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Entrepreneurial Blueprint: Navigating Success in Your New Construction Business

Description

Whether you work for an existing construction-related business or are planning to start your own business this course will provide you with the information necessary to be a more valuable employee and successful entrepreneur. 

This blended delivery course will be delivered with 3 live 3-hour online sessions plus a bonus 16 hours of added recorded sessions that you can access directly through the online links provided. 

The live, instructor-led virtual sessions will explore the key concepts of business management as they apply to the operation of a construction, trade-related, or consulting business.  Participants develop the skills necessary to establish, market, and operate a successful business by learning and applying a variety of soft, technical, and analytical skills.

Course Topics and Learning Outcomes:

  • Entrepreneur versus Intrapreneur
  • Identify the different business types
  • Develop mission, vision, and core value statements
  • Set goals for the business
  • Develop strategies to achieve those goals
  • Business plan fundamentals and template included
  • Learn the basic fundamentals of Financial Statements
    • Income Statement
    • Balance Sheet
    • Cash Flow Statement
    • Markup, Overhead, and Profit
    • Financial ratios and terminology
  • Advantages of a business owner, ROI
  • Risk
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Negotiations
  • Hiring & Training
  • Culture and Motivation
  • Leadership

 

Important note: Attendance and participation in all three workshop sessions is mandatory for workshop completion. Please note that if a student misses a class session, we are unable to transfer registration or provide a partial refund of the registration fees.

 

Delivery Method: Virtual Session – Zoom Meeting             

Course Fee Includes: Access to the course, course materials, and a digital certificate upon completion.  

 

This course is delivered in partnership with local and provincial construction associations across Canada. You will be participating with a group of industry peers from multiple regions. 

Sharing a single registration between two or more individuals is not permitted. Please register each person who will be in attendance.

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