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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Entrepreneurship I: Laying the Foundation

This course will explore the earlier stages of the entrepreneurial venture process across four modules. The modules will examine the nature of growth and error in entrepreneurial settings and how to manage resources in those settings. In addition, the modules will explore the emergence of entrepreneurial opportunities, the formulation of ideas in relation to those opportunities, and how those opportunities and ideas influence entrepreneurial phenomena. Finally, the course will focus on how business concepts underlie compelling entrepreneurial missions that provide guidance to the evolution of a venture’s business model and future strategic planning. You will be able to: - Develop a foundational understanding of the entrepreneurial process - Consider the relationship between growth and error - Understand how particular opportunities influence entrepreneurial phenomena This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

Status: Strategic Thinking
Status: Initiative and Leadership
BeginnerCourse12 hours

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AS

Reviewed Aug 9, 2020

I am too much impressed to get such a International course in online platform. Thank you so much my Prof. Mr. Parkinson and my classmates to help me to complete this course successfully.

TL

Reviewed Jun 12, 2020

it was best on line learning and my time dint go wasted.. its really informative, interesting moreover you learn alots.. thank you very much.. ILLINOUS

MT

Reviewed Aug 21, 2020

I learned a lot about business and development my business basic skillsReally it is very very important for me

CR

Reviewed Oct 16, 2020

I love this one it opens me up something i never been experience and trying to interview people that i dont know and im surprise that i did and i evolve because of what i learn from here.

OB

Reviewed Dec 25, 2020

The course materials are very much engaging and practical, I like it very much. It'll help me a lot with my new business.

CD

Reviewed Sep 14, 2018

Very usefully course with great combination of theory and practice. Assignment is well lay-out for thought process.

LA

Reviewed Nov 15, 2018

amaazzzingthe only problem is with the Peer-graded assignments because of the time constraints. you really need to change that

IL

Reviewed Jul 26, 2020

Highly recommended course for those Entrep-spirited people...very knowledgeable...high credits to our Professor/Discussant...God bless and more power!

JH

Reviewed Feb 13, 2022

When you think you know how to run a start up business this course has valuable information, I have gained so much. well done to the lecture

DD

Reviewed May 10, 2020

Great course provides insights on finding the product market fit and capture the appropriate market depending on the nature of the startup.

DT

Reviewed Mar 16, 2021

This course was vey informative, I enjoyed every thing about it. Thank you Coursera for bring this on stream

DR

Reviewed Sep 8, 2020

The course material is excellent and relevant to the times. The interviews with former students and entrepreneurs provides a real world view of the application of the knowledge disseminated in course.

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