Develop Your Business Skills

With the best non-profit SME/SMB trainers

BuildFutureSkills.com enables you to quickly and effectivly develop the leading edge skills necessary to succeed in enterprise and empower communities.

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Developing Smart Villages

Communities collaborating to address rural needs and challenges, is a hallmark of Smart Villages development.

The ultimate purpose for developing Smart Villages is to make rural communities more resilient. In this course, we explore how.

90 days access

€39.99
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Featured Courses

The Companies Act 2014 for CLG

A course is designed for board directors and company secretaries running companies limited by guarantee (CLG)

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€30.00

AI Awareness Training

AI Awareness training resource designed for employees working in public sector, business and non-profit organisations.

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€44.90

Writing Funding Applications – Non-profits

Improve their skills in writing successful funding applications for their organisations.

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€49.81

Write a Business Plan

Turn your business idea into a practical plan of action with our micro-learning course.

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€38.90

Developing Smart Villages

The ultimate purpose in developing smart villages is to make rural communities more resilient.

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€39.99

Board Induction Training (Non-Profits)

Joining a non-profit board and lending your skills and experience to pursue a greater good is always an exciting time!

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€35.67

The General Data Protection Regulation – Level 2

A course for departmental line managers, Heads of Function, company directors and those responsible for ensuring GDPR

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€75.00

The Role of Company Secretary (CLG)

Learn the necessary skills to fulfill both the legal duties associated with the role as Company Secretary.

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€43.05

Testimonials

This was an amazing experience. The trainer was so knowledgeable about the topic at hand. I have no hesitation in recommending BFS.

Sam Knowles

Irish Web HQ

Course undertaken

Growing Trading Income (community & Social Enterprise)

A very practical course! Easy to follow. Will definitely be able to put what I've learned into practice.

Sarah

Charity Board Member

Course undertaken

The Role of Company Secretary

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