Don’t wait. Create your business.
From your initial idea to bringing that idea into the world, learn all you need to know to kickstart your first small business. Go ahead, future entrepreneur.
Mind Your Business Pathway Overview
Let your creativity run. Call the shots. Work from anywhere. Make more money. Pursue your passion. Build your own career. Learn on the job. These are many reasons why everyone should try starting their own business, and here you’ll learn to do just that. The courses help you put your ideas on paper, create a brand, make a plan, understand the fine-print, learn how to manage finances, and more.
Mind Your Business Pathway Courses
The Million-dollar Idea
- State your idea
- Define product and service
- Identify if it is a product or service
- Identify the solution you’re solving
- Clarify why you want to start this business.
It’s not all about coming up with ideas. It’s about recognizing the good from the less good. Here, you’ll explore your idea in more depth and outline why it has legs.
Create Your Brand
- Visualize the future of your business
- Understand the role of your brand
- Brainstorm your brand identity
- Access tools for visualization
- Communicate what your brand stands for.
Today a business and a brand are one and the same. Explore your brand’s vision, values, visual identity and more.
Game Plan
- Learn how to do market research
- Refine your vision
- Set BIG goals
- Identify potential support.
Create a plan of action to create, evaluate, and market your product.
The Fine Print
- All you need to know about ABNs
- Different types of businesses
- Discover the pros and cons of each business type.
Discover the legalities of creating your own business, the documentation required, and how to access it.
Money In, Money Out
- What you need to know about tax and TFNs
- Where to get good financial advice
- Types of financial statements.
Understand the basics for managing the finances of your business.
Happy Customers Equals Happy Business
- Art and science of customer service
- How to use customer service to grow your business
- Access resources for good customer service.
Evaluate what it means to have “good customer service” and how this can benefit your business.
Don't Do It Alone
- The benefits of mentors
- How to go about networking
- Getting good online resources.
Build resources and a network you can rely on for support, so you can constantly improve your product or service and business.