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Rens Scheepers, Jay Zeal, Robin Visser, Lubna Alam, Ishan Senarathna, Vindaya Senadheera, Peter Haddad, and Wendy Erdeni

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Topics Covered

  • value of information to businesses as a competitive advantage
  • entrepreneurial spirit and how to elevate yourself above the competition
  • case studies of how businesses use information to generate distinctive ideas and create new opportunities
  • situation analysis to develop the confidence to make decisions that lead to achieving personal goals
  • competitive nature and the ethical implications of having an information advantage
  • elements that set your business apart and how to use this knowledge to stay ahead.

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Futurelearn course: an interactive experience

This course is highly recommended for those new to the world of business, especially entrepreneurs. There are many helpful tips and case studies that entrepreneurs will find useful and even veterans of the business world will learn something new from this course. This course is very interactive and a great way to build up your business skills.
Even business veterans will learn something new.
Many helpful tips for entrepreneurs.
Case studies are relevant to real-world business situations.
This course is very interactive.
"It is always a pleasure to follow a course on the FutureLearn platform, the only MOOC platform that takes social interaction seriously."

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