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Discover the basics of becoming an entrepreneur and running your own business. Have you always wanted to run your own business but not known where to start? Or perhaps you've already begun and need a healthy dose of inspiration? In this course, Wall Street analyst, venture capital firm founder, and entrepreneur Whitney Johnson helps you discover the joys of owning and running your own business. Take a look at how to vet your idea, find your customers,...

Start and grow your own business without outside funding. Learn what it takes to manage your spending, prepare your personal finances, apply for awards and grants, and more. Bootstrapping—starting and growing a business without outside funding—allows founders to play by their own rules. Curious about what it takes to start your own bootstrapped business? Tune into this course to learn how. Instructor Kim Kaupe begins by helping you determine...

It is said that entrepreneurs are ordinary people who achieve extraordinary things. How do entrepreneurs succeed in following their dreams, while making them profitable? Discover the struggles and successes of four different business owners in Entrepreneurship: Be Your Own Boss. Featuring interviews of a baker, videographer, children's clothing designer, and president of a charitable running event company, the entrepreneurs share their experiences...

Determine what new businesses are best suited for you as an entrepreneur. Brainstorm ideas, identify the best opportunity, and test the validity of the business before starting. The prospect of starting your own business from scratch can feel at once exhilarating and overwhelming. Before you launch a new business, it's critical that you validate and test your ideas to determine if they represent legitimate market needs. In this course, Dave Crenshaw...

One Day University presents a series of video lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. How can you figure out if a hole in the market is an opportunity or a black hole that will suck you in and kill you? To answer this question, we'll show you...

Explore Kawasaki's thoughts on entrepreneurship-centered topics including focusing your pitch and prototypes, predicting new markets, and capitalizing on social media. In this interview-style course, author, entrepreneur, evangelist, and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki discusses a variety of topics centered on entrepreneurship. He shows how to focus your pitch and develop prototypes, predict new markets, and capitalize on social media. Topics Guy...

Learn how to turn a business into a successful, enduring company. In this audiobook summary, explore the integrated framework that “presents a unified vision of company creation.” Have you ever wondered what makes great companies tick? In his 2020 book BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company, legendary business book author Jim Collins explains several of his most transformative leadership techniques,...

Tossed is a new salad bar chain set up by twenty-something entrepreneur Vincent McKevitt in the teeth of catastrophic economic conditions. Will the credit crunch make or break his new business? The entrepreneur: Vincent started young - selling ice cubes to his sisters! He funded his new business with loans from friends, family - anywhere he could get the money. Against the odds, Tossed opens a new store at London's Baker Street - on time. Branding:...

Renae Bluitt's first cinematic project. It explores the passionate pursuits of Black women entrepreneurs. The timely documentary offers a peek inside the lives of Black women committed to opening doors for future generations.