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This course is designed to give you practical advice on starting a successful business.
The tutors are expert consultants from Oxentia, Oxford’s Global Innovation Management Consultancy.
Oxentia has a wealth of experience in setting up and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises around the world.
The course will be broken down into four sessions, each one taking you through the essentials of starting your own successful business.
(Tuesday 7 December 2021)
1. Understanding your personal ‘why’ to start a business
2. Purpose vs profit motivations
-- Break (5 minutes) --
3. Entrepreneurial skills and characteristics
4. Importance of self-management as an entrepreneur
(Thursday 9 December 2021)
1. The lean start up methodology
2. Importance of experimentation, iteration and failure
-- Break (5 minutes) --
3. Money matters
(Tuesday 14 December 2021)
1. Business structures
2. Securing a competitive advantage
-- Break (5 minutes) --
3. Growth and exit strategies
(Thursday 16 December 2021)
1. Building, managing and leading teams
2. Value of mentors and networks
-- Break (5 minutes) --
3. Complexities of communication
The Starting a Successful Business (Online) course will run over two weeks, from 7 - 16 December 2021, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Each session will be two hours, including a 5-minute break between some of the topics.
These live video sessions will be held at 11:30 – 13:30 (UK time) on:
A world clock, and time zone converter can be found here: https://bit.ly/3bSPu6D
This is a ‘virtual classroom’ course.
To replicate the experience of a classroom, the sessions are ‘live’ and are not recorded.
No attendance at Oxford is required and you do not need to purchase any software.
Participants who attend the full course will receive a University of Oxford electronic certificate of attendance.
The certificate will show your name, the course title and the dates of the course you attended.
You will be required to attend all of the live sessions on the course in order to be considered for an attendance certificate.
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| Course Fee | £395.00 |
Fees include electronic copies of course materials.
All courses are VAT exempt.
Click the “book now” button on this webpage. Payment by credit or debit card is required
Oxentia is the global innovation management and technology commercialisation consultancy that started its life as an operating division within the world-leading technology transfer company of the University of Oxford, Oxford University Innovation.
Oxentia is a key component of Oxford’s thriving innovation ecosystem.
Since 2004, Oxentia has delivered innovation services to a worldwide customer base of public and private sector clients in over 80 countries.
If you would like to discuss your application or any part of the application process before applying, please click Contact Us at the top of this page.
This course is delivered online using Microsoft Teams. You will be required to follow and implement the instructions we send you to fully access Microsoft Teams on the University of Oxford's secure IT network.
To participate you must be familiar with using a computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the Internet. You will also need regular access to the Internet and a computer meeting our recommended minimum computer specification.
It is advised to use headphones with working speakers and microphone.
