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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. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Learn about the many faces of and contexts for entrepreneurship 2. Learn about the entrepreneurial process and how to manage it 3. Learn about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and your own potential to be one 4. Learn to recognize opportunities to generate and assess your own business idea 5. Explain the business planning process 6. Apply entrepreneurial approaches, concepts and methods to your own business idea 7. Learn about the operational issues in developing new business ventures...
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Subtitles: English, Arabic, Vietnamese, German, Spanish

What you will learn

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    Apply entrepreneurial approaches, concepts, and methods
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    Describe the entrepreneurial process and how to manage it
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    Recognize opportunities to develop new business ideas
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    Understand operational challenges involved with creating new business ventures

Skills you will gain

EntrepreneurshipMarketingManagementFinance
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Course 9 of 10 in the

Career Success Specialization
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100% online courses

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
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Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
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Suggested: 4-8 hours of videos, readings, and quizzes

Approx. 4 hours to complete
Comment Dots

English

Subtitles: English, Arabic, Vietnamese, German, Spanish

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section
Clock
1 hour to complete

Introduction

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Reading
2 videos (Total 22 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
Video2 videos
1.1 Process of Entrepreneurship12m
1.2 Risk and Uncertainty9m
Reading3 readings
About this Course10m
Please Take this Survey10m
Module 1 Lecture Slides10m
Quiz1 practice exercise
Review8m

2

Section
Clock
1 hour to complete

Feasibility Studies

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Reading
2 videos (Total 19 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video2 videos
2.1 Feasibility Studies12m
2.2 Financial Equation5m
Reading1 reading
Module 2 Lecture Slides10m
Quiz1 practice exercise
Review12m

3

Section
Clock
1 hour to complete

Skills and Strategies

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Reading
3 videos (Total 32 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Video3 videos
3.1 Entrepreneurial Skills and Tools7m
3.2 Marketing Strategy10m
3.3 Human Resources and Operations15m
Reading1 reading
Module 3 Lecture Slides10m
Quiz1 practice exercise
Review10m

4

Section
Clock
1 hour to complete

Starting a Business

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Reading
3 videos (Total 36 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
Video3 videos
4.1 Starting a Business12m
4.2 Accounting10m
4.3 Systems & Technology12m
Reading3 readings
Module 4 Lecture Slides10m
Course Wrap-Up10m
End of Course Survey10m
Quiz1 practice exercise
Review12m
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Direction Signs

27%

started a new career after completing these courses
Briefcase

83%

got a tangible career benefit from this course

Top Reviews

By NG•Nov 8th 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.

By CC•Oct 31st 2016

Course is a great introduction to knowing the mechanics of Entrepreneurship. This course would only be a foundation and first step. Take this course to remember the essentials and build over it.

Instructor

David Standen, MBA

Instructor, University of California, Irvine Extension

About University of California, Irvine

Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways....

About the Career Success Specialization

This series of courses will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce. The courses in this Specialization may be taken in any order. Each course can also be taken independently. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that will give you the opportunity to integrate and apply the skills you have gained throughout the courses to your individual and organizational needs....
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Frequently Asked Questions

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  • When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.

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