Maybe you have an idea and no map for the rest. This course covers company structures, a written plan, the books and Xero. Marketing with AI tools sits at the end, once the core is done.
Sole trader or company. That choice shapes tax, risk and paperwork.
The plan module ends with a document, not a good intention.
Xero from chart of accounts through to reporting.
Most people take this to work for themselves. The skills also carry into small firms that need one person across the books.
Your own trade, set up from the start.
The simplest way to start billing.
Sell your skill by the hour or project.
Sell online and keep the books straight.
Marketplaces, listings and stock.
Build something and hire behind you.
Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. No course can promise income. Every business is different.
Set up, plan, keep the books, then find customers.
Three things worth knowing.
Contacts, invoices, bills, reconciliation, reporting and add-ons.
Content, Google and Meta advertising, and conversion work.
You finish the core modules before that part opens.
Issued by the college once you finish
Yours once the modules are done.
The full run, from setup to reporting.
ICOES and the CPD Standards Office stand behind the course.
Even a rough one is enough to start.
An advisor walks you through the modules.
Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
Log in and open the first module.
No, and an idea on paper is enough to begin.
None at all. Anyone can enrol.
None, ever. You work through the modules at your pace.
No course can promise income. It gives you the setup and the tools.
Once you finish the core modules. It is optional.
It is not. Not accredited by QQI, and not a national qualification.
Yes. It is online and open to students across Ireland.
This course is run by The Career Academy, an online college.
The college is a Xero Partner and an IAB Accredited Training Provider. It is also an AAT Approved Training Provider.
Picture the first invoice you send, and who signs it.