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City Alo

Certification Course

City Bank and North South University have collaborated and developed a entrepreneurship course for potential and existing women entrepreneurs. You will receive exclusive entrepreneurial training and networking opportunities which will help you to gain skills that will elevate your personal and professional life.

City Alo​

Certification Course

City Bank and North South University have collaborated and developed a entrepreneurship course for potential and existing women entrepreneurs. You will receive exclusive entrepreneurial training and networking opportunities which will help you to gain skills that will elevate your personal and professional life.

What

Specially designed entrepreneurial certification course in collaboration with North South University

How​

Register for the certification course by sending your application through this page or call us at 16234

Why?​

Take the first step into entrepreneurship or even further expand your business

Major Features

Duration of Each Session
  • 2 Hours Instruction plus 1 hour of exercise
  • Networking
  • Soft skill practice
  • Presentation
  • Assessment and etc.
  • Total Instructional Hours
  • 16 Hours + 8 hours of softskill
  • Exercise
  • Networking
  • Assessment,
  • viva and etc.
  • Total Program spread
  • 6 weeks (x 2 sessions per week)
  • 11 weeks (x 1 session per week) (Sat)
  • Course Outline

    Whether you are planning to grow your existing business or start your own startup, the City Alo Certification Program is a stepping stone in guiding you to take the next step

    • The Essentials of forming a business:
      • Trade license
      • How to obtain
      • Renewal
      • RJSC Registration
      • VAT Registration
    • Cost Elements:
      • Direct cost
      • Indirect cost
      • Difference between an asset and an expense.
      • Recording your cost
    • Revenue
      • Recording your revenue.
      • What is the surplus?
    • Figure out Profit and Loss.
      • What are the margins from your price?
      • What volume at what price?

    • Business Canvas Model
      • Understanding your business
      • Your perimeter
      • Your competition
      • Cost Structure
      • Revenue Generation
      • Your people (staff): Are they your competition?
      • Role of Promotion
      • BMC and Technology
    • Human Resources Management
      • Hiring, Training, Retaining.
      • Getting the most from your employees.
      • People Management

    • Digital Marketing
    • PowerPoint and Excel (Basic)

    • Your annual Fixed cost.
      • Your gross margin
      • Per day.
      • Per service.
      • Per product.
      • Break-Even volume
    • How will you compete?
      • Price competition
      • Service competition.
      • Know your high margin product, low margin product.
      • Recognize the importance of margin, volume and opportunity.
    • How can you make your business more profitable?
      • Product procurement
      • Strategy
      • Differentiate.
      • Planning.
      • Set target.
      • Plan for growth.
      • Plan for expanded

    • Expansion & Growth:
      • Promotion
    • Factors to consider
      • Promotional Strategies
      • Negotiation.
      • Digital Marketing, Radio Advertising

    Elements of Interpersonal Communication

    Audience engagement.

    • Communicating in Difficult Situations. Message, Feedback, Context, Channel, Social media.
    • Building customer loyalty.

    • Type of Capital:
      • Permanent
      • Working Capital.
    • Source of Capital:
      • Own
      • Friends and Family
      • Non-traditional
      • Traditional
    • Understanding Cash Flow
    • Loan Planning, Personal Planning
    • Discuss Assignment: Outline for a three years’ growth plan and associated financial plan.

    • Cost Control.
      • Bulk purchase (yes/no)
      • Find low cost source.
      • Build supply relationship.
    • Raw Material and Essential Products.
      • Enhancing product line.
      • Special opportunities.
    • Inventory Management.
      • How much inventory?
      • Stock up for special occasion.
      • Deep discount to get rid of slow-moving inventory to free up your money.

     

    *Factory visit of a renowned women entrepreneur as a knowledge sharing session for the participants.

    * Mental Health Awareness Session by an expert for the participants

    *3 minutes Business Plan presentation by the participants on their assignment

    City Bank Representative: City Bank session on SME & Microfinance for women entrepreneurs


    • Financial Documentation Workshop on SME Loan Documentation
    • Product Display Exhibition of the Participants

    ***Both to be arranged after finishing the presentation at the City bank premises

    Course Fee​

    BDT 5,000 only

    The course is taught on every Saturday from 09:30 am – 12:30 pm by NSU faculty members in North South University premises. After the intensive 11 weeks and upon completion of the course, all participants receive a certificate. The medium of instruction is Bangla. The course fees are BDT 5,000 only.

    This is one of the most exciting parts where we, as students, get to express our appreciation for this amazing online school. Thank you for all your hard work in service of our education!

    Linda Moore

    Office Manager

    Course Instructurs

    Below are few of the experienced and qualified faculties that will teach the various modules of the course

    Course Instructurs

    Below are few of the experienced and qualified faculties that will teach the various modules of the course

    Ms. Zarjina Tarana Khalil

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing & International Business

    Mr. Shahran Abu Sayeed

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Finance

    Dr. Mehe Z. Rahman

    Associate Professor & Director, BBA Programs at SBE Department of Management

    Ms. Nazmun Nahar

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Finance

    Ms. Trisha Ahmed

    Lecturer, Department of Accounting & Finance

    Professor Dr. Sharif Nurul Ahkam

    Professor, Department of Accounting & Finance

    Dr. Farzana Nahid

    Associate Professor, Department of Marketing & International Business

    Ms. Shabnin Rahman Shorna

    Senior Lecturer, Department of Management

    Course Starts October, 2024

    City Alo Certification Course

    The registration for the upcoming batch is ongoing. Seats are limited and we will close the registration after reaching our total seat limit.