You may dream of being your own boss and generating your own income… but do you have the resources to handle the changes this will create in your life? If you’re going to be successful as an entrepreneur, you have to be prepared for the risks and challenges that come with it. Before you take the first step, take time to find out if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, to understand the benefits of entrepreneurship, to walk through some of the business steps, and to learn about your chances of success.

Our entrepreneurship courses will provide you with the business operation skills required to become a business owner, and take your career to the next level. Current entrepreneurs can also benefit by enhancing your business skills, helping propel your business to success!

Learning and Career Growth

These courses will help you:

• Describe characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, and outline the stages of the entrepreneurial process 
• Describe major ethical frameworks used in developing business ethics 
• Outline key factors for an innovative organization and understand barriers to innovation 
• Identify how to build teamwork by recognizing and tapping into the key characteristics and components of an effective team 
• Identify and analyze important financial data, understand the nature of revenue and expenses, and be able to develop a financial plan 
• Discuss the changing role of supervisors and managers in terms of HR functions 
• Understand the importance of internal and external relationships in managing suppliers and developing a sourcing strategy, and determine the effects of e-procurement on supply management 
• Describe the principles and practices that guide quality management activities 
• Explain various strategies for engaging with audiences via social media, and the aims of each form of engagement 
• Understand how managers lead, and implement the qualities that make an effective leader