Entrepreneurship Essentials for Growth and Funding
Entrepreneurship Essentials for Growth and Funding
In this course, you will explore the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, learn to identify problems and generate ideas, effectively launch and scale a business, and understand various sources of funding.
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Course outline
Industry focussed curriculum designed by experts
Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
2 items
0.39 hr
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship - Part 1
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship - Part 2
Problem identification and Idea generation
2 items
0.39 hr
- Market Segmentation
- Pitching and Testing
Launching an Idea
5 items
1.48 hr
- The Launch Phase Planning Models
- The Launch Phase Pivot
- Building the Team in the Launch Phase
- Building the Team
- Networks and IP
- Branding and Strategy
The Scaling Phase
3 items
0.51 hr
- The Scaling Phase
- Marketing and PR
- Pricing
- Company Culture
- VC IPO and Break Even
Sources of Funding
5 items
1.47 hr
- The Funding Phase - Business Models (Part 1)
- The Funding Phase - Business Models (Part 2)
- The Funding Phase - Valuation and Terms Part I
- The Funding Phase - Valuation and Terms Part II
- Pitch and Exit
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- GUIDED PROJECT 1
- Building and Scaling a Startup Idea
- In this project, you will take the role of an entrepreneur developing a new business idea from scratch. You will work through defining your concept, planning its launch, exploring growth strategies, and identifying funding sources. This project simulates the entrepreneurial journey and helps you practice applying the concepts from the course.
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