Entrepreneurship II
Preparing for Launch
Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship,
This course builds on previous concepts and outlines strategies and tactics for forming, financing, and launching a new venture. Topics to be addressed will include building the new venture’s initial management team, identifying and reaching out to early customers, developing financial plans, raising startup and initial growth financing, and preparing for and managing rapid growth. You will be able to: - Develop an understanding of what is required in a new venture - Create a plan to identify and approach your first customers - Build financial projections for the new venture - Understand how to raise equity capital for the new venture - Monitor the health and scalability of a new venture This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.
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| Rating | 4.9★ based on 24 ratings |
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| Length | 5 weeks |
| Starts | Jun 26 (44 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $79 |
| From | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera |
| Instructor | Thomas E. Parkinson |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business |
| Tags | Business Entrepreneurship |
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| Rating | 4.9★ based on 24 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 5 weeks |
| Starts | Jun 26 (44 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $79 |
| From | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera |
| Instructor | Thomas E. Parkinson |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business |
| Tags | Business Entrepreneurship |
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