You have always wanted to own your own business - but didn’t know where to start or where to go to get assistance in making your dream a reality. Or maybe you are already in business and want the tools to make it grow successfully...

You don’t need to look any further! The Corporate and Community Training Institute is excited to offer to you the only course you will need to know to develop your business and reach your personal vision. Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture (PEV) Course does just that - It takes you on a journey through the key elements of entrepreneurial success--passion, planning, and pursuit.

Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in partnership with Cisco Learning Institute (CLI). Upon successful completion of the Course you will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Corporate & Community Training Institute @ Indian River State College.

Here’s what’s covered in this course:

• Becoming an Entrepreneur
• Recognizing Opportunities
• Defining a Business Concept
• Testing Feasibility
• Management and Organization Planning
• Product/Service Planning
• Market Planning: Industry and Competition
• Market Planning: Penetration
• Market Planning: Pricing
• Financial Planning: Start-Up Costs and Sales
• Financial Planning: Cash Outlays and Sources
• Financial Planning: Financial Statements
• Finalizing the Business Plan
• Creating your Business and Financial Plans (Templates)

Through practical hands-on activities and expert instruction, you will experience a business planning process that has successfully turned entrepreneurial dreams into reality. To start this process, you will define your personal vision. Then you will gather information, write a business concept, and test it for feasibility against the model business and your personal vision.

This course also allows you to examine your willingness, desire, and courage to be a successful entrepreneur. You will be given tools to assess your own ability as an entrepreneur, evaluate the feasibility of your idea, and plan for a successful business start-up. This course will also enable you to analyze information and solve emerging problems as your formulate your business concept. Upon completion of this course you will be able to research, develop, and write a business and financial plan for your new venture!

And armed with your plan, you will be ready to start this business or evaluate other business ideas! Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture Course  is an Internet-based e-learning course offered entirely on line. Finally as an Added Bonus you will receive the Entrepreneurial Venture Start-Up Business and Financial Plan templates that will provide you with all the information you will need to provide to a bank or potential investor!

As an added bonus this course is offered at a reduced rate with a $20 refund once you have completed the course and have a business plan. You can present your business plan to our SBDC Business Analyst and receive the refund.

• Course Type: eLearning
• Format: Online
• Requirements: Required Software: Adobe Acrobat Reader Macromedia Flash Player 6 Windows Media Player Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel
• All courses run for 4 weeks. The modules are released at the beginning of the four-week duration of the course. You must complete each module within the four-week period.
• Please be advised that there may be a 24 hour delay in receiving your login instructions to begin your online course. Should you have any questions or experience any problems please call the CCTI @ 1-888-283-1177