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Business Planning and Entrepreneurship

Write a business plan that convinces a lender or partner — and, more importantly, that you would act on yourself.

intermediate8 weeks

Hunarsaaz course. Written by Hunarsaaz. The certificate is issued by Hunarsaaz.

Who this is for
Anyone seeking finance or a partner, business owners planning growth, and applicants to grant or incubation programmes.
What you need first
Entrepreneurship Fundamentals, or a business idea you have already tested. Small Business Finance is strongly recommended.

What this course sets out to do

  • Research a market and size it honestly.
  • Build financial projections you can defend.
  • Write a plan that is useful as well as persuasive.
  • Identify and state the risks rather than hiding them.
  • Present the plan and answer challenge.

What you will be able to do

  • Produce market research with cited sources.
  • Build three-year projections with stated assumptions.
  • Write every standard section of a business plan.
  • Produce a risk section that names real risks and their mitigations.
  • Present in ten minutes and defend the numbers.
  • Adapt the plan for a lender, an investor or a grant.

What you will cover

3 modules · 9 lessons

  • Market ResearchPreviewVideo coming soon20 min
  • Competitors and PositioningVideo coming soon20 min
  • Strategy and MilestonesVideo coming soon20 min
  • Module 1 — Research and Strategy — Quiz

Where this can lead

  • Business owner seeking finance
  • Startup founder
  • Business development
  • Grant applicant
  • Business adviser

These are the roles the skills apply to. Hunarsaaz does not guarantee employment.