Welcome to English for Business and Entrepreneurship, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs.
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English for Business and Entrepreneurship
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There are 5 modules in this course
In this unit, we will introduce course goals and logistics, then discuss basic concepts and vocabulary related to entrepreneurship.
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24 videos14 readings14 assignments1 discussion prompt
This unit will cover how to do market research to determine whether a new product presents an opportunity in a market. We will focus on surveys and questions.
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20 videos11 readings9 assignments1 peer review
This first part of Unit 3 will review the importance of writing a business plan and will focus on the first two sections: operations and marketing.
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10 videos8 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt
In this second part of Unit 3, we will learn about the Financials section of a business plan and how to create a simple, brief business plan of our own.
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9 videos3 readings4 assignments1 peer review
In this unit, we will discuss different ways to get the money needed to start a business. At the end you will create a "pitch" to present your business ideas.
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Reviewed on Jun 18, 2020
This is a great course and best opportunity for anyone who wish to start business. A knowledge and skill imparted in this course will definitely help anyone to start a business and become successful
Reviewed on Oct 1, 2020
All thanks to Mrs Nichols and Mr. Redeil.I am looking forword to be in physical touch with Mrs. Nichol and Mr. Redeil. , I have lernt so much from them and their education method was so effective.
Reviewed on Feb 29, 2020
With this course, I can have more knowledge in doing business, starting from having ideas to having funds and operating the startup. Hope to learn more about business process through other course.
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