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CISCO Entrepreneur Institute

Starting a Business Workshop - 8 WEEKS

The Starting a Business workshop is specifically designed to empower individuals who want to start a small to medium-sized business. Successful business ownership requires not only choosing the right type of business but an understanding of legal requirements, accounting, management, and marketing. A business plan pulls all these components together. Most people fail in business because they make avoidable mistakes. This workshop teaches what those mistakes are and how to avoid them. The workshop consists of leader-led instruction, small group work, on-line learning, and an individual project. Group exercises, case studies, and discussion forums help participants apply knowledge learned to real-life situations.

Runs from November-December 2011 -Tue and Thu evenings
Cost USD 250 per participant (limited scholarships available)

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Growing Your Business Course - 4 WEEKS

The Growing a Business workshop is a practical, comprehensive business course on how to successfully grow a business. It is designed to empower small to medium-sized business entrepreneurs to expand their business by equipping them with the necessary knowledge, resources, and networking opportunities. Successful business ownership requires not only starting a business correctly, but also continually seeking ways to upgrade and expand, whether this involves re-organization, outsourcing, franchising, merging, or forming partnerships. Analyzing your market and revising your business plan pulls various components together to grow your business.
The workshop consists of leader-led instruction, small group work, and on-line learning.

Runs from 20th September to 20th October 2011 - Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings - 8 Modules
Cost USD 200 or UGX 520,000 per participant

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Computer Literacy Course - 8 Modules - 4 WEEKS

Understanding IT and the basics of computer hardware and software will help you run your business more efficiently and help improve your image and profitability. The course covers general IT knowledge related to computers, basic networking, internet, word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheet and presentation software and web design. By the end of the course you will be able to understand how operating systems work, use the intenet and be able to create spreadsheets and presentations.

Runs from 19 September- 19 October 2011 - Mon and Wed afternoons
Cost UGX 195,000 per participant
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