Intro to Entrepreneurship I

  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship I
  • Code: BUS110
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  • Prerequisite: None
  • Related Courses: See course index at left

Do you have what it takes to start a new business? Do you have the idea for the next big business but need the tools to get it started?

In Part I of this Introduction to Entrepreneurship class, you'll master the basics of planning and launching a business of your own.

Whether you're interested in creating a money-making business or a nonprofit to help others, this course will give you the core skills you need to become successful.

You'll learn about:

  • Entrepreneurs and inventors, including real-life teen entrepreneurs
  • Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs
  • Pros and cons of self-employment
  • The ways core economic concepts relate to small businesses
  • Fields of business activity
  • Generating business ideas
  • Business plans and creating a mission and vision for your company
  • The factors of business success and failure
  • Attracting investors
  • Managing expenses
  • Promoting and marketing your company
  • Core business concepts, such as economic systems, competition, production, the global economy, and more!