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Become a Small Business Owner

via LinkedIn Learning Path

Overview

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Start your own business and get it right the first time. Learn everything you need to become a small business owner, from understanding the responsibilities of entrepreneurship to figuring out the legal, financial, and operational aspects of your future business.
  • Learn what it takes to start a business alone or with family and friends.
  • Build your business model and develop your business plan.
  • Establish your business as a legitimate legal entity.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship
-Explore Kawasaki's thoughts on entrepreneurship-centered topics including focusing your pitch and prototypes, predicting new markets, and capitalizing on social media.

Course 2: Entrepreneurship Foundations
-Learn the foundations of entrepreneurship and assess your potential to become a business owner.

Course 3: Entrepreneurship: Finding and Testing Your Business Idea
-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.

Course 4: Understanding Business
-Learn the basic concepts underpinning all businesses, small to large, including marketing, supply chains, accounting, and HR.

Course 5: Creating a Business Plan
-Looking to build a business or expand one you're already running? You need to write a business plan. Learn how to define your business, market, product, sales strategy, and more.

Course 6: Business Law for Managers
-Learn about your legal responsibilities as a manager. Discover what you need to know about basic US business and intellectual property law.

Course 7: Foundations of Raising Capital
-Explore several different methods for raising capital for your business, including loans, accelerator programs, angel investors, crowdfunding, and venture capital.

Course 8: Finance Essentials for Small Business
-Manage your small business successfully with these finance essentials from accounting professors Jim and Kay Stice.

Course 9: 20 Questions to Help You Start a Business
-Got a great idea for a business? Learn the 20 questions you should know the answer to before you get started.

Course 10: Finance Foundations: Income Taxes
-Learn how to file your US income taxes. Discover everything you need to know before filing your personal or professional tax return and get tips to help with tax planning.

Course 11: Balancing Work and Life
-Learn how to balance work and life with time management expert, Dave Crenshaw.

Courses

Taught by

Guy Kawasaki, Kim Kaupe, Dave Crenshaw, Eddie Davila, Mike Figliuolo, Jo-Ná A. Williams, Jay Clouse, Jim Stice and Madecraft

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