what is certain is that you will not be successful for long if you ignore money.

Business Start Up
Here are some pointers for the administrative aspects of starting a business.

Business Plan Appendix
What goes into the appendix of the business plan?