{"id":5143,"date":"2023-02-22T21:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ient101\/?page_id=5143"},"modified":"2023-02-22T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:06:36","slug":"finding-advice-on-running-a-small-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ient101\/learning-pathways\/entrepreneurs-as-small-business-owners\/finding-advice-on-running-a-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding advice on running a small business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<p>There are many challenges involved in running a small business successfully. The range of knowledge and practical skills required can surprise a new entrepreneur who is just keen to get their idea off the ground. It is important to find good advice that is relevant to the country or local area where the business will operate.\n<\/p>\n<p>Here we look at some quick tips provided in a YouTube video, and give some pointers for finding other sources of advice.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ient101\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Video<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youngentrepreneursforum.com\/\">Young Entrepreneurs Forum<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-9xzmf89u2vm\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-9xzmf89u2vm\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9xzMf89u2vM?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/9xzMf89u2vM?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"17 tips to run a small business\" width=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/course.oeru.org\\\/ient101\\\/learning-pathways\\\/entrepreneurs-as-small-business-owners\\\/finding-advice-on-running-a-small-business\\\/#arve-youtube-9xzmf89u2vm\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/9xzMf89u2vM?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"name\":\"17 tips to run a small business\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<div class=\"arve-error\"><p><small><abbr title=\"Advanced Responsive Video Embedder\">ARVE<\/abbr> error: maxwidth: <code>425px<\/code> is not valid<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"web resources\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/ient101\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_inter.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Resource bank activity<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Find four other resources giving advice on running a small business. Ideally these will be ones relating to your own country\/local area.\n<\/p>\n<p>Examples of places to look:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Governmental small business advisory service (leaflets or website)\n<\/li>\n<li> Reputable bank that offers banking services to small businesses (leaflets or website)\n<\/li>\n<li> Networks for business owners (e.g. local chamber of commerce, LinkedIn groups)\n<\/li>\n<li> YouTube videos (you will need to assess how reliable the video author is)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you find resources on the internet, add them to the resource bank for this course by using the instructions below.\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 2ex; width: 100%;\">\n<hr width=\"25%\"><small>The resource bank is hosted at <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bookmarks.oeru.org\/\">bookmarks.oeru.org<\/a>. The system uses tags to search for related resources. Log in and vote for resources you find useful. 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