MBA Business Skills Masterclass for Entrepreneurs & Managers

Learn Everything from Starting, Managing and Growing a Business & Improve Your Management & Entrepreneurial Mindset

Welcome to our course on MBA Business Skills Masterclass for Entrepreneurs and Managers where you will learn everything you need to know about starting, managing and growing your business.

This course is designed for new or existing entrepreneurs and managers seeking practical advice on how to start, manage and grow a new business venture.

By the end of the course, you will be learn about:

All of this in a practical fashion through proven tips from an experienced instructor.

The ideal student for this course is a new or existing entrepreneur or manager that wants to start a new business, grow an existing business, launch a new product or service, transition from full-time to a business career or just learn essential business skills.

There are no requirements necessary to enroll. We only ask that you come open minded and ready to learn.

If you need personal support, I am here to help!

The instructor for this course is AJ who brings a wealthy business and educational background including 20 years of business experience having founded and developed multiple companies. Also, AJ has an educational background teaching Entrepreneurship courses to University students.

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction

    • 01. Introduction

  • 02

    Starting and Growing Your Business

    • 02. Questions to ask yourself

    • 03. Employee vs entrepreneur

    • 04. Work life balance

    • 05. How to generate a business idea

    • 06. How to validate a business idea

    • 07. Analyzing the competition

    • 08. Organize yourself

    • 09. Manage time effectively

    • 11. Diversify products and services

    • 10. Enter new markets

    • 12. Partnerships

    • 14. Manage stress

    • 13. Offer a franchising opportunity

    • 15. Merge with other businesses

  • 03

    Starting a Business as a Young Entrepreneur Under 22 Years Old

    • 16. Characteristics of entrepreneurship

    • 17. Generating a business idea

    • 18. Assessing the market opportunity

    • 19. Online business

    • 22. Franchising

    • 20. Home based business

    • 26. Finding a local mentor

    • 27. Finding an online mentor

    • 25. Registering your business

    • 28. Online resources

    • 23. Writing a business plan

    • 24. Financing your business

    • 21. Freelance work

  • 04

    Starting and Growing a Family Business

    • 29. Set expectations and define roles

    • 30. Separate business from family life

    • 31. Business ownership

    • 32. Business control

    • 33. Shareholder arrangements

    • 34. Communicate effectively

    • 36. Celebrate success

    • 35. Manage conflict

    • 37. Managing kids

    • 38. Handling family crisis

  • 05

    Starting and Growing a Consulting Business

    • 39. Understanding the consulting business

    • 40. Strategic approach to consulting business

    • 41. Marketing of consulting services

    • 42. Practical tips for starting a consulting business

    • 43. Practical tips for growing a consulting business

  • 06

    Starting and Growing a Digital Marketing Agency

    • 44. What digital marketing agencies do

    • 45. How a digital marketing agency works

    • 46. Agency vs client perspectives

    • 47. 20 practical tips for growing a digital marketing agency

    • 48. 20 Practical steps for starting a digital marketing agency

  • 07

    Financing Options For Your Business

    • 50. Estimate startup costs

    • 51. Debt vs equity financing

    • 52. Short term vs long term financing

    • 54. Grants

    • 49. Determine your financing needs

    • 55. Venture capital

    • 56. Angel Investors

    • 58. Online and peer to peer lending

    • 57. Crowd funding

    • 59. Practical tips for measuring business expenses

    • 53. Loans microloans and credit cards

    • 60. Family and friends

    • 61. Financial key performance indicators

  • 08

    How to Find and Attract Investors for Your Business

    • 62. The challenge of financing

    • 63. Financing needs

    • 64. Equity vs debt financing

    • 65. What is an investor

    • 66. Where to find investors

    • 67. How to convince investors

    • 68. Investment process

    • 69. Investor expectations and exit strategies

    • 70. Participating in local networking events

  • 09

    Writing a Business Plan For Your Business

    • 71. What is a business plan

    • 72. Why do you need a business plan

    • 73. What is included in a business plan

    • 74. Online resources and templates

    • 75. Executive summary

    • 76. Company description

    • 77. Market analysis

    • 78. Description of products and services

    • 79. Marketing and sales

    • 80. Financial Projections

  • 10

    Writing a Marketing Plan For Your Business

    • 81. What is a marketing plan

    • 82. Why do you need a marketing plan

    • 83. What Is included in a marketing plan

    • 84. Online resources and templates

    • 85. Situation analysis

    • 86. Marketing objectives

    • 87. Marketing strategy

    • 88. Marketing activities

    • 87. Marketing budget

    • 90. Review and finalization of marketing plan

  • 11

    Gaining Competitive Advantage

    • 91. Branding

    • 92. Competition

    • 93. Customers

    • 94. Identifying strategies

    • 95. Practical tips on improving competitive advantage of startups

    • 96. Competitive advantages of startups

  • 12

    Social Media Marketing

    • 97. Basic marketing concepts

    • 98. Benefits of using social media

    • 99. Social media platforms

    • 100. Preparing the social media marketing plan

    • 101. Implementing the social media marketing plan

    • 102. Building presence and engagement

    • 103. Designing and implementing social media campaigns

  • 13

    Effective Customer Service

    • 105. Best practices of customer service

    • 104. What is customer service

    • 107. Effective communication and building relationships

    • 106. First impressions

    • 108. Customer complaints

    • 109. Taking action

  • 14

    Buying an Existing Business

    • 110. Advantages and disadvantages of buying a business

    • 111. Decision making process of buying a business

    • 112. Determine the value of a business

    • 113. Due diligence

    • 114. Buying a business

    • 115. Closing and transitioning phases

  • 15

    Selling Your Business

    • 116. Readiness to sell your business

    • 117. Determine the value of your business

    • 118. How to prepare for the sale of your business

    • 119. Finding the right buyer for your business

    • 121. Preparing a sales agreement

    • 120. Negotiating the sale of your business

    • 122. Ensuring successful transition

  • 16

    How to Design with Low Poly in Illustrator

    • 123. Picking the right subject

    • 124. Preparing the artwork

    • 125. Picking the colors

    • 126. Creating the simple neck low poly structure

    • 127. Creating the detailed neck low poly structure

    • 128. Creating the simple mane low poly structure

    • 129. Creating the detailed mane low poly structure

    • 130. Creating the simple head low poly structure

    • 134. Creating the background

    • 135. Creating shadows for added realism

    • 132. Coloring the simple low poly structure

    • 133. Coloring the detailed low poly structure

    • 131. Creating the detailed head low poly structure

  • 17

    How to Create 25 Flat Tree Designs in Illustrator

    • 136. Creating the project files and settings

    • 137. Picking the tree colors

    • 138. Understanding the parts of a flat tree design

    • 139. Creating your first tree design from scratch

    • 140. Creating more trees based on your first design

    • 141. Creating rounded tree designs

    • 142. Creating trees from rectangles

    • 143. Creating more trees by styling your designs

    • 145. Creating shadows for your flat tree designs

    • 146. Creating icons with your flat tree designs

    • 144. Creating backgrounds for your flat tree designs

    • 147. Exporting your flat tree designs for use in other projects

  • 18

    Effective Time Management

    • 148. Analyze your use of time

    • 149. Analyze how you allocate time

    • 150. The myth of multitasking

    • 151. Balancing goals

    • 152. Prioritizing and balancing daily tasks

    • 153. Processing items

    • 154. Processing papers

    • 155. Filing

    • 156. Dealing with interruptions

    • 157. Handling information sources

    • 158. Dealing with meetings

    • 160. Practical tips for time management

    • 159. Dealing with phone calls and messages

  • 19

    Starting and Growing a Freelancing Business

    • 161. What is Freelancing?

    • 162. Difference Between Freelancing and Employment

    • 165. Identifying Your Target Market

    • 166. Making the Transition

    • 167. Creating a Powerful Portfolio

    • 168. Estimating Costs and Funding Requirements for Your Business

    • 164. Defining Your Goals

    • 169. How to Get Clients?

    • 163. Getting Ready to Start

    • 170. Getting the Work Done

    • 171. Sustainability of Your Business

  • 20

    Growing an Established Business

    • 172. SWOT Analysis

    • 173. Cost of Expansion

    • 174. Business Changes

    • 175. Expand Your Target Market

    • 176. Open Another Location

    • 177. Sell Internationally

    • 178. Expand Online

    • 179. Target Other Clients in Your Area

    • 180. Expand Your Product : Service Offerings

    • 182. Set Goals

    • 183. Change the Business Plan

    • 181. Grow Market Share

    • 185. Identify Options for Financing Growth

    • 184. Adapt Personnel and Technology

  • 21

    Writing Project Reports

    • 186. What to Consider Before You Start Writing

    • 187. Preparing a Project Report Outline

    • 188. Preparing a Project Report Template

    • 189. Gathering Data

    • 190. Writing About the Completed Activities

    • 191. Writing Conclusion and Introduction Sections

    • 192. Writing Lessons Learned Section

    • 193. Proofreading Your Project Report

    • 194. Formatting Your Project Report

    • 195. Presenting Your Project Report

  • 22

    Writing a Strategic Plan For Your Business

    • 196. Understanding Strategic Planning

    • 197. Benefits of Strategic Planning

    • 198. Strategic Planning Process

    • 199. What is included in the plan?

    • 203. Priorities, Goals and Objectives

    • 201. Competitive Analysis

    • 200. Situational Analysis

    • 202. Vision, Mission and Values

    • 304. Operational Plans

    • 205. Formatting, Publishing and Updating

  • 23

    Effective Decision Making

    • 206. The Decision Making Process

    • 207. Decision Making Styles

    • 209. Types of Decisions

    • 210. Problem Analysis

    • 211. Involvement of Colleagues

    • 212. Analyzing the Facts

    • 213. Brainstorming and Creative Thinking

    • 208. Corporate Culture

    • 217. Preparing a Plan of Action

    • 215. Uncertainty and Impact of Your Decisions

    • 216. Double-Check and Make a Decision

    • 218. Delegating Responsibilities

    • 214. Assessing Your Ideas

    • 219. Dealing with Opposition

    • 220. Monitoring the Implementation

  • 24

    Writing a Marketing Strategy For Your Business

    • 221. Understanding Your Market

    • 222. Understanding Stakeholder Priorities

    • 223. Defining Your Goals

    • 224. Buyer Persona Profiles

    • 225. Key Marketing Messages

    • 226. Value proposition

    • 227. Content Creation

    • 228. Action Plan

    • 229. Converting Sales

    • 230. Measuring Performance

    • 232. Templates and Guides

    • 231. Tips for Drafting a Marketing Strategy

  • 25

    Conclusion

    • 233 Conclusion

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