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18 hours

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Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Highlights

  • 38% started a new career after completing these courses.
  • 35% got a tangible career benefit from this course.
  • 23% got a pay increase or promotion.
  • Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
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  • Welcome to the course where you learn to launch a new business in the energy, finance, real estate, design, engineering, or environmental sectors, while also helping you create positive environmental and human health impacts around the world.
  • We will integrate tools, trends, and tips from the field of entrepreneurship as a career path for making a difference and generating wealth in the renewable energy and green building sectors.
  • This is not a course about theory. Instead, we focus on real world application, step-by-step advice, and case studies.
  • After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • - Define key business opportunities, challenges, and potential solutions in the renewable energy and green building sectors.
  • - Analyze a successful business in renewable energy or green building.
  • - Identify 2 to 3 problems you might solve with either renewable energy or green building products or services.
  • - Plan for engaging with investors who might finance a new business.
  • - Take real world first steps towards launching a new business or corporate initiative, by applying the 1-page business idea summary template and the Business Model Canvas to generating and refining your own new business ideas.
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Curriculum

Welcome to the course

Course Trailer

Introduction

Welcome to the Course!

Inside Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs Solve Problems

Intrapreneurship: Innovation from Within

Opportunities in Green Building Design

Financial Opportunities in Renewable Engery

Green Building Case Study: Cherokee Investment Partners

Renewable Energy Case Study: Strata Solar

Green Building Case Study: Nicholas School of the Envrionment

Welcome to Week 1 of the ?Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship?

The Importance of Entrepreneurial Thinking for the Green Building Industry

The Rise of The Intrapreneur

[References]: Green Building Global Status Report and World Green Building Trends 2016

[References] Renewable 2019: Global Status Report

Green Features Tour: Duke University Environment Hall

Week 1 Quiz

Dive into Business ? Real Opportunity. Real Challenges.

The Logic Behind Green Building

The Logic Behind Renewable Energy

Inside Entrepreneurship: Benefits and Examples of Entrepreneurship

Inside Entrepreneurship: Criticisms of Green Building

Inside Entrepreneurship: Criticisms of Renewable Energy

Inside Entrepreneurship: Challenges in Entrepreneurship

Welcome to Week 2 of the ?Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship?

[References] The Business Cases for Green Building

Additional Resources of Logic Behind Renewable Energy

Entrepreneurship: A Working Definition and More

The Top 10 Challenges Faced By Entrepreneurs Today: Solved

Week 2

Blast Off ? Moving from Ideas to Business Implementation

Inside Entrepreneurship: Empowerment and Inspiration

Generating Ideas for a Startup

Refining Your Vision

Using the Business Model Canvas

Building a Great Team

Financing Your Buisness

Launching Your Business

Welcome to Week 3 of the ?Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship?

23 Ways to Generate Startup Ideas

9 Steps to Validate a Business Idea in 30 Days with Less than $500

How to Conduct Market Reserach

The 20 Minute Business Model Plan: Business Model Canvas Made Easy

How to Build a Better Startup Team

How to Pitch to a Venture Capitalist

20 Things All Entrepreneurs Should Know About Angel Investors

Quiz 3

Closing - A World of Possibilities

60 Great Tools and Resources for Entrepreneurs and Startups

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    Learning Experience: How the new technologies and lifestyle is impacting the nature but with few simple steps and ways we can change the outcome and protect the environment and nature and resources
    Faculty: Faculty are great at explaining the course Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
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