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The distance learning Running an Online Business course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Running an Online Business home learning course has no time limits. You can start your home learning course whenever you like and there are no deadlines to meet, so you can adapt your distance education course to meet your needs, all from the comfort of your own home.

Once you have registered on the distance education Running an Online Business course you will be assigned a personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. Your dedicated personal tutor is always on hand to answer any query you may have, no matter how big or small, and you will also have access to a dedicated course advisor who offers guidance and advice.

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Running an Online Business Course

A Distance Learning Course of 1 Lesson
Course Description
This series examines topics related to creating an e-business. After providing an introduction to e-commerce, the series examines how to start an e-business, establishing a business presence, and creating critical applications. Also covered are the legal ramifications of e-commerce, transaction processing and data mining, managing costs, and the logistics of providing customer service and payment processing. Other topics covered include building a strategy to market and advertise your e-business, resource planning, and ongoing business management.
Course Syllabus
YOUR E-BUSINESS

Provides an introduction to e-commerce and how it relates to a user's company.
  • E-Commerce and Your Company
  • Future Directions
  • Where You Are and Where You're Going
  • Building Resources
  • Marketing and Management

GETTING STARTED

Explains what users need to start converting their companies into e-businesses.
  • Benefits of E-Commerce
  • Defining E-Commerce
  • Your Domain
  • Internet Mechanics
  • Initial Operation Issues

INFLUENCES ON INTERNET MARKETING

Provides an introduction to Internet stock and the influences that drive up stock value.
  • Moving E-Business Forward
  • Internet Stock
  • Increasing Stock Value
  • Building a Presence
  • Approaching the Market

KILLER APPS

Provides an introduction to killer apps and the twelve steps needed to create them for a company.
  • What Are Killer Apps?
  • Rules for Building Killer Apps
  • The Rest of the Rules
  • Land Mines to Avoid
  • Other Potential Problems
  • Protecting Yourself: An Action Plan

DEVELOPING YOUR E-BUSINESS

Provides an overview of virtual corporations and some of the things to avoid when creating one.
  • The Virtual Corporation
  • Transferring Information
  • Laws of E-Commerce
  • Considering Your Options
  • Looking to the Future

REAL-TIME AND DATA MINING

Provides an introduction to two resources available in e-commerce: real-time systems and data mining.
  • Real-Time Systems
  • How Real-Time Can Work for You
  • The Data Mining Process
  • Benefits of Data Mining
  • Data Mining and Customer Service
  • Analyzing and Using Data

LOWERING YOUR BUSINESS COSTS

Provides an overview of ways to decrease e-business costs by automating the supply chain and hiring virtual employees.
  • The Supply Chain
  • Automating the Vendor Flow
  • Automating the Customer Flow
  • The Virtual Workforce
  • Managing Your Virtual Employees
  • Strategies and Solutions

CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PAYMENT

Provides an overview of the customer service and payment resources available for an e-business.
  • The Call Center
  • Other Customer Service Concerns
  • Payment Types
  • Payment Systems
  • Payment Security

MARKETING YOUR E-BUSINESS

Explains what you need to develop a marketing plan for your e-business.
  • Identifying Your Customers
  • Developing a Marketing Plan
  • Affiliate Marketing
  • Marketing Models
  • Other Marketing Examples

ADVERTISING ON THE INTERNET

Provides an overview of the forms of advertising available on the Internet.
  • Internet Promotion
  • Finding Your Customers
  • Designing Your Ads
  • Drawing Customers to Your Site
  • Looking to the Future

BUILDING MARKETING STRATEGY

Provides an overview of marketing options available to an online business, such as data mining and external promotion.
  • External Marketing
  • The Road Show
  • Public Relations and Investor Relations
  • Data Mining and Marketing
  • Extracting and Analyzing the Data

RESOURCE PLANNING

Provides an overview of the resources and standards that need to be considered when preparing a strategy for an online business.
  • Your E-Commerce Strategy
  • E-Commerce Risks
  • Knowledge Management
  • Changes in Technology
  • New Opportunities

MANAGING YOUR E-BUSINESS

Explains ways to reduce costs and ensure the continued success of an online business.
  • Reducing Costs
  • Leveraging Your Assets
  • Encouraging Repeat Customers
  • Influences on Your E-Business
  • Other Issues to Keep in Mind
Qualifications

Printable Transcript

On completion of this course you may print a transcript off as evidence of your progression throughout the course.

Study Options

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

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Studying Online. If you would like to study online we cannot accept payment for course fees in instalments, instead course fees must be paid in full at the point of enrolment. The reason for this is due to the fact that when you study online you have access to all of your course materials from the outset.

 

 

 

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 40 hrs.

Additional Information
This course is different to other courses hosted on Elearnuk. The course is supplied by Stonebridge Associated Colleges in conjunction with Stonebridge IT School.

Once you have enrolled and paid for your course you will receive an email within 24-72 hours. The email will contain your username and password to login to your course.
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