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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery	Frequency Of Classes
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based	Weekends

Course Overview

The “Grow Your Business Programme Certification” also called GYB is a popular short-term entrepreneurship management programme. The course is offered by the Centre for Entrepreneurship at SPJIMR (SP Jain Institute of Management and Research).

Grow Your Business Programme Syllabus is specifically designed for small business owners, entrepreneurs, founders, key decision-makers of any micro and small enterprises (SME’S). This caters to the different needs and requirements of the SME segment. The SYB courses are conducted by experienced in-house and visiting faculty of SPJIMR and other leading experts from the industry.

The “Grow Your Business” Course provided by SPJIMR is a customised GYB certification for the channel partners and service providers of medium and large corporate, multinational companies and even financial institutions. It helps the participants create a vision, set up goals, and strategy to achieve the vision. Apart from this, the online course can help in excellent network-building opportunities for the growth of the participants.

The Highlights

Short Term entrepreneurial program
Conducted over 7 weekends
Accepted over 5 years by over 250 entrepreneurs
Customized program
Excellent networking opportunities
Faculty from the SME sector
Certificate provided by SPJIMR

Programme Offerings

Short-term Online Course
Experienced in-house and visiting faculty of SPJIMR
Case Studies
lectures and discussions
audio-visual aids
Presentations
Initiative by SPJIMR
Free Interactive Session
Weekend & Customized Program Delivery

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
no	SPJIMR, Mumbai

Learners who wish to enrol themselves for “Grow Your Business Programme” Certification Fees need to pay a small amount of fee that can be paid in one go, or in 2 instalments. Candidates can receive a rebate in the upcoming instalment if he/she pays the entire fees before the start of the first instalment. In case more than one member of a business wants to participate in the programme, the additional member will get a rebate of Rs. 7,500 on the total programme fee. The entire fee details include all study materials and food requirements.

Grow Your Business Programme Fee Structure

Heads	Amount
SYB Full Fee Amount	Rs. 75,000 + GST (18%)
1st Installment	Rs. 50,000 + GST (18%)
2nd Installment	Rs. 25,000+ GST (18%)

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualification Details

For candidates to obtain a certificate of completion, they must attend all the course lectures and complete other requirements.

What you will learn

LeadershipMarketing skillsFinancial ManagementEntrepreneurial skillsSales skillsHuman Resource Management

The “Grow Your Business Programme” Certification main focus lies in the following challenges commonly faced in business entities:

1. Leadership Style For Organizational Growth:

The participant will no longer jot down meticulous daily tasks instead will be taught to focus on the vision of organizational growth for the next 5 years. Also, the learner’s focus should be his or her role in the development of the business, and on building a professional organization.

2. Marketing & Sales:

Learners get an idea on how to be competitive without a price reduction, ways to adapt to accelerate growth profitably, acquiring new customers, marketing for small SMEs, targeting the correct segment, and understanding customer needs, and preferences.

3. Finance:

Students participating in this GYB programme can understand how small businesses can show financial growth with a cash crunch, margin improvements, taxation, legal laws, and exactly are the requirements that investors have while funding small organisations.

4. Human Resources:

A very important aspect of any organization’s overall growth in terms of employee growth and satisfaction is the human resource. With the “Grow Your Business Programme”, learners understand how to develop a proper HR team, develop and build organisational culture.

5. IT & Operations:

GYB certificate course offers participants knowledge on operations best practises project management, and inventory management practices, MIS, along with ERP, and IT solutions required for sustainable growth.

Who it is for

Business Development ExecutiveBusiness ManagerBusiness Development ManagerBusiness Strategist

The “Grow Your Business Programme” is best suited for the following individuals:

1. Owners, Founders, and Directors of SMEs: Designed and delivered for these key decision-makers of the business entity

2. CEO, CFO: Sharpen, and brush up a participant's role as a Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer for their business.

3. Senior Executives: The senior executive who is a part of the management team can benefit from this.

4. Dealers, Vendors, & Service Providers: These people associated with the small business may be nominated to pursue this course who can then actively participate in growth.

Admission Details

The admission procedure for the “Grow Your Business Programme” is very simple and easy to apply. All candidates can apply directly to the college with an application fee of just Rs. 900. Some steps that applicants need to follow towards the completion of admission formalities for the GYB programme are as follows:

First, download the GYB application form, and fill in all the details properly.
Next, candidates must send a mail to the address mentioned along with the application fee of Rs. 900.
Then, candidates can return back the application form and payment details in a soft copy format.
Once the application form is received then the applicants will receive an intimation regarding the payment details and other procedures.
For any queries related to the “GYB programme”, candidates can also drop an email to gyb@spjimr.org.

Application Details

The “Grow Your Business Programme” Training application details are pretty simple to fill up. It requires a candidate's personal details like name, email address, educational background, D.O.B, etc. The participants must also fill up the details of their venture like the name, date of establishment, GST, website address, and designation. Along with all these details to be duly filled, and signed, candidates must also affix a recent passport size picture of themselves with the form.

The Syllabus

The transition from "I am the business" to "We make our business grow"
Perceiving opportunities beyond the resources under control
Role of the entrepreneur in the enterprise life cycle

Drawing the BIG PICTURE for the venture
Strategizing for achieving the vision
Focusing on customer value innovation as a key driver for business growth

Opportunity assessment and business model
Developing managerial capabilities in key functional areas like marketing, sales, human resources, finance, and MIS.

Preparation of growth plan document
How to increase the chances of funding and success?
Individual presentations by participants before a panel that includes investors and bankers (optional)

SPJIMR, Mumbai Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How can the “GYB programme” benefit my company channel partners/distributors?

The “Grow Your Business” certification syllabus structure is curated in consultation with the principal company so that any channel partners and service providers of medium and large corporates.

2: Is the program only relevant to a specific industry or sector?

No, the “Grow Your Business Programme Certification Course” is suitable for all kinds of small businesses.

3: Can a candidate nominate somebody on my behalf to attend this Grow Your Business Training from my organisation?

The SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, allows candidates to nominate senior-level people associated with their organizations.

4: How many batches are conducted in a year for the SYB program?

Annually, the program is conducted twice a year, with two different batches normally during the months of January and July.

5: Does this course provide certification?

Yes, the “Grow Your Business Programme” Certification by SPJIMR gives the candidates a certificate of completion, once they attend the program successfully.

6: What is the timing and duration of the “Grow Your Business Program” Training?

The program is held for a period of 7 weekends, and the timings of the session are from 9.30 am - 5.50 pm with lunch, and a tea break between sessions.

7: What if a candidate misses a session?

In case candidates miss any sessions due to unavoidable circumstances, then he/she will be allowed to attend it along with the next batch without any extra cost.

8: How many batches are conducted every year?

Every year 2 batches are conducted for the “Grow Your Business Programme Training”