As an entrepreneur and mentor, I am extremely passionate about sharing the many skills, experiences and lessons I have learnt and gained on my entrepreneurial journey. I currently run 2 creative businesses, have written an eBook, have had my products sold out with a major online retailer as well as with boutiques in and around London. I have been featured in press and have had the pleasure of helping others on their startup journey. I started out on my business journey as a young adult and one thing I often say to myself is “I wish I had been able to start younger! I wish I knew what I know now, earlier on in life!”
In today’s world, it is extremely important to know how to how to be resourceful, creative, bold, think outside of the box, make lemons into lemonade and generate multiple streams of income! This is not only important for our personal lives, but also for the lives those around us. Children are being taught many valuable lessons in school, but are rarely taught about the benefits and fundamentals of turning an idea, hobby or passion into something that could have monetary gain and potentially go on to earning them a living, as well as providing opportunities for others and having great benefits to our economy. I have personally experienced this myself. You can read more about this here.
This course is great for boosting confidence, as well as preparing children and young people for the world of work and enterprise. Here are some of the things that the course encourages and promotes:
- Successful planning skills – with the help of our own planning strategy
- Use of mathematical skills through profit and loss calculation
- Boosting self-confidence through selling and promotion
- Creative and critical thinking
- Problem solving skills
- Boldness and initiative
- Dealing with rejection
- Resilience
- Resourcefulness!
Please check the curriculum tab to see course content in more detail. Some of the lessons can also be previewed. Once the course has been completed, students will be emailed a certificate of completion 🙂
I have been in the business of creative education for over a decade and for the past two years I have been teaching entrepreneurial workshops to children, young people and adults in schools and centres nationwide. We have had great feedback from children in years 5 & 6 who we have run a “Kidpreneurs’ Club”
for at primary schools, as well as young people aged 13 – 19 years old who we have facilitated workshops for. Many have found it insightful, interesting and motivating.
Throughout this course I draw on my own startup experiences as detailed in my 5 star-rated eBook “Starting From the Bottom Up” which can be found here
Students will also receive a free copy of the eBook with this course.
The course consists of lessons, quizzes, exercises and challenges, making for an interesting and insightful learning experience for students. It also promotes the importance of education and how it plays a vital role in our future choices and work life.
Parents sometimes ask if their child will gain a qualification with this course. In business, true qualification is self-qualification: the ability to put what you learn into practice and bring your ideas to life!
Once purchased, students will have up to 15 weeks to complete the course.
PLEASE NOTE – You will need to register in order to complete your purchase of the course. Click on the “Buy this course” button and then click “login” you will then be redirected to a page where you can register. Please contact us if you have any queries.
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Introduction and Finding Your Passion
A little bit about myself, the course creator and how my own entrepreneurial experiences have inspired this course. Then onto talking about passion and doing what you love!
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Planning
The importance of planning, your reasons "why" and basics, such as business name and target customer. A planning table is also included, to help layout plans clearly
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Selling You!
The importance of being able to promote and sell your idea to others, including an exercise to help boost selling confidence!
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Create The Vision!
Bringing your idea to life!
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Marketing Matters
A marketing multiple choice quiz, followed by tips on some of the various marketing methods used by companies and a tagline guessing exercise
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To Profit or Not to Profit
Learning the basic P&L formula and going through some scenarios to put our knowledge of this formula into practice!
is this course a learn-on-your-own, at your own pace? Or are there live lessons to attend? please email me alw24@talktalk.net