Institute of Management
NZIM Certificate in Small Business Management
CSBM Short paper descriptions
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851 Principles of Small Business
Self-employment – Characteristics of small business – External factors – Assistance programmes and specialist services – Ownership options – Business structures – Acquiring a small business – Finance and funding – Legal requirements
Students may gain credit for this paper on completing unit standards 1989 and 1990.
852 Establishing a Small Business
Identifying opportunities – Developing a business concept – Determining start-up costs – Defining operational requirements – Writing a business proposal
Students may gain credit for 852 and 853 on completing unit standards 1991, 19024, 1992 and 1993.
853 Operating a Small Business
Establishing an ethical framework – Accounting and reporting systems – Marketing strategies – Controlling production – Managing people – Managing a facility – Merchandising – Risk – Operating plans and controls
Students may gain credit for 852 and 853 on completing unit standards 1991, 19024, 1992 and 1993.
The legal environment – Nature of legal contracts – Laws relevant to small business – Resolving workplace issues
855 Planning for Improved Performance
Review of operating results – Responding to environmental change – Crisis management – Marketing – Public relations – Developing a strategic plan
Also these papers from the Certificate in Management:
801 Employment Relations
803 Human Resources I: People at Work
806 Applied Economics
807 Introduction to Financial Services
808 Introduction to Accounting
809 Human Resources II: Personnel Practice
810 Introduction to Law
811 Introduction to Computing
812 Workplace Communication
814 Business Statistics
815 Quality Management
817 Information Systems
819 Problem Solving and Decision Making
820 Leadership
822 Managing Small Projects