Open Colleges is the new name for Cengage Education, and is Australia\'s oldest and most respected provider of Online and distance education courses. We deliver over 130 online and distance education courses, including an extensive range of nationally recognised Certificates and Diplomas.  

The Open Colleges difference:

·         Nationally accredited: This ensures your qualification is recognised by industry around Australia.

·         Start today! Open Colleges courses offer you ultimate flexibility. There is no need to attend classes at a campus or wait for an intake or start date. You can start your course whenever it suits you!

·         Study from home at your own pace: You can study from home at your own pace. You can a choose to receive your learning materials by mail or online.

·         Benefit from 100 years of history: Open Colleges has been delivering distance education to Australians for more than 100 years. Join over 700,000 Australians who have studied with Open Colleges. Unlike many other institutions, we are specialists in distance learning.

·         We help you to succeed: Open Colleges provides you with comprehensive support throughout your studies. From access to ‘OpenSpace’ — our online learning portal — to support from experienced tutors, we help you every step of the way.

·         Affordable fees: Open Colleges provides you with a range of different payment plan options. You can pay upfront and get a discount on your fees or you can choose to pay by instalment – including weekly, fortnightly and monthly options.

·         Articulation opportunities: Once you have completed this course, you may receive credit if you wish to pursue further education.

This course is designed to deliver core business management skills to owner-operators, sole traders or managers of small enterprises. Highly practical, it can be completed in a few short months and may be studied in parallel to beauty, wellness, fitness, design and other courses offered by Open Colleges.

With up to 53% of small business failures in Australia occurring within the first three years of start up (source: ABS), the importance of sound management and planning cannot be overstated. Successful completion of the Small Business Management Essentials course provides students with four nationally recognised units of competency from the Certificate IV in Small Business Management BSB40407, which is part of the BSB07 Business Services Training Package. These cover planning, finance, marketing, and monitoring and managing within the context of a small business operation.

Potential jobs:

• Self-employed owner of a small business
• Small business manager or small store supervisor.