Course Detail: SEP-1000 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship

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Overview


Entrepreneurs are motivated by varied and individualized goals. These goals include the achievement of independence, financial success, or social change through enterprise. This course provides a practical approach to starting up an enterprise, from ideation to realization through a scaffolded approach culminating with a pitch deck to entice investors. 

Who should attend?

This course is intended for participants from all backgrounds possessing a keen interest in start-ups, ideation, business planning, revenue generation and monetization.
 


Course Benefits

This course provides a comprehensive and scaffolded approach to setting up an enterprise from scratch and culminates with a practical takeaway: a unique pitch-deck which may be presented to early-stage investors with the aim of attracting funding.

 


Key Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, participants should be able to

  1. Perform Market Research for a new startup idea and formulate a simple business plan and pitch deck working on a business model canvas
  2. Understand terms for engaging with professional funding sources and develop a set of legal templates for the startup
  3. Develop a product roadmap with a curated sales and marketing strategy
  4. Project cost, revenue and profit streams for the startup
  5. Pitch the startup to early-stage investors

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