Running your own small business can be rewarding and give you the freedom to pursue your goals, make your own decisions and achieve financial independence. Success in small business is directly related to the level of management skills of the owner/manager. Statistics show that: 10% of new small business ventures close within the first year and 24% close after three years SME's need to be better informed about legislation, regulations and taxation requirements impacting on their business most of the accessible data about small buisness laws and compliance regulations in Australia are written in English an increasing number of business owners from non-English speaking backgrounds now want to take more control over their business operations IBBT offers training programs in Certificate IV in Business Management (National Code BSB 40407) ideally suited to: existing owner/managers of small to medium enterprises senior employees in small to medium enterprises intending small business owner/managers advisors to small business