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Starting a Business 1: Vision and Opportunity

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Course Features

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Duration

2 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

2 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

The key to a successful business is a clear vision, and an understanding of all the possibilities that can be used to make it a reality. This course will help you think about your vision and look at the possibilities. This course will help you plan, and allow you to begin to organize your thoughts into a business plan. It also allows you to share your ideas with other people. This is the first of six courses about starting a business.

Course Overview

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Alumni Network

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International Faculty

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Case Based Learning

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Post Course Interactions

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Case Studies,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Assess the entrepreneurial cycle which underpins the course

Discuss the entrepreneur's business challenge: Which business should I start and how?

Evaluate and assess a business idea

Explore the scope for discovering or creating business opportunities

Investigate businesses in your local area

Investigate the vision and opportunities for a business plan

Produce a business plan within 200 words

Target Students

They provide a taster of undergraduate study at the University of Leeds and help students to decide which subject to study at university

This course is part of the Going to University collection which has been specifically designed for students at schools and colleges

Course Instructors

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Nigel Lockett

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Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde
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