Entrepreneurship Essentials helps participants turn an idea into a viable venture. Students will learn how entrepreneurs validate concepts through structured experiments, refine their business strategy and raise the capital necessary to create value and grow their business. The course is of immense benefit to both first-time entrepreneurs with a starting idea and those exploring the world of entrepreneurship.
Benefits
Learn the language of the startup world
Gain an overarching framework to evaluate opportunities, manage startups and finance new ventures
See what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and determine whether starting a business or working for a startup is the right path for you
The HBS Online Edge
World-class faculty
Edge-of-your-seat online learning
Global peer collaboration and networking
Real world, case-based learning
Key Learnings
Identifying a business opportunity
Evaluating an idea and assessing the market
Exploring the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship
Leveraging experiments to validate concepts and refining the business strategy
Discovering the key financial decisions to be made in the early stages of a startup
Understanding the process of raising capital and how to speak to investors