Welcome on this skills programme!

This online course offers a comprehensive roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs seeking success in the vibrant South African business landscape. Beginning with the fundamentals, this course covers the essential skills and traits needed to thrive as an entrepreneur, laying a strong foundation for business ventures. Learners delve into the intricacies of business development, learning the art of creating and marketing products and services. Practical insights into branding and advertising strategies further equip learners to establish a strong market presence. Moreover, learners gain vital knowledge in sales techniques, basic accounting, cash flow management, and tax administration, essential for financial sustainability. The course extends to operations management and human resources, covering topics such as recruitment, employee management, and legal compliance, ensuring a robust understanding of business operations. Concluding with an exploration of online business development and real-world case studies, learners are equipped with the practical tools and confidence needed to embark on entrepreneurial ventures with professionalism and success.

What you will learn:

At the end of this course, the learner should be able to:

• Define entrepreneurship and describe entrepreneur traits, skills, and risk in ventures.
• Explain the role of ideas in starting a venture and outline research requirements.
• Define business, types, and formation process.
• Describe product/service development and the role of innovation, creativity, and research.
• Define and explain marketing's role in entrepreneurship.
• Highlight the importance of sales in business.
• Explain and manage cash flows effectively.
• Identify and explain financial management and accounting for businesses.
• Understand the entrepreneur's role as an employer.
• Identify and explain operational considerations, including health and safety, IT, supplier and stock management, planning, and forecasting.
• Explain business administration, taxation, insurance, and other considerations like BBBEE, trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual property.
• Discuss considerations for business growth.
• Discuss technopreneurs and characteristics of tech start-ups.

Course Content:

Unit 1: What is entrepreneurship?

Unit 2: Getting out of the starting blocks

Unit 3: Forming a business

Unit 4: Developing products and services

Unit 5: Spreading the word

Unit 6: Selling

Unit 7: Cash is king

Unit 8: It is in the numbers

Unit 9: Building a team

Unit 10: Making it run smoothly

Unit 11: Boring but important stuff

Unit 12: Growing the business

Unit 13: Online start-ups

Unit 14: Case studies: myths, leaders and inspiration

Note: The e-course book for this course is “Practical Entrepreneurship in South Africa” published by Edge Learning Media, ISBN 978-1-77612-321-6.

Who Should Attend:

Any individual that wants to become an entrepreneur and set up their own business.

Entry Requirements:

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Course Structure:

This course is only available in an online learning format. The course includes learning activities, videos and quizzes.

Assessments:

Learners will need to complete the online quiz for this course.

Accreditation:

This course is not accredited.

Certification:

 A Certificate of Successful Completion will be issued upon completion of the course.

Duration:

1 week per learning unit / 14 weeks in total (4-5 months)