Bring Your Business Ambitions to Life
Join our Level 2 self-employment course
Are you ready to enter self-employment and want to build your skills for success? Our Accredited Level 2 Business Course helps you to grow your skills, knowledge and networks, helping you shape them into achievable plans to get started in business.
You’ll finish with a plan for next steps, links into further support an accredited qualification, so wherever your journey takes you your professional development is recognised.
It’s a great fit if…
• You’ve got an idea (or started one), but it’s not going anywhere yet.
• You’re not sure what to do next or what actually matters.
• You want to know if your idea could realistically make money.
• You’ve lost momentum or keep putting it off.
• You overthink things and struggle to take action.
• You’re doing it on your own and could use support and structure.
• You want to turn your idea into something more concrete.
This Qualification Will Give You:
• Space and time to reflect on your business journey so far, helping you build on your strengths, identify gaps, and focus on what matters most for your business success
• Support from a friendly, experienced team who will listen, challenge your thinking, and help you strengthen your business plan, vision, and courage
• Opportunities to meet and connect with others who are also developing or running businesses, giving you the chance to share ideas, build your network, and learn from each other
• Learning and inspiration from people who have successfully grown their own businesses and can offer honest, practical advice to help you move forward
• Practical tools, resources, and information to help you sharpen your business model, improve your marketing, strengthen your customer relationships, and grow your enterprise sustainably
• The chance to practise and refine your business pitch, helping you to communicate your ideas clearly, attract interest, and build the courage you need to secure support, partnerships or funding
• An Accredited qualification valued by employers
You Will Learn:
• How to understand and harness your strengths for success in business
• Skills and knowledge critical for successful business management
• How to develop and define your vision for the business and its values
• How to effectively plan towards personal and business goals
• How to establish meaningful contacts and build positive business relationships
• How to identify customer needs, market your business and win sales
• What actions and organisations could help you continue your journey
Delivery Options and Eligibility
• 40 hours of learning (10 x 4-hour sessions)
• 121 learning and workbook support
• Available face-to-face or online
• Free to individuals aged 19+, who live in a North East postcode and are unemployed or earning less than £30,000 annually.
Hear From Our Learners
• 96% of last year’s learners rated their course Excellent or Strong Standard
• 92% reported improved opportunities and skills
“Love that week after week the team are there to inspire and motivate you to do more. I need this sort of focus and structure. It’s nice to have other people to bounce off and to know that you’re not alone on your journey. It’s very encouraging and has inspired me to build my confidence and do things I wouldn’t have made time for previously.”