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Imagine turning your business idea into a reality with the step-by-step guidance of an expert entrepreneur. This course is your ultimate roadmap, showing you exactly how to transform almost any idea into a profitable, thriving business.
Achieve the freedom and independence that comes from being your own boss.
The course includes my 200-page business plan book which is used by a number of universities.
GREAT FOR BEGINNERS
CREATE A
Imagine turning your business idea into a reality with the step-by-step guidance of an expert entrepreneur. This course is your ultimate roadmap, showing you exactly how to transform almost any idea into a profitable, thriving business.
Achieve the freedom and independence that comes from being your own boss.
The course includes my 200-page business plan book which is used by a number of universities.
GREAT FOR BEGINNERS
Even if you are an absolute beginner, this course will guide you to successfully plan and start your business. You will first learn about successful entrepreneurship mindsets to unlock the right kinds of motivation to become a resilient entrepreneur.
With the right mindset, you won't give up until you reach and surpass your goals.
This ensures that the course is up-to-date with today's business challenges, and the advice you get is helpful in today's business landscape.
Plus, the advice you get in this course isn't theoretical - it's practical from real experience.
DO YOU FEEL LOST STARTING YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? GET
I’ve been there. I know what it's like to face the struggles, stress, and doubts that come with starting a business - because 20 years ago, I was in your shoes.
Now, I’m here to guide you every step of the way so you can take action, and avoid the costly mistakes new entrepreneurs usually make.
I'll help you select the best business idea, plan effectively, register your business, raise money, and start with the right fundamentals to maximize your chances of success.
RECENTLY ADDED: Interactive course project where we build a real business together.
Want to build a business with me side-by-side? Now you can? I created a class project to which all students can contribute, and you join to work as a community of entrepreneurs.
We’ll build an online eCommerce store, brainstorm strategies, and share ideas while learning from real-world examples.
It’s all practical, collaborative, and packed with insights you can’t find anywhere else. The skills and experience gained here are worth hundreds of dollars alone, giving you unmatched value for starting or growing your own business.
WHAT THE COURSE COVERS
Entrepreneurship psychology and correct mindsets for success
How to evaluate, refine, and get feedback on business ideas
When to protect your business ideas or intellectual property, and when to be open about it
Business registration made simple
Productivity hacks for busy entrepreneurs
Fundraising
Business planning
Choosing the right domain and setting up a professional website
Smart outsourcing: what to delegate and what to learn yourself
Generating countless new business ideas
Crafting a results-driven marketing plan
Online business ideas that work today
Building healthy habits to stay focused and avoid procrastination
Designing efficient business systems to streamline your business
FAST-
By the end of this course, you’ll go from aspiring entrepreneur to confident business owner, able to smart business decisions and achieve your goals. AND you’ll save years of struggle and avoid costly mistakes that could waste hundreds of thousands of dollars.
DON'T HAVE SEE HOW TO GET For that reason, there is a section in this course about finding profitable business ideas. You will learn how to evaluate business ideas and perform the right business idea analysis and planning in order to find the one great business idea to work on and turn into a profitable business.
LEARN Instead, I'll help you kickstart your entrepreneurship journey by showing you many different fundraising strategies so you can get money from multiple sources.
Some examples are getting a small business loan or a personal loan to fund your business. You can also get a business grant, and of course, you can also do crowdfunding on websites like Kickstarter or GoFundMe. I'll also show you how to find, approach, and pitch investors. Plus, we'll explore a number of creative and lesser-known ways to raise money.
You’ll become a decisive, independent entrepreneur with a clear vision of where your business is headed and how to make it happen.
Sign up today, and use this course as a step-by-step entrepreneurship guide to go from business ideas to starting a successful business.
I personally coached over 1,000 entrepreneurs, taught 850,000+ students and helped millions of entrepreneurs worldwide, many of whom created 6 and 7-figure businesses, and I would love to help you.
My business plan book is consistently the top business plan book on Amazon. It's used by a number of universities and high schools in business class curriculums and entrepreneurship centers. I am regularly invited by these institutions to give talks about starting a business to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Imagine how much better and easier your road to success will be, and how much more you can achieve with an experienced mentor. Enroll today and get started.
WHY THIS BUSINESS COURSE IS UNIQUE
There is a unique story behind this entrepreneurship course. I originally created mobile apps to help entrepreneurs. These apps have been downloaded by
On the apps, entrepreneurs were able to learn business fundamentals and ask business questions.
I built this entrepreneurship course from the real-life experiences of over a million entrepreneurs who downloaded my apps. Every question they asked, every hurdle they faced, has been distilled into this course to make sure it's packed with practical, relevant knowledge you need right now.
I took all the questions that were ever asked on the apps, and covered them in this course. That means that the business issues covered in the course come from entrepreneurs just like you.
See how to apply these proven business models to your existing business.
WHAT KINDS OF
Brick and mortar, local small businesses like a gym, store, coffee shop, restaurant, grocery store, coffee shop, bakery, bar, hardware store, flower store, bookstore, pharmacy, pet store, furniture store, convenience store, auto repair shop, gas station, dry cleaner, hair and beauty salon, barbershop, nail salon, spa, daycare center, tutoring center, dance studio, martial arts studio, mechanic shop, car detailing service.
BONUSES INCLUDED
Monthly Zoom office hours which is a group call with students where you can ask me any question in a real conversation
Lots of extra freebies, downloadable worksheets, and exercises to make the course more interactive and valuable
Personal invitation to my Facebook community for entrepreneurs after you complete the course
Get a curated list of 50 practical business-success skills to implement as soon as you finish the course
Get the chance to be named Entrepreneur student of the month and have your business showcased
WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE BY THE END OF THE COURSE
You'll finally start: You will have finally started your business, or have taken meaningful steps to starting.
Clarity and confidence: You’ll no longer be one of the many "wantrepreneurs" dreaming about a business - you’ll take real steps to make your business a reality.
Entrepreneurial strength: You’ll develop the skills to make informed, confident decisions that drive your business forward.
Direction and focus: You'll have a crystal-clear business plan and a roadmap to guide you toward success.
I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours. Many students tell me that other instructors don't respond. Well, I do because
1) I care about my students.
2) I feel a responsibility to make sure that students get their money's worth from the course.
On the call, you will be able to ask me questions about anything you are working on, and have an actual conversation about it.
The office hours are free. I don't sell anything on these calls. This is just something I do to go the extra mile to help students. So enroll in the course, start learning, and I hope to meet you in my office hours one day.
UNSURE?
You don’t have to have everything figured out—we’ll work through it together.
Maybe you’ve tried other courses before and felt like they didn’t deliver. That’s not this course. You’ll get a clear, step-by-step roadmap with actionable strategies you can use immediately.
Plus, you’ll see real-world examples and take action with hands-on exercises so you can see tangible progress at every stage.
If you’re worried about failure, know this: every successful entrepreneur has felt that fear.
What sets them apart is that they took the right actions, learned from their efforts, and kept moving forward.
This course gives you those actions—the tools to make confident decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and move closer to building the business you’ve always wanted.
MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
This business course comes with an unconditional, Udemy-backed, 30-day money-back guarantee. This is not just a guarantee, it's my personal promise to you that I will go out of my way to help you succeed just like I've done for thousands of my other students.
Invest in your future. Enroll in this now.
One of my favorite ways to beat your competition and protect your business ideas is to build a moat around your business. The moat strategy is a very popular and maybe an intermediate or advanced topic. In this lecture of the course I explain what is a moat strategy and how to create it for your business.
It is great if the kind of company you are starting has barriers to entry. This is similar to having a moat strategy, but with a few distinction. The moat helps you during competition. The barrier to entry helps to prevent your potential competitors from even starting the business.
In this section of the business course I explain what is a business plan (sometimes called business proposal). The business plan is a basic document that outlines your business model and general execution strategy for your company in the near and mid-term future.
How much progress have you made with your business? It is ok if you are just starting. Every company had to start somewhere. You must simply help the reader of your business plan know how long have you been working on your business, and what kind of traction or growth you have. If you have customers, product or revenue, this is a good place to note the maturity of those.
The all important marketing plan in your business plan. You must be able to promote your business and get customers. Without marketing and without clients, a business can't survive for long so your marketing plan is absolutely important. It isn't enough just to have any old marketing plan. Your marketing plan must be very good and savvy. If your current marketing plans consist of promoting on Facebook, Twitter, with business cards and flyers, you must definitely come up with a more professional marketing plan.
You must have a section discussing your business competition. You must also explain how you are different than your competition. You don't need to say that you are better than your competition, but you should explain how your business is unique, and how it differentiates itself from competition.
Discuss your founding and management team. Also mention any investors, advisors that you have on your team, and the board of directors if you have a board of directors. Most importantly, list all the members of your founding team, their education, and their relevant skill sets and professional experience.
Unit economics are a good way to look at a single transaction in your business and understand its finances at a small level. The unit economics can give you a lot of insight about the health of your business.
The cash flow statement is an important financial part of your business plan. The cash flow statement is as much a very good thing to add to this document as it is good for you to be able to look at a cash flow statement and use the cash flow statement to help you understand where all the money is going and coming from in your business. Having a cash flow statement can help you to realize what to do to stop or decrease some of your spending, and what to do to increase revenue.
Most businesses don't end up raising money, and for that reason they must do something called bootstrapping. Bootstrapping is simply a way to start and grow your business by finding ways to do that without needing much money or any money. This is what most businesses must do when they start.
In this part of the course I explain how to raise money by getting loans, the difference between raising money from personal loans and business loans, and what options entrepreneurs typically have. It isn't easy to get a loan to start a business, but in some cases it makes sense and it is possible to get a small business loan.
Do you want to get a business grant? Many people ask about whether they can get a grant to start their business. It is more difficult to get a grant for businesses which have not started, but if you have started, there are a few grants available for small businesses. Check out this lecture to understand how to fund your business or project with a grant, or whether grants are not a good option for you.
Extra resources for getting grants for your business.
How to get grants by getting investors. There are many kinds of different investors. The different kinds of investors are angel investors, start-up incubators, seed investors, professional venture capitalists (VC) and investors who invest in specific kinds of businesses like maybe restaurants or real estate, or local businesses, or high growth start-up companies.
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