Taking the first step to starting your business can be difficult! This class is a realistic starting point for all budding entrepreneurs. The workshop is PACKED with information and is FAST PACED.
At the end, you will have a good feel for the level of effort and commitment it will take to make your business successful.
If you’re serious about starting a business, you don’t want to miss this course.
In this course we will look at:
- Why you should become an entrepreneur
- What elements you need to have in place be successful
- Several options to becoming a business owner
- How starting a business is different today from a decade ago
- How to zero in on your unique business idea
- Ways to determine your financial requirements
- Ways to fund your new business
- How to conduct market research for free
- Legal requirements to set up a new business
- How taxes work (UPDATED With New Sales Tax Rules)
- Why too much insurance can be a bad thing
- How to hire employees and subcontractors
What you’ll learn
- At the end of the course, the student will have a general understanding of what it takes to start a new business from scratch.
Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?
- This course assumes you have no prior experience as a business owner
Who this course is for:
- Anyone looking to start a business
Curriculum
- 8 Sections
- 26 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Section 1 - Before You Leap4
- Section 2 - Self-Reflection2
- Section 3 - Business Planning Overview4
- Section 4 - Accounting & Finance6
- 5.1Lecture 11 – Startup Accounting Documents3 Minutes
- 5.2Lecture 12 – The Break Even Analysis6 Minutes
- 5.3Lecture 13 – Debt vs Equity Financing Options11 Minutes
- 5.4Lecture 14 – Crowdfunding Your Business6 Minutes
- 5.5Lecture 15 – Business Risk vs. Funding Options3 Minutes
- 5.6Lecture 16 – Most Common Sources of Funding5 Minutes
- Section 5 - Market & Competition4
- Section 6 - Legal & Taxation3
- Section 7 - Insurance & Workers2
- Section 8 - Conclusion1
