Entrepreneurship Course A t - a - Glance

Charging for Expertise

-Identify skills that have value in the marketplace

-Explain the social, legal, and ethical responsibilities of an entrepreneur

-Describe the ways in which a business receives income

-Describe the basic elements of a customer sales presentation

-Organize important business records

-Explain tools that businesses use to grow

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Starting an Internet Café

-Define common business terminology

-Identify and research a business opportunity

-Explain the decision making process

-Practice the decision making process

-Work as part of a business team

-Prepare a simplified business plan

Making a Business Successful

-Define common marketing terminology

-Explain variances in sales and cost forecasting

-Identify frequently used marketing and communication tools

-Analyze research results

-Explain the change process

-Prepare a simplified growth plan

Taking the Initiative

-Use social media as a research, marketing, and sales tool

-Transfer skills acquired through previous employment or education to new employment opportunities

-Identify steps involved in establishing a consulting business

-Fund and operate a consulting business

Enabling an E-Business

-Identify how broadband applications can be used in business

-Define a business problem

-Identify, evaluate, and choose e-business solutions

-Prepare an implementation plan

-Evaluate a business using business metrics

Providing Outsource Services

-Define the role of a contractor

-Explain how a contractor builds relationships with other businesses

-Develop contracts that define these relationships

-Determine where to find companies that are looking for contractors

-Explain how to contact potential customers

Building a Contracting Business

-Review current business commitments and resources

-Identify needed resources

-Define a business structure to organize and optimize resources

-Develop ways to communicate within the business structure

-Explain the importance of good financial management

-Recognize expansion opportunities