Fast Track Entrepreneur: Build an Online Business in 4 Weeks

Name: Fast Track Entrepreneur: Build an Online Business in 4 Weeks
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A Step-by-Step, Actionable Guide to Creating a Profitable Business in Just 4 Weeks

Created byGavin Edley

Last updated 7/2017

English

What you'll learn

Create a revenue-generating, profitable online business for less than $200
Produce your own Wordpress website quickly and easily
Understand how to market and promote your business on a shoestring budget
Create an actionable business plan and realistic financial forecasts
Grow your online business

Course content

4 sections • 28 lectures • 3h 22m total length

Introduction: Who I am and how I'm going to help you start your first business3:54
Short introduction where I explain what this course consists of and what you'll be able to learn from enrolling
Concept: How to monetise your passion5:57
After this lecture, you will know which industry you want to operate in, and what your business will be about in order to maintain your motivation throughout.
Plan: How to build an actionable business plan20:00
After this lecture, you will have an understanding of what a basic business plan consists of, and will be able to formulate your own short, quick, easy yet effective plan for your new business.
What Information Should be Included in a Business Plan?
To-Dos: How to reinforce your plan with daily objectives9:36
After this lecture, you will have an understanding of how to formulate an actionable to-do list from your business plan so that you are consistently working towards your objectives.
Financial forecasts: How to set realistic cashflow and P&L projections16:51
After this lecture, you will have an understanding of how to create realistic financial forecasts on a spreadsheet, generating a cashflow forecast and P+L forecast for your business.
Accounting: How to easily and efficiently manage accounting from the outset11:00
After this lecture, you will understand how to manage your day-to-day accounting for your business in a time and cost efficient way with some simple techniques.
Branding: How to develop your branding for next to nothing3:41
After this lecture, you will know where to go and what to do to build your brand for next to no investment.

Incorporate: How to commit and make your business official6:20
After this course section you'll have incorporated your company on the Companies House register
Website: How to set-up an attractive, revenue-ready website in less than 1 day16:03
After this section you'll have a fully operational, revenue-ready, attractive website
Prepare your product/service: How to get your product ready for the market5:36
After this lecture you'll understand how to prepare your product or service for the marketplace, and avoid potential pitfalls associated with launching new products or services
Infrastructure: How to prepare to serve customers efficiently5:05
After this course section you'll understand how to ensure your business infrastructure is robust enough and geared-up for trade to get underway efficiently from the outset
Bootstrap: Cashflow tips before you begin5:23
After this section you'll have a wealth of tips and tricks on how to maximise the cashflow in your startup business.
Legalities: What your legal requirements are, and how to stay covered6:31
After this lecture you'll have an understanding of the potential legal obligations that your business may carry, and how to ensure you meet these
Protect the downside: How to limit your risk4:07
After this section you'll have an understanding of how to limit your risk in business, and what measures you can take to protect yourself if things don't go to plan.

Social media: Get thousands of followers and likes for less than £506:22
After this lecture you will have an understanding of the social media channels available to your business and also an idea for which ones you will use, and how you can use these effectively
Google Adwords and Bing Ads: Pay as little as 1p per conversion using PPC10:49
After this lecture you'll understand how to set-up and operate profitable PPC campaigns for your business
Affiliate program: Build a sales team3:39
After this lecture you will know how to create and promote your affiliate program, and how to recruit effective affiliates
Video marketing: Create potentially viral video ads and promote7:16
By the end of this lecture you will have an understanding of how to create and promote your videos to push your products or services cost-effectively
Third-party platforms: Great platforms for physical and non-physical goods7:32
After this lecture you will understand what third-party platforms you can use to boost sales, and how you can efficiently and profitably start selling on these platforms.
SEO: Maximise the free traffic your site receives4:47
After this lecture you'll have a good high-level understanding of SEO and how you can apply certain techniques to your site so you can start to improve your organic search rankings, in a way that doesn't risk penalties from Google
Email: Remarket to email leads and previous customers cost-effectively4:30
After this lecture you'll know how to build lists, generate compelling content, and how to send regular emails to your list in order to maximise sales from existing customers

The art of delegation: When and how to delegate tasks so you can focus on growth7:07
After this lecture you'll have an understanding of how and when to delegate tasks in your business to other members of staff so you can continue to focus on growth
The art of automation: Identify where you can apply automation in your business6:53
After this lecture you'll understand how to look for opportunities of automation in your business, and how to implement various methods of automation.
Diversify: How to identify other easy revenue streams to diversify5:32
After this lecture you will have an understanding of how to diversify your business revenue streams through various channels, to reduce risk and boost growth
Increase order value: How to use cross-selling, up-selling, and down-selling3:31
After this lecture, you'll understand how to use various cross-selling, up-selling, and down-selling techniques to boost customer order value and conversions on your website
Reinvest: Where to reinvest in your business for maximum growth5:22
After this lecture you'll have an understanding of where and how to reinvest in particular areas of your business to achieve maximum growth.
Further funding: How to find and achieve suitable funding for your business7:29
After this lecture, you'll know where to look for suitable funding depending on your business model and the stage of your growth, and how to apply for funding successfully
Overview: The exciting journey ahead1:38
You've now completed your course! In this lecture I bid you good luck and farewell, as you continue your exciting journey as an entrepreneur.

Requirements

Microsoft Office Package or equivalent (Word Processor and Spreadsheet required as a minimum)

Description

This course is designed to show people who have never had their own business (or even those that have, and want to grow), how easy it is to get started. And, using my advice and guidance, how you can fasttrack your way to being a successful entrepreneur by learning from my mistakes, not your own, and by focusing on the things that work.

I want to empower people who don’t have a great deal of cash to invest in a business, with the knowledge and know-how to be resourceful enough to take-on established businesses and win.

Whether you already have an idea for a business, or just want to escape your 9-5 but don’t know how, I’m going to help you monetise your passion, I’m going to help you plan for success, and I’m going to help you implement that plan every step of the way.

The course is structured into 4 weekly modules:

Week 1: Concept and Planning

Week 2: Setup

Week 3: Promote

Week 4: Grow

Each weekly module consists of 7 sections - 1 per day - designed for you to work through and take action daily, so by the end of the 4 weeks, you'll have also simultaneously built your online business to a revenue-generating, profitable state.

This course effectively holds your hand and guides you through every detail and step of starting your own business - as though you have an experienced entrepreneur setting the business up with you, helping you avoid the pitfalls, and build your business quickly and successfully.

Who this course is for:

Someone who has never started their own business before

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Course content

Week 1 (Concept & Planning)7 lectures • 1hr 11min

Week 2 (Setup)7 lectures • 49min

Week 3 (Marketing & Promotion)7 lectures • 45min

Week 4 (Growth)7 lectures • 38min

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