Starting a Business 1: Vision and Opportunity (FutureLearn)

It will give you the time to plan and help you to start documenting your thoughts in a structured business plan while allowing you to share your ideas with others.
This course is the first in a series of six about ‘starting a business’.

What topics will you cover?

• The entrepreneurial learning cycle

-The opportunity business model: the importance of sharing your vision

• Vision and opportunity in successful businesses
• Writing a core value proposition
• Introduction to writing a robust business plan.

Learning on this course
You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

• Assess the entrepreneurial cycle which underpins the course.
• Explore the scope for discovering or creating business opportunities.
• Investigate businesses in your local area.
• Discuss the entrepreneur’s business challenge: Which business should I start and how?
• Evaluate and assess a business idea.
• Produce a business plan within 200 words.
• Investigate the vision and opportunities for a business plan.

Who is the course for?
This course is part of the Going to University collection which has been specifically designed for students at schools and colleges. They provide a taster of undergraduate study at the University of Leeds and help students to decide which subject to study at university.
Completion of the courses will also enhance students’ university applications.
The courses can also be used as a teachers’ classroom enrichment resource.
Courses in this collection are also great for people that want an introduction in the specific subjects discussed in each course.