Michigan State University - Capstone - Launch Your Own Business!
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Capstone - Launch Your Own Business! at Coursera Overview
Duration | 19 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Capstone - Launch Your Own Business! at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 6 of 6 in the How to Start Your Own Business Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Approx. 19 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Capstone - Launch Your Own Business! at Coursera Course details
- It is a cliché, but nevertheless very true. Experience is the best teacher. It is also the best confidence builder. It is time for you to take action! The concepts and skills presented throughout the courses in the specialization are applied in this capstone course where you will launch an actual business.
- It will not be a business concept described on paper, but a functional business with legal status in your particular governmental jurisdiction, developed within your available resources whatever they are, and challenged to generate revenue.
- One of the greatest benefits of this specialization is the business development environment provided by the population of learners. At the point of the capstone course your thousands of fellow learners become consultants capable of refining and adding value to your business concept, they may also be potential customers or at the very least allow you to observe the likely reactions from potential customers.
- With the experience of launching this startup, and the execution capabilities and confidence gain from that experience it is our desire that you repeat the process and launch another startup or a bigger version of this startup. Hopefully going on to launch another, and another, and another, evoking another cliché, 'practice will make perfect'.
Capstone - Launch Your Own Business! at Coursera Curriculum
Capstone Welcome & Overview
Capstone Introduction Video
Creating Your Legal Entity
Review: Incorporation
Review: LLCs vs. C-Corps
Legal Entity Comparison Chart - LegalZoom
Setting Up Your Bank Account
"How to Choose the Right Bank for Your Small Business" - INC Magazine
"How to Shop for a Bank." - Wall Street Journal
Create Your Digital Presence
Website Building Tools
Global Social Media Statistics
"8 Tips to Running an Actually Successful Social Media Campaign" - Ed Zitron for INC Magazine
Establish Your Financial Statements
Review: Financial Statements
Review: Creating Financial Proformas Lecture
Review: Income Statements
Review: Balance Sheet
Review: Cash Flow Statement
Preperation of the Income Statement
Balance Sheet Explanation - Accounting Coach
Cash Flow Overview & Template
Create a Path Forward
Lecture Review Video: Revisiting Strategy
Lecture Review Video: What Game to Play
Review Video: Where Truth Lies
Business Model Canvas Template Download
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