Success in business can be greatly enhanced with an understanding of key entrepreneurial characteristics and competencies solutions. This interactive course provides potential entrepreneurs with the knowledge of succeeding in an entrepreneurial opportunity. Topics include: how creativity, opportunity and feasibility are best evaluated; business strategies for new businesses; importance of a business plan; achieving success in a new business. At the end of the course students will have the skills and confidence to evaluate starting a business, in addition to becoming more enterprising in how they approach their roles should they decide to work in organizations.
Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action
This course is part of Career Success Specialization
Instructor: David Standen, MBA
Sponsored by Barbados NTI
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Describe the entrepreneurial process and how to manage it
Recognize opportunities to develop new business ideas
Apply entrepreneurial approaches, concepts, and methods
Understand operational challenges involved with creating new business ventures
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Reviewed on Jul 17, 2020
It is very important to know an entrepreneur, what to do before starting a business and this course will help them much better to perform in the future.
Reviewed on Jul 4, 2020
Easy and not as intimidating as I feared. I am not a financial person, but I found these insights to be very helpful in understanding those who are, and being able to appreciate my family's business.
Reviewed on Nov 7, 2015
I really enjoyed this class. It has given me serious motivation to start my own company. I liked being able to see an overview of the steps I need to take to start my business off on the right foot.
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