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Entrepreneurship

This section provides access to:

- online courses to promote entrepreneurship

- crowdfunding plartforms to fund entrepreneurial ideas in different economic sectors.

The courses and platforms were identified and reviewed by the project experts and should be used by the students with the support of their teachers.

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Title of Online Course:
Young Entrepreneurs: An Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Business
Description:
SBA’s Office of Entrepreneurship Education provides this self-paced training program designed to provide an overview of the opportunities for and unique challenges of young entrepreneurs. It also outlines the essential students need to take to get started and be successful.
The course is easy to follow and the subject matter indexed for easy access. It will take approximately 45 minutes to complete the course. Additional time will be needed to review included resource materials and to complete the suggested next steps at the end of the course. Audio is used throughout the training. Transcript and keyboard shortcuts are available to assist with user accessibility.
When the course is completed, participants will have the option of receiving a course completion confirmation from the SBA.

This course has four key objectives.
1.Describe the fundamentals of entrepreneurship
2. Identify the options for doing business that are ideal for young entrepreneurs
3. Explain the first steps to starting one’s own business
4. Give examples of entrepreneurial support resources

The topics discussed in this course include:
• Developing a business idea
• Conducting market research
• Running an online business
• Working from home
• Freelancing
• Franchising
• Developing a business plan
• Understanding finance options
• Identifying business structures
• Summarizing business registration
• Finding entrepreneurial support resources
If participants have questions a contact address is given. [email protected]

Presence of exercises with solutions-yes
Online tutoring- no
Name of Producer
SBA Learning Center
Date of Production:
2015
Duration of the online course:
45 minutes
Language of the online course:
English
Web site:


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