As of 2008 this service is only available on request, and in consultation with SCEEC staff as part of an employment / training pathway plan.

Young people present their business plan/overview of their enterprise at the end of formal training. SCEEC members, including casual clients and incubator residents can access reviews on request.

Aims

• to check understanding
• to identify areas of weakness in business plan by providing external comment
• to identify supports / resourses for the young person as they engage in their self-employment pathway.
• to gather information on pathways
• to help self-evaluate learning’s

The review provides a forum for verbal presentation of the self-employment idea in a 45 min timeslot.

Presentation should encapsulate key areas of the Business plan.

In the review you will describe:

• The business opportunity
• Your current management team (usually them)
• The product or service
• How will it make money
• Who is your customer
• Who are your existing and potential competitors?
• If the product/service offered/ meets an unfilled need or is offering a superior solution?
• Your competitive advantage or How will you sustain you current advantage?
• The milestones you’ve achieved so far?
• Your pathway plan for the next 3-6 months and where do you see yourself heading in one year’s time?