Become a Small Business Owner

Overview

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

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: Setting Up Your Small Business as a Legal Entity

Helps entrepreneurs understand if they should incorporate, and navigate choosing and setting up a corporate entity.

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: Starting a Business with Family and Friends

Learn how to start your own business with family and friends. Discover how to set expectations around roles, ownership, and finances.

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.