Women's Business Leadership

About this course

There are five fundamental activities that comprise our course:1. CLASS SESSIONS: -Mining Creativity (the IDEA)-Recognizing Opportunities to Create Value (CONCEPT CONFIDENCE)-Supporting Ideas with facts (MARKET, FINANCIALS, SALES & MARKETING)-Creating a Plan: Resources, People, Energy (MANAGEMENT TEAM, TEAM WORK, SELF-STUDY)-Articulating the Idea and the Action (PITCH PRACTICE, LIVE LABS) This means class sessions teach you the building blocks of how to do your plan and sell it. 2. TOOLKIT DEVELOPMENT engages students in readings, experiential exercises and self-assessment tools designed to evaluate leadership strengths and to identify areas for development. Skills include communicating effectively, negotiating a deal, delivering compelling presentations, building a network and harnessing emotional intelligence. In addition, basics of financial literacy, operations, management theory, and other class modules will be covered.In normal-person speak, this means your assignments will give you readings and team assignments to work on practical hard and soft skills for the real world to help you as an entrepreneur.3. NETWORKING gives students the opportunity to practice networking skills with peers, invited guests and faculty. Techniques for personal introductions,requesting a needed resource and appropriate follow up activities are taught, practiced and evaluated in a real network setting.You have to go talk to people, and get off your computer.4. MENTORING

Course objectives

• enhance leadership strengths
• identify areas for personal and professional development
• create a structured business plan