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Common Sense way to start your own Business To provide candidates with the knowledge and skills to start and develop a business. This course, delivered as an online and distance learning package will take you from your initial business idea to developing and using effective marketing strategies. Although UK based, the course content can be equally useful for other countries.  more...

Basic Bookkeeping Course This programme will guide you through the first steps of business financials, preparing you for your new career as a bookkeeper. It provides a firm foundation for you to learn Sage Line 50 computerised bookkeeping software. Our self-paced bookkeeping training means you can study when you want, at hours to suit you. And you can start whenever you want! Designed for people wishing to embark on  more...

Accounting Systems and Closing Activities Some businesses carry out hundreds of transactions in a single day. You can imagine the accounting data at the end of the day, or the end of the month. Ultimately, these transactions can be categorized into a few different types. Organizing the transactions through special journals actually reduces the work and allows you to be more efficient in your accounting activities at the end of every  more...

Sustaining Competitive Advantage In today's competitive business environment, being as good as the competition is not enough. An organization must devise strategies and develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies to set it apart from the competition. In this course business strategies are examined that can help a company gain and sustain competitive advantage. Companies build their strength around three key strategic areas:  more...

Thinking Strategically As business success becomes more difficult to achieve, companies are discovering the importance of strategic thinking. Being lean and mean and process efficient is no good if you don't have the correct business strategy. But what is strategic thinking and what does it look like in the context of your business? This course is focused on discovering and using the key elements of successful strategic  more...

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act U.S. firms seeking to do business in foreign markets must be familiar with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The act prohibits corrupt payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business. This course provides an overview of the FCPA. It illustrates how the act can impact your business and gives advice on the steps you can take to make sure that your business  more...

OS 390 eNetwork Server This course provides an introduction to the capabilities and business uses of the IBM OS/390 eNetwork Server. It covers platform and protocol support, and a system-wide view of the function of a communications server in business. This course is written to OS/390 2.x. This course is designed as an introductory course for managers, system administrators, and programmers.  more...

Literacy Skills for Business - Punctuation ...Business This course helps to make everyday written business communication more purposeful, correct and efficient. It is aimed at Business people and will instruct in skills often forgotten since the 'O' Level/GCSE English Language days. It is full of handy hints and do's and don'ts for everyday written English. Because of it's modular approach, users can choose to strengthen particular areas  more...

Literacy Skills for Business - Spelling ...Business This course helps to make everyday written business communication more purposeful, correct and efficient. It is aimed at Business people and will instruct in skills often forgotten since the 'O' Level/GCSE English Language days. It is full of handy hints and do's and don'ts for everyday written English. Because of it's modular approach, users can choose to strengthen particular areas  more...

Literacy Skills for Business - Best Practice for Business ...Business This course helps to make everyday written business communication more purposeful, correct and efficient. It is aimed at Business people and will instruct in skills often forgotten since the 'O' Level/GCSE English Language days. It is full of handy hints and do's and don'ts for everyday written English. Because of it's modular approach, users can choose to strengthen particular areas  more...

Effective Email Series: Send the Right Message The speed of communication is increasing beyond belief, and e-mail has revolutionised the way we operate. We have the power at our fingertips to communicate instantly - to hundreds of people - wherever they maybe. But writing quickly doesn?t mean the same as communicating effectively. A hasty e-mail can annoy, confuse or fail to impress. Anyone can click the buttons, but making e-mail "click"  more...

IBM e-business Technology Fundamentals Part 1: Architecture and Building Blocks ...eginning with a general overview and an introduction to e-business this course goes on to teach the fundamentals of Web-based application architectures as well as some key concepts in client and server-side technologies. Making the transformation from a traditional business to an e-business becomes the focus as this course progresses. Learners will encounter lessons on building blocks required  more...