Product Overview

Welcome to “Running the day-to-day operation.” During this course we’ll cover off a wide variety of topics that will assist you in projecting and managing the finances of your business.

Success in a small business depends to a large degree upon the preparation that you do before you start.

You must put some thought into running the day-to-day. All too often business owners focus on getting the business up and running. While this is important they forget that once it’s up and running they need a plan – it just doesn’t happen.

Investigating the day-to-day operation of a business will assist you in a successful launch, as you will begin your business on the right foot.

You will increase overall chance of success as you will be prepared and organized right from the beginning.

You will avoid painful pitfalls. By planning and foreseeing obstacles and developing contingency plans your business will avoid common mistakes.

By developing a plan for running the day-to-day operation you will also increase your understanding of the business environment. This in turn will improve your ability to analyze opportunities and potential threats.

A plan for the day-to-day will also provide the business owner with greater organizational control.

This course will walk you through the key areas necessary to operate your business such as the importance of record keeping, establishing a credit policy, selecting business professionals, managing payroll and inventory along with setting up the physical office space.

The following course will provide you with the information necessary to run the day-to-day operation of your business.

Author Overview: Dawn Braddock

Dawn Braddock has been successfully self-employed for 10 years. She is currently the sole proprietor of a business that specializes in entrepreneurship, human resource management and leadership training. Dawn is also a partner in two other companies focusing on training and materials for youth, persons with disabilities and the experienced worker.

During this time Dawn developed a diploma course on business planning that is available through a national correspondence program at various adult learning centres. Dawn also assisted in the creation and co-ordination of a 20-week program on how to start a small business.

Dawn travels throughout North America delivering over 10 different seminar topics. A few of the products and services Dawn’s company has provided to organizations during this time includes:

·customized computer manuals and facilitation ·development of a 20-hour course on Achieving Success in the Workplace ·operational and procedural manuals ·career planning workshop guides and facilitation ·development of a business planning guide and facilitation ·development and facilitation of human resource management and leadership skills training ·development and facilitation of performance tools to enhance business success ·development of a 20-hour course on Managerial Success and Leadership ·co-authoring employment manuals of which over 100,000 are currently in print

Dawn’s main focus lies in facilitating workshops in order to mobilize individuals and organizations to achieve their business goals.