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University of Maryland, College Park

Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship

This course assists aspiring and active entrepreneurs in developing great ideas into great companies. With strong economies presenting rich opportunities for new venture creation, and challenging economic times presenting the necessity for many to make their own job, the need to develop the skills to develop and act on innovative business opportunities is increasingly vital. Using proven content, methods, and models for new venture opportunity assessment and analysis, you will learn how to: * Identify and analyze entrepreneurial opportunities; * Enhance your entrepreneurial mindset; * Improve your strategic decision-making; and * Build innovative business models. Our goal is to demystify the startup process, and to help you build the skills to identify and act on innovative opportunities now, and in the future. With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative, 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing.

Status: Ideation
Status: Value Propositions
Course8 hours

Featured reviews

NR

5.0Reviewed Jan 22, 2020

Great course! I learned so much about what an entrepreneur is all about. I highly recommend this course if you are planning to start your own business.

MG

5.0Reviewed Nov 24, 2020

I am keep learning new things .So this will helped me a lot to developed a new things and now I am able to take first step to entrepreneurship. Thanks for the team

AK

5.0Reviewed Feb 2, 2019

This is very nice course for the people who wants to start their own startup. This course really helps to make different types of decisions.

D

5.0Reviewed Feb 9, 2017

thank you very much i did enjoy a lot the all program was relevant to the current situation of the economy i am really great-full for your courses its time for me to do it in practical

SV

5.0Reviewed Jul 31, 2020

Sir john green has simplified the course so much that even someone who doesn't have any background in entrepreneurship can understand it.Looking forward to learn more from him.

KK

5.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2020

Happy with the content , the course is very well structured for understanding and we also get to set away forward based on our convenience.

EZ

4.0Reviewed May 31, 2017

Decent content that definitely helped me come up with ideas for my venture throughout the course. The only sort of downside is the monotone professor.

JM

5.0Reviewed Aug 24, 2021

T​his is really an Interesting Course which improves and explore our Business ideas for startups and Business startegy and Innovation on the Global market

JJ

5.0Reviewed Sep 8, 2025

I really loved the course, it's so informative and well structured. Moreover, the bonus lectures were so inclusive and entertaining. Thank you!

MP

5.0Reviewed Oct 16, 2016

Think out the Box!!! I liked the course as it provides concrete tools and points to work on innovative ideas generation and opportunities analysis.

DX

5.0Reviewed Jul 23, 2021

T​eaching was made easy with real life illustrations. It made it easy to understand the course. I had a good time learning this first course.

MS

5.0Reviewed Mar 17, 2016

It is very interesting course for those who wants to know about entrepreneurship from scratch. The practical examples will enrich you to get the right concept. Worth Studying

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