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Module 6

Celebrancy as a small business Profession

Alfred Adler

Assuming that providing well-conducted Rites of Passage should be a self-sustaining profession, this unit considers the main components of running a small business well and the ways these principles apply to the professional celebrant. On completing it, you should:

• recognize historical and cultural reasons that make it hard for celebrants to persuade themselves and the public that they are actually small business professionals.
  
• be equipped to keep track of the range of normal business expenses, and be familiar with appropriate computer software.
  
• be able to analyse the components of your business, and thus have properly formulated business objectives, budget and a plan for its immediate and long term future.
  
• be able to describe the ideal celebrant's premises and ceremony venues including equipment needed for music and Personal Amplification (PA).
  
• be familiar with the role of Professional Associations in providing Philosophies of Excellence, Mission Statements, Standards of Service and Codes of Ethics, how these have evolved and what they mean in practice.
  
• be aware of such issues as presentation, image, the notion of service, and marketing.
• understand the importance of networking, appropriate advertising, effective use of a database of clients and important contacts.

Assessment
is by the following methods:-
Learning Journal
Search questions on selected written material (provided)
a struc tured analysis of succesfull businesses and business celebrants
a structured interview with a business person celebrant
Description of appropriate premises, business furntiyre and equipment , computer software and its uses for the celebrant.
An analysis of the possibilities of cost effective marketing and promotion.Workload/Due Dates

• The time envisaged for working on each unit is equivalent to 10 weeks at 8 hours per week .
  The College has not set dates for submission of individual items. However, unless special permission to extend is granted, units at Field Study level (the level at which all units are commenced) should be completed within 6 months.
  
• Temporary suspensions of enrolment are negotiable; however, fees for courses which have not been completed are not refundable.

Readings/Questions/AssignmentsThe texts are provided - including Reading Pack with Assesment Tasks sent by post - aiirmail where necessary

Correspondence on administrative matters, including enrolments, should be directed to Dr Chris Watson, Dean of Studies, P.O. Box 215, Heidelberg 3084. Tel./Fax: 03. 9499.4977. Mob. 0412 618989. e-mail: messmate@netspace.net.au

Modules of Study

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\WARNING TO CONSUMERS

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