How to Start Your Own Business Specialization
Course Features
Duration
8 months
Delivery Method
Online
Available on
Limited Access
Accessibility
Desktop, Laptop
Language
English
Subtitles
English
Level
Beginner
Effort
3 hours per week
Teaching Type
Self Paced
Course Description
Course Overview
Virtual Labs
International Faculty
Post Course Interactions
Instructor-Moderated Discussions
Case Studies, Captstone Projects
Skills You Will Gain
What You Will Learn
Be able to argue effectively against all of the reasons for not starting their business (or reaching some goal)
Be able to operate effectively within the new framework or model for starting a business (or any new endeavor), thus increasing their chances for success
Build a resource inventory from which they can assess and create market opportunities
Pursue market opportunities consistent with personal passions and capabilities
Complete a business model summarizing assumptions about what value they will offer to whom, and how they will make money
Systematically test and validate these assumptions within the constraints of their available resources
Create and evaluate your company's financial documents
Complete the documents and regulatory procedures to create a legal business entity
Course Content
Course Instructors
Forrest S. Carter
Associate Professor, Faculty Director of Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ken Szymusiak
Managing Director, Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation