Starting your own business is no easy task. Discover where to begin and gain a strong understanding of what it takes to start a business. Begin by determining who you are as a business and what to expect from your efforts. Establish the details of your business, develop your business plan, and determine your customer base. Make starting your own business just a little bit easier as you take the first step towards owning and running your business.
Skills you’ll gain
Business BlueprintingBusiness CoachingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningBusiness Planning And Control SystemsHome BusinessWhat You'll Learn
- Determine who you are as a business and what to expect from your efforts
- Establish the details of your business and develop your business plan
- Identify and define your target customer base
- Set goals and objectives and build a budget and profit and loss outlook
- Assess your readiness with a SWOT analysis and clarify your desired outcome
- Apply leadership and management principles to starting your business
Key Takeaways
- Starting your own business is no easy task, and this course shows where to begin and what it takes to start a business.
- Planning starts with determining who you are as a business and what to expect from your efforts.
- Developing a business plan involves establishing your business details, goals and objectives, budget, and profit and loss.
- Determining your customer base is part of laying the groundwork for owning and running your business.
- The course covers entrepreneurial questions such as why you want to start a business, whether you can succeed, and how to begin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for people who want to start their own business and need to understand where to begin and what it takes to start one, including taking the first step toward owning and running their own business.
What does this course cover?
It covers determining who you are as a business, establishing your business details, developing your business plan, and determining your customer base, along with topics such as goals and objectives, budget, profit and loss, leadership, and management.
What skills will I gain?
The course builds skills in business blueprinting, business coaching, business development, business planning, business planning and control systems, and home business.
Does the course help me decide whether starting a business is right for me?
Yes. It includes lessons such as why you want to be an entrepreneur, why you want to start your own business, whether you can do this, whether you will succeed, and a SWOT exercise to help you assess your situation.
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Hello, welcome to Entrepreneurship 1, Planning a Business. I'm Dr. David Wise, and I will be your instructor for this course. My background comes from many years of working with different types of organizations, as well as an educational background with a doctorate in management, and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson's School of Law. I have worked with many different types of firms, from small mama pop shops to Fortune 500 companies. If you're the type of individual that's looking to start your own business and want to better understand what goes into planning for it, then this is the course for you.
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