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.
Session 1 – The Why
1. Understanding your personal ‘why’ to start a business
2. Purpose vs profit motivations
3. Entrepreneurial skills and characteristics
4. Importance of self-management as an entrepreneur
Session 2 – The Process Element (Basic Components)
1. The lean start up methodology
2. Importance of experimentation, iteration and failure
3. Money matters
Session 3 – The Process Element (Advanced Components)
1. Business structures
2. Securing a competitive advantage
3. Growth and exit strategies
Session 4 – The Human Element
1. Building, managing and leading teams
2. Value of mentors and networks
3. Complexities of communication
It is sometimes necessary and useful to have a narrower geographic perspective on practical implementation steps. Where a narrower perspective is required in this one-day course, we use the UK as the example.
