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. 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.
