Free Online Course offered by edX on Entrepreneurial Mindset

edX Platform is offering a free  online course on the theme of Entrepreneurial Mindset, to uncover the secrets of thinking like an entrepreneur to create value for stakeholders and society across a variety of business settings.

Course background:

What does it really mean to think entrepreneurially? The entrepreneurial process isn’t only for start-ups, it’s a comprehensive mindset that will teach learners to identify, assess, shape, and act on opportunities in a variety of contexts, settings and organizations. In this entrepreneurship course, participants will learn to implement the method of Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) – which will give learners a roadmap to create and add value for stakeholders and society.

ET&A™ is a tactical, results-oriented process that may be applied to new venture creation as well as to promote innovation within existing organizations – large, small or family owned – and across profit, not for profit and social ventures.

The ability to ‘think like an entrepreneur’ and ‘act like an innovator’ are critical skills for success across industries and are proven tools to help distinguish participants in the workplace and to accelerate their career.

This course is presented by BabsonX, that is free-online-courses platform from Babson College in USA.

Course effort:

4 to 6 hours per week, for 6 weeks.

Course objectives:

Participants in this course will learn the following:

1. Gain an understanding of how Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® may be applied to opportunities of all kinds including new ventures as well as innovation within existing organizations.
2. Understand the fundamental concepts and analytical tools that help assess opportunities and develop entrepreneurial ventures, and how these concepts and tools may be applied to real world business situations and opportunities.
3. Learn and use a methodology to develop and assess new opportunities that are the critical first step in moving an idea from concept to launch and implementation.
4. Develop, define and clearly communicate a new business concept or initiative in an efficient, effective and compelling manner.

Course costs:

It’s free of charge to take this course, but there is an option of pursing a Verified Certificate for $199, that is:

1. An instructor-signed certificate with the institution's logo to verify achievement and increase learner’s job prospects.
2. Easily shareable that learners can add to their CV or resume, or post it directly on LinkedIn.
3. Proven motivator to give enrollees an additional incentive to complete the course.
4. Dedicated to support edX, as a non-profit, it relies on verified certificates to help fund free education for everyone globally.

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