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Use this course as your A-Z, step-by-step roadmap to turn a business idea into a profitable business.
Achieve freedom and independence that comes from being your own boss.
Includes my 200-page business plan book which is used by a number of universities.
Even if you are an absolute beginner, this course will guide you to successfully plan and start your business.
ARE YOU BUILDING YOUR FIRST BUSINESS AND FEEL LOST AND UNSURE OF WHAT STEPS TO TAKE?
YOU ARE NOT ALONE…
Millions of first-time entrepreneurs feel that way, and that’s exactly how I felt when I started my first business 20 years ago. I’ve felt the stress you are feeling, and I’ve been through the hardships you are facing.
The great news is that I’ll walk you through every step of starting your business from selecting the best business idea, to business planning, registering your business, raising money, and starting your business with correct fundamentals to give your business the best chance to succeed.
WELL-KNOWN FACT ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS
Getting the right advice and direction from an expert will help you greatly decrease your learning curve, minimize your period of struggle, and give you the best chance to succeed.
WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH BY THE END OF THE COURSE
By the end of this course, you will no longer be one of thousands of “wantapreneurs.” You will have taken your first positive steps to business success. You will become a strong and independent entrepreneur. You’ll know exactly where you are going in business and how you are going to get there. You will be able to make correct and confident decisions.
Use this course as a step-by-step entrepreneurship guide to go from business ideas to starting a successful business.
INSTRUCTOR BACKGROUND: ALEX GENADINIK
My business plan book ‘How To Write A Business Plan’ is consistently the top business plan book on Amazon. My book is used by a number of universities and high schools in business class curriculums and entrepreneurship centers. I regularly get invited by these institutions to give talks about starting a business to aspiring entrepreneurs.
I’ve been an entrepreneur for 20 years, have personally coached over 1,000 entrepreneurs, taught business topics to 150,000 students and helped millions of entrepreneurs worldwide to create 6 and 7-figure businesses in the process, and I can help you too.
Imagine how much better and easier your road to success will be, and how much more you can achieve with an experienced mentor.
BONUSES INCLUDED
* Lots of extra freebies, downloadable worksheets, and exercises to make the course more interactive and valuable
* Personal invitation to my Facebook community for entrepreneurs after you complete the course
* My list of 50 business-success skills after you complete the course
* Be entered to get chosen for my entrepreneur student of the month status and have your business featured
RESPONSIVE AND CARING INSTRUCTOR: WORLD-CLASS STUDENT SUPPORT
If you have questions, know that I am here to help! I answer 99% of student questions within 24 hours. Many students tell me that other instructors don’t respond. Well, I do because
1) I care about my students.
2) I feel a responsibility to make sure that students get their money’s worth from the course.
Invest in your future. Enroll in this now.
What you’ll learn
- A-Z roadmap of steps to start a business, gain independence and enjoy the freedom of being your own boss!
- Gain confidence and become decisive about the ideal way to proceed with your business
- Expert help and advice from the instructor in 1-to-1 office hours calls and course discussions. 99% of questions are answered within 24 hours.
- Discover more than 10 practical ways to raise funds for your business
- Alleviate the stress you are experiencing from struggling in business
- Identify highly profitable business niches, develop new business ideas, and continuously improve them to increase your profits
- Write a business plan with winning strategies that prepare your business for growth
- Avoid costly mistakes made by most first-time entrepreneurs, and save precious time and money
- Learn when and how to protect your intellectual property
- Increase your confidence and decisiveness when making crucial business decisions
Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?
- Entrepreneurs excited to start a business, be your own boss, and make your dreams come true
Who this course is for:
- First-time entrepreneurs
- People who want to start a business
- 16Exercise and brief introduction to emotional intelligence, productivity
- 1750 productivity skills that will help you for the rest of your career
- 18Five productivity tips to boost quality and quantity of your work
- 19Your brain and business - which part of the brain work then
- 20The Marshmallow test - Stanford study of the best predictor of future success
Read more : The Marshmallow test
- 21Think how Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg think
- 27Business planning introduction
- 28What is a business plan?
- 29How long should a business plan be?
- 30The executive summary of a business plan
- 31The product section of a business plan
- 32Product Mistake
- 33The stage of your business
- 34Your market size section of the business plan
- 35Example of writing the target market and market size part of the business plan
- 36The marketing plan for your business plan
- 37Your business competition
- 38Your revenue streams
- 39Pricing and customer lifetime value(LTV)
- 40Your founding or management team
- 41Your business unit economics
- 42S.W.O.T analysis
- 43S.W.O.T example
- 50Marketing plan section introduction
- 51Basic marketing plan for an Ecommerce product
- 52Local business marketing plan example
- 53Agency or services (marketing, web development,design) company marketing plan
- 54Marketing plan for a blog or YouTube or poscast or influencer or coach
- 55Marketing plan for a platform or big website domination
- 56Marketing plan for an innovative new product or website
- 57B2B company marketing plan
- 58Fundraising introduction
- 59How much money you need to raise
- 60WORKSHEET: New business expenses and calculating how much you need to raise
- 61WORKSHEET: Existing business expenses and calculating how much to raise
- 62Fundraising paths worksheet
- 63Boostrapping your business
- 64Raising money from loans
- 65Raising money from grants
Notes on grants
Organizations based in United States:
1) Grants.gov
2) Grants for arts and individuals in arts: http://arts.gov/grants/apply-grant/grants-individuals
3) FEMA and financial disaster assistance: https://www.fema.gov/grants-assistance-programs-individuals
4) SBA.gov - learn about business grants and see if you qualify: http://www.sba.gov/blogs/government-grants-small-business-think-you-qualify
5) Learn about the Rockefeller Foundation's grants: http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/grants/what-we-fund
Outside tutorials on grants:
1) Extra resources and ideas for grants: http://www.nfib.com/article/free-money-top-grant-sources-for-small-businesses-63528/
2) Short online grant writing course: http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/
3) Hidden grants for small businesses: http://www.startupnation.com/articles/grants-to-start-a-business-hidden-trove-of-small-business-start-up-capital/
- 66Raising money from investors
- 67Raising money from donations and crowdfunding
- 68Earning money from your own revenue
- 69Creative fundraising: Host events & workshops or selling educational products
- 91Introduction to building habits for entrepreneurs
- 92How to get more discipline to begin building habits
- 93Using our procedural memory and visualization techniques to build habits
- 94Hack: when we are in action, we get more energy and Dopamine released during
- 95Combining habits you like with new ones you want to form
- 96How to test if you've formed a habit, and determining habit strength
- 97Types of goal setting to help you form habits and find motivation
- 98Thinking about the benefit helps to release Dopamine and give motivation
- 99Sleep, Neuroplasticity, and habits
- 100Research and myths about duration of building habits
- 101Last thoughts on habits for entrepreneurs
- 111Getting business ideas - section introduction
- 112WORKSHEET: Picking an industry and getting started with business idea generation
- 113Identify your business goals
- 114Combining Industry and goals for unique & personalized business idea beginnings
- 115Adding demographics and psychographics to your idea
- 116TEMPLATE: Pitch your business ideas to investors or during conversation
- 117Bigger checklist: 18-item business idea checklist
- 118EXERCISE and WORKSHEET: Get unique and creative business ideas
- 119Let's compare results from previous exercise - if yours are different, tell me
- 120How to come up with physical product ideas
- 121Case study of one of my own ideas I tried that failed