Lifeline
Business Training
This
branch of the company has devised, and is continuously updating, a range of
Business Training Programmes to suit the ever changing needs of developing
businesses.
All
aspects relevant to the day-to-day operation of a business enterprise are
addressed in detail during the programme. The main topics cover everything
from Personal Audit to Business Audit.
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Personal Audit
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Business Structures, Legalities
and Requirements
*
Sourcing Finance
*
Studying
Your Market
*
Day to Day Operation
* Pricing
* Invoicing
* Cash-Flow
* Budgeting
* Break Even
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Book Keeping
*
Taxation
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Business Plan Preparation.
The
Company, assisted by a number of specialists in the fields of product design, marketing,
packaging and display etc. have designed programmes to suit all types of
business. As external business tutor to the Crafts Council of Ireland,
they have also developed a range of instructional courses that are
specifically geared towards the needs of Craft Workers.
To date, Proprietor, Marian McDonald, has personally delivered these programmes to, and assisted,
in excess of 1000 craftsmen and women in the production of Feasibility Studies
and Business Plans.
From
her contact with Business People during programme delivery, visiting workplaces or
attendance at Promotional Trade Fairs etc., plus their regular follow-up assistance, Marian
and her staff have developed a deep understanding of their unique needs and have
also assisted
in securing workspaces, sourcing materials and locating markets.
Her
company has delivered programmes, as contractors to County Enterprise Boards and
Colleges in more than 25 counties.
To
promote Irish Crafts within the European Community, this company was largely responsible for the organisation and smooth running of
an international trade fair, held in Tavira, Portugal in May
‘98, under the ATTAS Project.