Short Course in SMME Management (72087)
Short Course in SMME Management (72087)
Duration: Three months(structured in two intakes per year)
Target group:
Existing small business owners with fewer than 50 employees who would like to enhance their management skills in preparation for business growth.
Potential entrepreneurs intending to start a business and who need the skills to manage their small business effectively
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
Course leader details:
Prof Tshilidzi Nenzhelele
Centre for Business Management
Office: 4-61 A J H van der Walt Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429 3756
E-mail: nenzhte@unisa.ac.za / www.unisa.ac.za/cbm
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this SLP and module is to empower students with the necessary competencies, such as knowledge, skills and values, to equip them for entrepreneurial and management responsibilities in a small business; show them how to apply marketing concepts and principles relating to product, pricing, promotion and distribution strategies in the business; show them how to manage the operations of the business ethically, efficiently and effectively with respect to human resources management and production and operations management; and show them how to manage the finances and assets and evaluate the financial performance of a small business
Modules:
SMME01K - Short Course in SMME Management
Content:
The operations and purchasing function
The human resources function
Introduction to financial management
Financing the capital requirements of a small business
The breakeven analysis
Budgets