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Explore your future entrepreneurial ideas

Updated Friday, 14 May 2021
Do you aspire to be an entrepreneur? Do you have a business idea but you're not sure how to take this further? Or are you just interested in finding out more about becoming an entrepreneur? Then check out these FREE courses...

Want to start your own business? On OpenLearn you can find a range of resources that will help you to explore your entrepreneurial flare and ideas further. These courses offer you the chance to gain a statement of participation to share as evidence of your achievement. It's all for free.

Explore our free entrepreneurship resources

  • Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

    Turn your business ideas into reality with this free course on entrepreneurship. Explore practical steps for starting and growing a business, from developing ideas and choosing a business model to funding, location, and assessing your own skills and risk approach — all illustrated with real-life case studies.

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    Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

  • Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

    In this free course, Entrepreneurial impressions - reflection, you will be encouraged to unpack your own experiences of, and perceptions about, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. You will also take a look at the relevant research evidence on entrepreneurial personality and on the role of informal ties with family and friends. There are still ...

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    Entrepreneurial impressions – reflection

  • Technology, innovation and management

    Develop a critical understanding of technological innovation and management. This free course, Technology, innovation and management, will provide you with an overview and introduction to a range of related concepts, ideas and debates. It adopts a broad definition of innovation and subscribes to the view that a fundamental feature of any ...

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    Technology, innovation and management

  • Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

    What are the important issues to consider when starting up or running a small business in a rural environment? This free course, Rural entrepreneurship in Wales, will introduce you to some concepts and models that will help you work out what you want to do with your business idea and to consider the impact of living in a rural location.

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    Rural entrepreneurship in Wales

  • Accelerate

    Entrepreneurship Accelerator is a free 12-hour Open Educational Resource situated on OpenLearn Create.

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    Accelerate

 

 

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