Entrepreneurship & Startup Skills
Turn your idea into a real business that earns and creates jobs.
Course overview
This course teaches you how to find a good business idea, test it, plan it and launch. You work on your own business idea throughout and finish with a plan you can pitch to a bank, an investor or a partner.
Every module combines short theory sessions with hands-on practice, so you finish with real projects and a portfolio, not just notes. Entry requirements: Open to anyone with a business idea or the desire to create one.
Course outline
6 modules over 4 weeks. Select a module to see what you will cover.
Opportunity spotting, risk, resilience and creativity.
Customer problems, market research and testing ideas cheaply.
Value proposition, costs, pricing and a simple business plan.
Capital, budgeting, cash flow and record keeping.
Finding customers, branding and sales skills.
Pitch practice, legal registration and a launch plan.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Develop and validate a business idea
- Write a practical business plan
- Understand startup finances
- Pitch confidently to investors and partners
- Launch a small enterprise
What you can become
Graduates of this course go on to roles and businesses such as:
Tools and skills you will use
Study options
Choose the schedule that suits you. New students start on the 1st of every month.
- Morning Session
- Evening Session
- Weekend Session
- Monday – Wednesday
- Wednesday – Friday
- E-Learning
What is included
- Practical and materials fee: free
- Certificate and graduation: free
- Computer lab, library and internet: free
- School bag: free
- Access to membership programs
- Career and employability guidance
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