Creating a Business Venture
X408.7 (2 semester units in Business Administration)
This course takes you through the process of creating and managing a business. Following an analysis of your own tolerance for entrepreneurial risk and a discussion of how to recognize and analyze business opportunities, the course focuses on techniques for conducting market research and understanding the economics of a chosen line of business. Attention then turns to important aspects of finance, budgeting, valuation, sources of capital, and the importance of the business plan. You develop a venture plan with the assistance of the instructor.
There are currently no sections open for enrollment.
Sections closed for enrollment
Mon. Feb. 25, San Francisco
STEPHEN VALERIE, M.B.A., started his career in key marketing and business development roles with leading multinational corporations in Europe, Latin America, and the United States, including Levi Strauss, Swissair, and SprintPCS. In recent years he founded a number of companies in the education and training sectors, and is presently the managing director of Lexicon Training Services, LLC.Revised class schedule in red.
- 9 meetings
- Feb. 25 to April 28: Mon., 6:30-10 pm (no meeting March 17)
- San Francisco: Room 801, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $625 (EDP 303230)
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three times a year in early April, July and December.