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• Introduction to Entrepreneurship I
• Code: BUS110
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• Software: OpenOffice.org (Free download provided in course)
• Prerequisite: None
• Related Courses: See course index at left

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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!