Business Developments in Sport (Level 7)

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Course structure Topics

• Business start-ups
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Management
• Service
• Self-reflection

Week Details 1 Lecture - Introduction; development of business ideas 2 Lecture - Business problem and solution; is there a USP?
Tutorial - Business discussion about USP’s 3 Lecture - Guest Lecturer; Success in the industry
Tutorial - Research; Industry and market 4 Lecture - Marketing
Tutorial - Marketing ideas workshop 5 Reading week 6 Lecture - Guest lecturer; Social Media
Tutorial - Accounts 7 Lecture - SWOT Analysis
Tutorial - Start SWOT Analysis 8 Lecture - Pay-per-click advertising and web traffic analysis
Tutorial - Begin designing web page in relation to SEO optimisation 9 Lecture - Guest Lecturer; Success in the industry
Tutorial - Business Plan workshop 10 Lecture - Guest Lecturer; New start-ups
Tutorial - Presentation Skills + Q&A 11 Lecture - Business Plans
Tutorial - Presenting Business Projections (focus on presentation style) 12 Presentations