Starting a business is an act of hope and optimism. The MOBI Starting a Business course is designed to give you all the knowledge and skills you need to choose, plan, and launch a new business.
After you learn how to select the best business for you, we show you how to formalize, finance, organize, and market your new business. In addition, Starting a Business includes special sessions on controlling risk, selling, accounting, and making ethical decisions.
There are 15 sessions, or topics, that you can pursue at your own pace, with step-by-step information and the essentials you need to know to start your business. This course will also teach you how to write a business plan, and it includes MOBI’s free downloadable Business Plan Template. Several sessions are available in text as well as MOBI On Demand audio and video learning formats. Let’s get started!
Students of the Starting a Business course have the opportunity to earn a Certificate of Completion and Digital Badge from MOBI and Santa Clara University by meeting the course requirements: passing the final exam with a score of 80% or higher and submitting the Student Survey at the end of the course.
Preview the sessions included in the Starting a Business course:
- Choosing the Right Business (▶️)
- The Business Plan (▶️)
- Freelance, Independent, and Home-Based Business (▶️)
- Business Organization (▶️)
- Financing the Business (▶️)
- Microfinancing Basics (▶️)
- Accounting and Cash Flow (▶️)
- Controlling Costs (▶️)
- Licenses and Permits (▶️)
- Business Risk and Insurance
- Communication Tools (▶️)
- Marketing (▶️)
- Ecommerce (▶️)
- Selling (▶️)
- Making Ethical Decisions (▶️)
(▶️) Denotes sessions available in MOBI On Demand video format. Visit session page to view video.
