Build Your Business From Home With These Free Courses

Build Your Business From Home With These Free Courses

As a home-based freelancer, there are key skills that can truly make the difference between getting by, and being successful. ALISON is the perfect fit for growth-hungry freelancers due to the flexibility of learning in your own time and at your own pace – and at no cost.

Here are some the key skills you will need, and links to free courses where you can obtain the skills:

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Sustainable Business: Entrepreneurship and Innovation - A Free Course

Sustainable Business: Entrepreneurship and Innovation – A Free Course

Learn how entrepreneurship and innovation can drive the development of sustainable businesses with ALISON’s free online course “Sustainable Business – Entrepreneurship and Innovation”. Covering the process of entrepreneurship; the challenges of being an entrepreneur; and how different types of entrepreneurs run successful businesses whilst undertaking sustainable practices, this course will be of…

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Learn About Entrepreneurship and Creating a Business

Learn About Entrepreneurship and Creating a Business

Entrepreneurship is the cornerstone of any modern economy – everyday entrepreneurs around the world are starting their own business. Learn about the common characteristics of an entrepreneur and the business eco-system in this free online course from ALISON – “Entrepreneurship – Creating the Business“.

This course is ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about entrepreneurship or who may be…

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Learn the Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur

Learn the Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur

Jeff Hawkins is the co-founder of Palm and Handspring and is the architect of many computing products such as the PalmPilot and the Treo smartphone. In the course “Characteristics of the Successful Entrepreneur” he takes you on a journey through his career and how he became an entrepreneur.

This course will be of great interest to business professionals who will learn much from the experience,…

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Learn About the Key Elements of Entrepreneurial Success

Learn About the Key Elements of Entrepreneurial Success

William Sahlman is one of the world’s leading authorities on entrepreneurship. As a professor at Harvard Business School, his research focuses on investment and financing decisions made in entrepreneurial ventures at all stages of their development. In the ALISON free online course “Key Elements of Entrepreneurial Success“, Professor Sahlman explains why the best money comes from customers not…

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Learn About Developing a Business Model for the Digital Media Industry

Learn About Developing a Business Model for the Digital Media Industry

Developing a successful business model is something that takes skill and considerable business acumen and cannot be achieved overnight. Entrepreneurs have to take into account resources, onsite expertise, and importantly, drive and diligence of both management and employees.

In this free online course “Developing a Business Model for a Digital Media Company“, you will get an insight into the…

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Learn How to Become an Entrepreneur for Just $10

Learn How to Become an Entrepreneur for Just $10

Entrepreneurship is one of the most sought-after categories in online learning. After all, the dream of being your own boss and running the show is appealing to a lot of people, including those who didn’t originally intend to start their own companies. But getting a business started is very different from actually building and promoting a unique brand that will succeed.

If you actually want to…

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Rethinking the Product Development Process - A Free Online Course

Rethinking the Product Development Process – A Free Online Course

This free online course features Steve Blank who is a serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in high technology companies and management. He is also a Consulting Professor at Stanford in the Graduate School of Engineering. In this course he discusses rethinking the product development model so that early stage companies can reduce their overall exposure to risk.

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Young Entrepreneurs Turned a Tweet from Richard Branson into $1 Million

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In starting up, whatever you do, do not miss an opportunity to meet tastemakers like Sir Richard Branson. Here’s how two young founders met the billionaire and won him over.

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Introduction to Venture Capital Online Course

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This free online course will be of interest to business professionals and entrepreneurs who would like to learn more about the venture capital market and how it invests in and helps business start-ups and more established businesses grow and expand

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Entrepreneurship Degree Programs

Enrolling in an entrepreneurship degree can provide you with skills and knowledge you need, so that you know what you're doing when it comes to launching your own business.

This page provides more details of the programs, where they can be found, what the prospects are, and more ...

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Women at Work: Infographic

 

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Women at Work: Can Startups Level the Playing Field?

This infographic is based on research from the University of North Carolina’s online MBA program.  The graphic notes that only 5% of startups are owned by women, and that only 3-5% of all women-owned businesses receive venture capital funding.

Click here to find out about Entrepreneurship Degree Programs.