Why Enterprise Skills?
Enterprise skills are the foundation for turning a vision into a reality in today’s fast-moving economy. These skills—including entrepreneurial mindset, strategic planning, and digital fluency—are essential for adults exploring self-employment or business start-ups. Our course empowers you to test business ideas, identify market opportunities, and build the professional confidence needed to launch your own venture. In a competitive global market, mastering enterprise skills helps you navigate the journey from a simple idea to a sustainable business.
What set us apart?
Our curriculum is designed by Local Education & Development (LEAD) to provide a practical, 42-hour roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs. You will conduct primary market research and build a functional digital presence using tools like Canva, Google Docs, and Calendly. We offer flexible delivery options, including in-person, blended, and fully online live tutor-facilitated sessions. We blend essential business theory with embedded English and Maths skills to ensure you can handle everything from formal funding applications to complex cash flow forecasts.
Benefits of Enterprise Skills to Individuals
Self-Employment Readiness: Gain the specific knowledge required to register as a sole trader or partnership and launch a micro-business.
Strategic Planning: Learn to move beyond ideas by creating structured business plans, customer personas, and SWOT analyses.
Digital Empowerment: Build a professional online presence and master digital marketing tools such as SEO, social media, and email.
Financial Literacy: Develop the ability to calculate profit, manage expenses, and create 30-day action plans for financial sustainability.
Effective Communication: Master the art of the pitch and use persuasive language to win over customers and potential funders.
Market Insight: Learn primary and secondary research methods to truly understand your target audience and customer profiles.
Professional Productivity: Streamline your workflow using digital tools for scheduling, budgeting, and professional correspondence.
Long-Term Growth: Exit the course with a personal action plan and a completed digital skills checklist to guide your future development.
What will I learn?
This unit introduces learners to enterprise and entrepreneurial mindsets through real-world case studies and practical self-reflection. Learners explore motivations and barriers to self-employment, identify personal strengths and development areas, and build confidence using tools such as SWOT analysis. Embedded English and Maths skills support effective communication, reflective writing, and understanding business data, helping learners develop the foundations needed for enterprise and future progression.
This unit focuses on turning ideas into structured business plans through practical market research and customer insight. Learners explore different business models, identify target markets, and test ideas using surveys and customer profiling. Embedded English and Maths skills support clear business writing, persuasive communication, and the interpretation of market data, enabling learners to produce a concise business idea summary and a simple, well-structured business plan.
This unit develops essential digital skills for running and promoting a business online. Learners gain hands-on experience creating a basic online presence, using digital marketing tools, and managing everyday business tasks with platforms such as Canva, Google Docs, and Calendly. Embedded Maths skills support budgeting, scheduling, and interpreting simple analytics, while practical activities help learners build confidence in professional digital communication and online safety.
This unit introduces learners to the financial and practical steps needed to start and sustain a small business. Learners explore pricing, budgeting, cash flow, and funding options, alongside the legal basics of registering a business. Through practical activities such as budgeting exercises and pitch practice, learners build confidence in presenting ideas, managing finances, and creating a clear 30-day action plan to support their next steps into enterprise.
Why train with LEAD
- Free training for learners aged 19+ before 1st September 2025.
- Live delivery model.
- Delivered by fully qualified Industry specialists for greater impact.
Delivery Method
- Monday 9th March 2026 – Tuesday 17th March 2026
- 7-day short course (Excluding weekends)
- Full-Time.
- 10am – 3pm
Eligibility criteria for fully funded training
- Aged 19+ before 1st September 2025.
- Unemployed, Employed, Business Start-up, Entrepreneurs, and Self-Employed.
- Based in Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton.
- Meet the required UK residency and
Funding eligibility criteria.
