Entrepreneur schools/courses

Social Entrepreneurship (Master Degree)

Social entrepreneurs are businesspeople who are passionate about social issues. They combine resources in innovative ways to address social, political, or environmental concerns as do all profit-making enterprises. The most important difference between a traditional business and a social enterprise is that profit is not the main motivation. The enterprise must be sustainable without incurring losses, but the overall driving force is about maximizing social impact.

Why is social entrepreneurship important now?
Solutions to global social problems need innovative and entrepreneurial approaches more than ever. Increasingly, central governments are reducing their expenditures on social issues, either unable to fund expensive programs or concluding that traditional methods have failed to have impact. At the same time, needs are becoming greater and more complex. Evidence indicates that social entrepreneurs often make a difference in areas where governments and internation... [Read More]

Entrepreneurship

If at any point you wondered about becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own business or managing a business, you may be a great candidate for Heald’s Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship.

The Business Administration program with a concentration on Entrepreneurship educates students on business fundamentals as well as the needed skills to know how to start a small business.

Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management

This concentration is designed to acquaint the student with the entrepreneurial way of thinking and behaving and with the various kinds of entrepreneurship he/she can pursue as a career. It is especially designed to prepare the student to become an entrepreneur by providing a conceptual framework as well as intensive practice in the skills needed for successful entrepreneurship. The program emphasizes the entrepreneurial approach to resource acquisition and use as well as the entrepreneurial form of organization within the context of ethical and socially responsible behavior.

Global Entrepreneurship and Management (Master Degree)

This is a Master’s program that takes you to Barcelona, Taipei, and San Francisco for rigorous studies in entrepreneurship and management at three leading Jesuit institutions, IQS in Barcelona, Fu Jen Catholic University in Taipei, and the University of San Francisco—all in one year.

Music Industry Entrepreneurship

Lesson 1: Defining and Understanding the Entrepreneur

What is Your Dream?
Exercise: What is Your Dream?
Where are You in the Process?
Exercise: List Your Assets
In Focus Series
Assignment 1
Lesson 2: Setting the Aim of a Music Enterprise

Define Your Mission
Exercise: Mission Research
Formalize the Vision
Exercise: Preparing to Write a Formal Vision Statement
Determine the Values
Exercise: List Your Values
Discussion: Our Band Could Be Your Life–Chapter 1
In Focus Series
Assignment 2
Lesson 3: Identifying Customers and Determining Customer Requirements

Your Customers
Define Your Target Market
Exercise: Describing Customers
Determine Your Customer&,#146,s Needs
Exercise: Describe an Emotional Connection
Coordinate Your Mission with Your Customers
Discussion: Our Band Could Be Your Life–Chapter 12

Entrepreneurship 101

Entrepreneurship 101 Online is an interactive, 4-week, web-based program providing participants with a holistic perspective on the principles of entrepreneurship. The program emphasizes the mindset and self-understanding needed to undertake entrepreneurial endeavors, and the practical process of getting started. Unique from many other entrepreneurship programs, Entrepreneurship 101 Online explores the subject through Babson’s logic of Entrepreneurial Thought &, Action®. This logic emphasizes the importance of balancing action and experimentation with planning and analysis—the most effective method for succeeding amidst the uncertain environments that entrepreneurs face in their paths to growth and value creation.

Learning Objectives
The goal of Entrepreneurship 101 Online is for participants to gain a skill set and an approach that can be applied in order to launch new ventures and other entrepreneurial endeavors. Depending on the individual’s background ... [Read More]

Business Plan Writing for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

To help students create a comprehensive business plan for a small business, coursework addresses research sources, plan presentation, follow-up, and business plan components, including executive summary, company description, target market, competition, marketing and sales, operations, management structure, future development, and financials.

Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship

When you specialize your business degree in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, your coursework may include these career-enhancing courses:
•Budgeting and Forecasting �In this course, students design and implement a departmental budget encompassing the various processes that account for resource expenditures, as well as develop a long-range budget forecast and assess its impact on departmental planning.
•E-Commerce for Small Business �This course explores the potential of e-commerce and its impact on small business practices. Topics include opportunities, issues, alternatives, and techniques to support the development of an Internet marketing plan and related website.
•Business Plan Writing for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs �To help students create a comprehensive business plan for a small business, coursework addresses research sources, plan presentation, follow-up, and business plan components, including executive summary, company description, ... [Read More]

Career Essentials

Career Essentialsâ„?prepares students with the necessary information they need to make the right choices in the emerging job market. Students will learn to master the interviewing process by creating effective resumes, identifying their key skills, and understanding proper etiquette.

This course covers:

Career Planning
Getting a Job
Working Life
Entrepreneurship
Product Information:

One quarter (9-12 weeks)
Intended Audience �Grades 7-12+
Hosted in Aries Universal Learning
E-vironment with assessment bank, exercises, and quizzes
Also available in English-UK

Strategic Marketing for Entrepreneurs

This course reviews the strategic issues that an entrepreneur faces while starting a new venture or business, and highlights the questions about market acceptance that must be answered during every stage of the entrepreneurial process.

After completing this course, you should be able to:
•Describe the role of strategy and marketing in an entrepreneurial setting
•Discuss the basics of strategy, including the three levels of strategy and the five competitive forces identified by Michael Porter
•Explain marketing basics, including the marketing process and the Four P’s
•Discuss the role of marketing in the discovery stage of a new venture
•Describe the evaluation of the market for a new venture, including market segmentation, target marketing, and exploring customer needs
•Discuss the role of strategic planning in the entrepreneurial process
•Describe the key elements of a marketing plan
•Outline the factors for success in creating a new ven... [Read More]

Leadership and Management for Entrepreneurs

This course explores the leadership and management issues entrepreneurs face as they create and establish successful new ventures. It reviews the key managerial roles of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling and their application in entrepreneurial settings. Further, the course addresses self-management for the entrepreneur--how an entrepreneur can manage his or her own time and maintain a proper work-life balance.

After completing this course, you should be able to
•Describe the managerial roles played by an entrepreneur
•Outline the five key managerial activities
•Describe self-management techniques for managing time and organizing, planning, and prioritizing
•Discuss the autocratic (ODS-A), participative (ODS-P) and empowering (GEM) management styles and their application
•Describe the process for staffing an entrepreneurial venture
•Discuss Katzenbach’s Five Motivational Paths and how they apply to new ventures
•De... [Read More]

Business Law for Entrepreneurs

This course covers the basics of business law for an entrepreneur. It reviews legal structures for a new venture, intellectual property, employment law, contracts, government regulation, and personal and real property.

After completing this course, you should be able to discuss the following topics:
•Legal Environment
•Sole Proprietorships
•Partnerships
•Corporations
•Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Partnerships
•S Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
•Franchises
�Intellectual Property Rights
•Patents
•Copyright
•Trademarks and Trade Secrets
•Employment Law
•Forming a Contract
•Contracts and Fraud
•Sales Contracts
•Taxation and the Employer’s Responsibilities
•Government Regulation
•Personal Property
•Real Property
•Transfer of Real Property Ownership
•Bankruptcy

Target Audience: This course is designed for adult learners interested in gaining a basic understa... [Read More]

Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs

This course provides an introduction to key topics in accounting and finance for those involved in new ventures. It reviews financial accounting basics, including GAAP Principles and financial statements, and also covers key issues in finance, broadly defined as any financial or monetary activity that involves a company.

The course covers these topics:
•Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
•Rules of Double-Entry Accounting
•The Accounting Cycle
•Relationship of Financial Statements
•Financial Planning and Budgets
•Calculating the Master Budget
•The Cash Budget
•Pro Forma Financial Statements
•The Financing Plan
•Evaluating New Ventures
•Break-even Analysis
•Return on Investment and Payback Period

Target Audience: This course is designed for adult learners interested in gaining a basic understanding of the finance involved in entrepreneurship.

Level/Prerequisites: Introductory/No Prerequisites
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