In the year 2017, I have come across the course Startup India Learning Program, a free online Entrepreneurship course by Startup India. The course is developed by Invest India in collaboration with UpGrad.
This course gives us the knowledge of the necessary fundamentals of starting a business that will help us start and run a successful business. This course will be helpful for those who are sitting on the fence about deciding to be an entrepreneur or somebody who has been in entrepreneurship for a few years.
I like this course; many CEOs and founders have shared their startup experiences and what problems they faced during the journey of a startup learned many new things and terminologies such as financing, fundraising, valuation and the business plan, ng which I wasn’t much aware it.
The course was designed to complete in 4 weeks of the span; around 60 hours would be needed to complete the course. After completing this course will get an e-certificate from Invest India with your name on it as I got 'Vinodh Reddy Chennu'.
Modules that are covered in the course are mentioned below.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship & Program
Module 1: Idea Identification and Assessment
Session 1: Identifying and Assessing the Idea
Session 2: Identifying Target Segment and Market Sizing
Session 3: Analysing Environment and Competitive Advantage
Module 2: Building a Legal Foundation
Session 1: Choosing the Right Legal Structure
Session 2: Permits, Registrations & Compliances
Session 3: Intellectual Property Right
Session 4: Contracts
Module 3: Understanding Financial Basics
Session 1: Financial Statements, MIS and Financial KPIs
Session 2: Working Capital Management
Session 3: Financial Management and Long-Term Investments
Session 4: Capital Structure and Taxation
Session 5: Break-Even Analysis
Module 4: Introduction to Business Planning
Session 1: Components of Business Plan
Session 2: Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 1
Session 3: Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 2
Session 4: Creating an Effective B-Plan: Part 3
Module 5: Fund Raising and Valuation
Session 1: Funding Overview
Session 2: Valuation
Module 6: Pitching & Termsheet
Session 1: Investor Pitch
Session 2: Components of a Pitch
Session 3: Term Sheet & Post-Term Sheet
Session 4: Program Completion
I am sure you will also like the Startup India Learning program experience, build entrepreneurship skills and benefit from it in your career in experimenting with your startup journey.
Currently, this course is discontinued, previously this course is used to offer by Upgrad and Startup India.