What is Entrepreneurship?

The definition of entrepreneurship is the process of starting a business or creating new markets. An entrepreneur is someone who develops a business model, usually from scratch, but can also be someone who purchases a company to grow it. A serial entrepreneur is someone who develops multiple business strategies and becomes a key component in business management. According to the job-listing site, Monster, there are nine characteristics of entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial journey. They include motivation, creativity, hands-on, versatility, business skills, drive, vision, flexibility, and decisiveness.

Entrepreneurship development is the process of improving entrepreneurial skills. Through our Entrepreneur training program, both in-person & virtual classes, one can learn about various requirements to become successful as an entrepreneur including conducting opportunity analysis, developing a business plan, starting a small business, acquiring financing to start the company, and scaling the business.  An entrepreneur should have a fundamental understanding of business skills such as accounting and finance, marketing, and strategy.

Our Entrepreneur Training Program includes the following elements:

• Identify and evaluate an idea; assess the market
• Leverage experiments to validate your idea and refine your business strategy
• Appreciate the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship
• Discover the key financial decisions any entrepreneur must make in the early stages of a new venture
• Understand the process of raising capital and how to speak to investors
• Learn from successful entrepreneurs and leading venture capitalists, as well as peers