Course Overview

Entrepreneurship is found everywhere in every place. In our day to day lives, we use a variety of products and services that were a result of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs may head start with a dream to bring out an invention or solution and he may also have the enthusiasm to bring it to reality.

However, if they don’t have the necessary skills to take off and establish their projects they may land up in hard times. So, who is an Entrepreneur? And what is Entrepreneurship? The individual who creates a new enterprise and takes up the challenges that come with its formation, operation, and development is an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurship refers to the process of creating and handling such an enterprise with the motive of making the profit or gains. Entrepreneurship requires hard work, commitment, enthusiasm, resilience, and determination. Entrepreneurs are extremely motivated entities. They not only create new and great business ideas but also carry the skills to translate that business idea into a successful business outcome.

Do you have the skills of an entrepreneur? Some of these skills can be instinctive but whether natural or unexplored, you must have the desire, resources, and tools to develop them. The most prosperous people develop their skills. You need these entrepreneurial skills if operating a business or managing a project is your goal and objective.

To cultivate entrepreneurial skills, you must take ownership of the entire project and to a certain extent, you must be able to function as an accountant, salesman, marketing strategists, IT support, and other basic business roles when launching your business to success.

Zoe Talent Solutions has developed this course on the Entrepreneurship Skills Training Course keeping in mind the skills and tools required to shape you into a better entrepreneur. Evolving in entrepreneurial skills is crucial in the growth and success story of every entrepreneur.

It may involve building upon your current skill set and build with learnings and experience. A person who desires to be such a successful resource must be a jack of all trades in his industry and business. If you are ambitious to take your business project off the ground, you will need the skills and capability to multi-task and oversee with great detail at the same time.

Course Objectives

The objective of this Entrepreneurship Skills Training Course is to enable you to—

• Understand the concepts entrepreneurship is built upon
• Learn how opportunity leads to a successful enterprise
• Understand the key factors influencing entrepreneurial possibilities
• Explain the motivation elements and motivation killers of an entrepreneur
• Prepare for the challenges that are faced by entrepreneur and how to overcome them
• Recognize and creatively think to design and innovate unique business opportunities
• Understand the skills and knowledge for running and managing a new business
• Learn to create effective business plans
• Discover new technologies that aid in project management
• Ensure that the infrastructure is appropriate for the business activities
• Learn the basics required to understand financials and reporting
• Implement policies, rules, and standard procedures to create a work culture
• Handle market research and strategies amid competitors

Training Methodology

On request and requirement, Zoe Talent Solutions can customize your training courses to suit your training needs based on your business background. Our trainers are well qualified to train you in line with your work objectives.

The course will be very interactive, and involvement is greatly encouraged. You will have discussions, case studies, practical’s, and other methods of training during the program. Participants from different organizations will contribute their best practices and experiences during the program.

Zoe Talent Solutions training programs follow the Do–Review–Learn–Apply Model of training to ensure learning objectives are achieved.

Organisational Benefits

Organizations whose employees take up the course on Entrepreneurship Skills will benefit in the following ways:

• Employees with Entrepreneurship Skills bring in change and innovation
• These skills among employees help to generate future business
• A mind-set of entrepreneurship generates momentum to the core business
• Entrepreneurship Skills inspires talent development and changes work culture
• Employees start to take up ownership of their work and develop focus
• Employees take up accountability for their work to deliver results
• They find new growth opportunities with increased engagement and innovation
• Increased job satisfaction among the employees
• They are better team players
• Entrepreneurship Skills among employees increases organizations potential and helps develop new streams of revenue

Personal Benefits

Individuals attending the Entrepreneurship Skills program will have the following benefits:

• They will learn skills to be an effective and capable entrepreneur
• Individuals will learn to be more proactive in life and in handling various projects
• New start-ups create job opportunities in society and thereby creates a social change
• Successful Entrepreneurs add to the economy of the community they live in
• Individuals with these skills improve the quality of life and make them self-sufficient
• They demonstrate a better self-confidence and positive outlook
• Individuals tend to have greater levels of responsibility and order in their personal lives
• They develop better decision-making skills
• Individuals learn to better communicate, negotiate and be well networked

Who Should Attend?

This program is designed for those planning to sharpen their business and corporate skills as business, department, team, and project owners/managers. If you intend to step into business start-ups this program is crucial for your business formation and development.

Corporate Leaders, Strategic Managers, Business owners, Project managers, team leaders, department heads, supervisors, business strategists, planners, business development executives, sales officers, procurement executives can all highly benefit from this program

Course Outline

The below modules will be covered during different sessions of the Entrepreneurship Skills Training program:

Module 1

• Concepts of entrepreneurship
• Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur
• Important Skills for Entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneur’s Checklist for accomplishments
• Entrepreneurship – Creativity and business Ideas
• Launching new ventures
• Develop an Entrepreneurial mindset
• Opportunities and thinking big

Module 2

• Vision, Mission, and Values
• New project goal setting
• Business plans and profitability
• Understanding and studying Competitors
• Importance of Strategic Planning in business set-up
• Applying Innovation to Creative thinking
• Establishing a strong foundation through networking

Module 3

• Business Knowledge
• Developing optimistic thinking
• Taking up Initiatives
• Understanding Drive and Persistence
• Resilience during challenges and failures
• Risk Management
• Establishing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Module 4

• Setting up Business Infrastructure
• Information Technology and its proper use
• Taking advantage of Technology
• Legal, Compliance and HR Roles
• Business location and target market
• Power of Networking and Social media

Module 5

• Leadership and Managerial Skills
• Communication Skills
• Personal Relations Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Critical and Creative Thinking Skill
• Project Management Skills
• People Management
• Business Ethics

Module 6

• Marketing Plans and Sales Strategies
• Location and Pricing Strategies
• Principles of promotion and selling
• Building an efficient salesforce
• Branding and Imaging
• Projections and Forecasting
• Market research and analysis
• Business SWOT analysis

Module 7

• Finance and Budgeting Skills
• Cost and profit estimation and analysis
• Calculations of Returns on Investment
• Credit and cash-flow Management
• Analysing and Generating Finances
• Fixed and Variable expenses
• Understanding the break-even point
• Auditing and analysing financial reports
• Record Keeping and data storage

Module 8

• Performance Management
• Business Evaluation and setting KPIs
• Business and Personal target approach
• Presentation of Reports
• Business Profits and Expansion
• Learning from failures and building on success
• Challenges of Entrepreneurship Development
• Visionary leadership