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The Entrepreneurial Imperative
AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET IS ESSENTIAL TO STARTING
AND GROWING A SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Entrepreneurs are the engines that drive an innovative and dynamic economy and cultivating entrepreneurial activity can help turn around the long term downward trends in new business creation.
The program is designed to inspire and engage participants in the fundamental aspects of entrepreneurial thinking while immersing them in the process that will enable them to develop entrepreneurial skills.
Practical Application
The Opportunity Discovery Process enables aspiring entrepreneurs to “bootstrap” their way into a successful business rather than undertaking significant financial risk. Drawing from best practices of design thinking, participants learn to identify problems, find solutions, and make customer connections through an iterative experimental process.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:
Methodologies
- Self-paced Online program
- Duration 8 weeks/ 15 weeks
- Approx. 10 hours of Video lectures learning, loaded with Entrepreneurial Wisdom
- Plus about 20 hours of work on exercises for the average participant to complete
- Action items – Discussion Questions on each lesson
- Many of the Action Items are based on the ”Opportunity Discovery Process” unique feature of the course
- Points to Ponder – reflection assignments /Monitored Assignments
- Workbook exercises
- Supported by Additional Resources, Webinars, blogs, and case studies
- Certificate of Completion
- Be a member of the international community