10 online courses for those who want to start their own business
By: Ian Lucey
Tags: Online Courses, Startup, Education, Entrepreneurship, SEO

As options for learning online continue to expand, a growing number of entrepreneurs are using them to keep their staff on the cutting edge or even for themselves.

Using tools for online training, including videos, apps, and webinars, rather than sending employees to expensive training classes or bringing in pricey consultants to train on site, can save startup’s both time and money

Small businesses are turning to online training for cost, quality, and access reasons,” says Nate Kimmons, Vice President of enterprise marketing at lynda.com.

“Gone are the days of sending employees off to a two-day, in-person class. Online training serves as a 24/7 resource that the learner can access anytime, anywhere at their own pace from any device. It’s simple to use.”

If you are thinking of trying online training, here are a few things to consider and examples of tools to get you started.

Allow for flexibility.

With face-to-face training, you usually get one chance to soak it all in. But many online programs are on-demand, meaning learners can move at their own pace and watch presentations again and again if needed.

The added flexibility allows everyone to work at his or her own pace and better fit the training into a busy schedule,

Go mobile.

Online education also allows for flexibility across technology formats. Employees can learn at home, on the job, or anywhere they use their smartphone.

Do your research.

Not every online course is worth the money. Check out reviews and feedback offered by users of any given online course.

Coming up now are examples of just ten courses available online offering curriculums in Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Marketing Psychology and Coding to name a few. All vary in price from free all the way up to €200 with links available to the courses for further details

1. Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialisation

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

· Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace

· New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs

· Entrepreneurship Capstone

Develop your entrepreneurial mind set and skill sets, learn how to bring innovations to market, and craft a business model to successfully launch your new business.

Enrol here.

2. Entrepreneurship Specialization

· Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity

· Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up

· Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies

· Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability

· Wharton Entrepreneurship Capstone

Wharton’s Entrepreneurship Specialization covers the conception, design, organisation, and management of new enterprises. This four-course series is designed to take you from opportunity identification through launch, growth, financing and profitability.

Enrol here.

3. How to Start Your Own Business Specialization

Developing an Entrepreneurial Mind-set: First Step towards Success

· The Search for Great Ideas: Harnessing creativity to empower innovation.

· Planning: Principled, Proposing, Proofing, and Practicing to a Success Plan

· Structure: Building the Frame for Business Growth

· Launch Strategy: 5 Steps to Capstone Experience

· Capstone — Launch Your Own Business!

‘This specialization is a guide to creating your own business. We will cover a progression of topics necessary for successful business creation including: mind set, ideation, planning, action and strategy, will be covered. Rather than just describing what to do, the focus will be on guiding you through the process of actually doing it.

Enrol here.

4. Entrepreneurship: The Part Time Entrepreneur Complete Course

For people who want to pursue Entrepreneurship without giving up your full time jobs succeeding with a Side Gig as a PT Entrepreneur

Identify and take action on part time entrepreneur or side gigs that fit their lifestyle.

Be ready to launch their new business.

“Great course. Focused on Part Time which is nice as other courses are about full time and I am not read for that. Want to make some money as a freelancer and part-time for now. Educational and Instructor is very motivational and encouraging as well. Highly recommend.”

Enrol here.

Price: €200

5. SEO for SEO Beginners

SEO tutorial for beginners: SEO optimise your site, get to the top of the search results and increase sales! Seomatico

Get up to speed with the fundamentals concepts of SEO

Discover how to find the best keywords for your website — ‘keyword research’

Find out how to increase your sites visibility in the search engine results — ‘on page optimisation’

Learn how to build more authority in your niche than competitors so Google puts you’re at the top of the search results

Price: FREE

In this SEO tutorial for beginners, you’ll learn about the Three Pillars of Powerful SEO:

1. Keyword Research: How to find keywords that attract visitors who want to buy

2. On Page Optimisation: How to increase your site visibility in the search engines

3. Off page optimisation: How to build authority on your site using links so Google knows you have the best content for it’s users.

Enrol here.

6. Twitter Marketing Secrets 2017-A step-by-step complete guide

Discover social media marketing secrets, gain 25000+ true twitter fans & followers, twitter Marketing tips!

Reach 25k highly targeted followers in just weeks.

Attract real and targeted followers with just zero money and 20 minutes a day.

Become an influencer on Twitter and sell products and services right away.

“1000+ highly satisfied students within just 5 days of the course launch”

“Best Twitter Marketing Course on Earth!! This Course will Skyrocket your Twitter Career. I highly recommend taking this course”

Price: €120

Enrol here.

7. Marketing Psychology: How to Get People to Buy More & Fast!

Learn a set of “persuasion & influence tools” you can use to ethically motivate people to action in marketing & business

Create marketing that grabs your customer’s attention, triggers curiosity and interest in your product, and ultimately persuades them to take action and BUY from you.

‘The psychology of capturing attention, and how to get people to think and dream about your brand, or the psychology behind getting people to rave for your product after you think that they’ve gotten sick of seeing it.

How to design simple web pages and marketing materials that boost your conversions

Enrol here.

Price: €200

8. Coding for Writers 1: Basic Programming

Learn to both code and write about code

The course uses JavaScript, but talks about other programming languages as well, including providing a survey of common programming languages. It covers common Computer Science concepts, such as variables, functions, conditionals, loops, etc.

Price: €45

Enrol here.

9. Smart Marketing with Price Psychology

Improve online marketing success with fundamental psychological pricing research for your business and marketing

Price your product or service to maximize revenue

Understand how consumers perceive and think about prices

Run promotions that make people think they’re getting an amazing deal

Think about your full set of products and services in ways that maximize earnings

Price: €35

Enrol here.

10. Entrepreneurship: 5 keys to building a successful business

Learn the core components to starting a great business from an entrepreneur who made his first million at the age of 24

This course shows an understanding of how successful entrepreneurs think and how to apply that thinking in your own life.

The foundations you’ll need to develop a business idea that truly resonates with consumers and addresses an actual market demand.

Price: €90

Enrol here.

Each of these online courses will be found to be very flexible as they only require a very small amount of your time per week. They all have excellent feedback from previous users and finally they are all accessible through an online app available through the various app stores on various mobile devices. They all tick three very important boxes.

Launching your own business is very time consuming and requires your undivided attention. Enrolling in courses like these for your staff or even for your own benefit might give your business in the insight or kick it needs.