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University of California, Irvine

Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Thinking & Action

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

Status: Marketing
Status: New Business Development
Course5 hours

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DC

5.0Reviewed Nov 29, 2015

Very good introduction presented in clear language and interesting fashion. David has great instructor skills that keeps you engaged with the videos all the time.Thanks

NG

5.0Reviewed 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.

KR

5.0Reviewed Apr 13, 2020

Very useful course to those who teaches entrepreneurship subject and those who take intiation to start business before what are the important inputs to analye the person

AA

4.0Reviewed Jan 8, 2018

The course is practical enough in terms of short yet comprehensive course presentations. However, more reading materials will increase the learning available for students in class.

MK

5.0Reviewed Apr 11, 2020

“The course is really informative & helps me alot to understand my strengths and weaknesses as well as development needs. I am thoroughly enjoying it while learning.

DO

4.0Reviewed Jan 31, 2016

Videos were a little slow. I would prefer more slides and factual information to memorize and then videos as an option to hear opinion and real time experience.

SD

4.0Reviewed Aug 7, 2020

very well informative and organised course for beginners or non business students. I think a little more topics add on to it makes this course perfect

VS

4.0Reviewed Mar 23, 2017

Start your own, getting "the Jack of all" mindset is very important to become Entrepreneurship in own business or corporate work culture. Great module, smart learning. Thanks!

KE

4.0Reviewed Oct 14, 2015

Good high level overview for someone considering entrepreneurship or trying to map out what skills they need to prioritize. If you're already in the game -- skip it, too basic.

DS

5.0Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

The course provides a very concise information and content related to Entrepreneurship and the skills required for starting an entrepreneurship business

DS

4.0Reviewed Nov 27, 2022

I enjoyed learning all the basic one needs to be guided by when starting your own business. It was indeed a privilege to be able to do this course.

OS

4.0Reviewed Dec 11, 2017

A good overall explanation about the subject but I did expect deeper and more practical examples to be discussed. In general I recommend the course.

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