ENTREPRENEUR AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 1 Steps for Starting a Business description: Course 1 helps you determine if you are ready to start a new business and takes you through the initial steps to get started. Course 1 includes three units: Unit 1: A Business or a Hobby? Unit 2: Designing Your Business, and Unit 3: Business Registration.

After completing all three units of Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business, you should be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

Course 1 Unit 1 A Business or a Hobby description: This unit will help you assess your readiness to become a business owner and learn where to go to learn even more.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Identify what you need to make the transition from hobby to business

*Recognize your preparedness to start a business

*Begin the design of your business

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 1 Steps for Starting a Business description: Course 1 helps you determine if you are ready to start a new business and takes you through the initial steps to get started. Course 1 includes three units: Unit 1: A Business or a Hobby? Unit 2: Designing Your Business, and Unit 3: Business Registration.

After completing all three units of Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business, you should be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

Course 1 Unit 2 Designing Your Business description: Now that you are ready to start your business you can begin designing its appearance and function. This stage will determine much about the future of your business. Remember to seek consultation from trusted advisors at each step.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Design and register your business name

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 1 Steps for Starting a Business description:

Course 1 helps you determine if you are ready to start a new business and takes you through the initial steps to get started. Course 1 includes three units: Unit 1: A Business or a Hobby? Unit 2: Designing Your Business, and Unit 3: Business Registration.

After completing all three units of Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business, you should be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

Course 1 Unit 3 Business Registration description: Covers the advantages of registering your business and provides you with the information you need to register in your state.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Identify how to register with your state

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

After completing all three units of Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business, you should be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

SAVE BY PURCHASING ALL 3 UNITS OF COURSE 1 IN THIS BUNDLE PACK!

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

After completing all three units of Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business, you should be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

SAVE BY PURCHASING ALL UNITS OF COURSES 1 AND 2 IN THIS BUNDLE PACK!

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 2 Business Plan/Planning description:

Course 2 provides in-depth information about how to prepare a business plan that outlines ideas and goals and supplies insight on how the business will go about achieving those goals. Course 2 includes four units: Unit 1: Market Analysis Introduction, Unit 2: Sales and Marketing, Unit 3: Funding, and Unit 4: Financial Documents.

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

Course 2 Unit 1 Market Analysis Introduction description: Develop an understanding of the consumer base for your product and your place within the market.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Describe best practices for market analysis including: Finding customers, Reading demographic data, Reading market data, How to conduct research

*Describe how to gain a market advantage using: Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 2 Business Plan/Planning description: Course 2 provides in-depth information about how to prepare a business plan that outlines ideas and goals and supplies insight on how the business will go about achieving those goals. Course 2 includes four units: Unit 1: Market Analysis Introduction, Unit 2: Sales and Marketing, Unit 3: Funding, and Unit 4: Financial Documents.

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

Course 2 Unit 2 Sales and Marketing description: Covers developing a basic process for making sales and promoting your business that can be included in a business plan you may present to potential partners or investors.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Explain the benefits of completing a full definition of the products or services your business will offer customers

*Describe best practices for marketing a new business including how to attract and retain loyal customers

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 2 Business Plan/Planning description: Course 2 provides in-depth information about how to prepare a business plan that outlines ideas and goals and supplies insight on how the business will go about achieving those goals. Course 2 includes four units: Unit 1: Market Analysis Introduction, Unit 2: Sales and Marketing, Unit 3: Funding, and Unit 4: Financial Documents.

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

Course 2 Unit 3 Funding description: Securing funding may seem daunting, and indeed it does serve as a major hurdle for many new businesses, so this unit will help break the process down into more accessible pieces that will make your goal obtainable.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Obtain and calculate your new business’s one-time and recurring costs

*Describe various funding options available to entrepreneurs

*Access the resources needed to build a plan

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

Course 2 Business Plan/Planning description: Course 2 provides in-depth information about how to prepare a business plan that outlines ideas and goals and supplies insight on how the business will go about achieving those goals. Course 2 includes four units: Unit 1: Market Analysis Introduction, Unit 2: Sales and Marketing, Unit 3: Funding, and Unit 4: Financial Documents.

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

Course 2 Unit 4 Financial Documents description: For the final step of your Business Plan, you will complete financial documents for your business including a Cash Flow Statement, an Income Statement, and a Balance Sheet. These documents allow the owners of the business or the readers of the documents to determine the movement of money within the business, its profitability, and the value of the company’s equity.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

*Explain how a Cash Flow Statement shows the movement of cash within the business.

*Describe how an Income Statement creates a comparative record of every source of income and expense for a business over time.

*Explain how a Balance Sheet creates a financial snapshot of a business at a particular moment.

*Detail how these three financial documents work together to provide a snapshot of a business.

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

SAVE BY PURCHASING ALL 4 UNITS OF COURSE 2 IN THIS BUNDLE PACK!

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.

After completing all three units of Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business, you should be able to:

*Decide if you are ready to start a business

*Decide the type of structure that suits your business

*Recognize the advantages of registering your business

*Determine if you need to apply for an Employee Identification Number

*Register and license your business locally, with the state(s), and federally

*Recognize if your business requires additional licensing

After completing all four units of Course 2: Business Plan/Planning, you should be able to:

*Identify all components of starting your business to prepare a business plan

* Prepare the financial documents needed for your business plan and to start up your business

SAVE BY PURCHASING ALL UNITS OF COURSES 1 AND 2 IN THIS BUNDLE PACK!

Module 2 BUSINESS OPERATIONS of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about XX. Module 2 includes four courses: Course 1: Components of Operating a Business, Course 2: Record Keeping Systems, Course 3: Business Taxes, and Course 4: Employees and Fringe Benefits.

Course 1 Components of Operating a Business includes two units: Unit 1 Pricing Your Products/Services and Unit 2 Marketing and Networking.

After completing Unit 1 of Course 1 you should be able to:

Module 1 BUSINESS STARTUP of PEDCO’s business development courses provides in-depth information about the initial steps to be taken to start a new business. Module 1 includes two courses: Course 1: Steps for Starting a Business and Course 2: Business Plan/Planning.