Learn to start a small business - Leveraging HP Life Program

This initiative is helpful for you or any of your contacts to find a scientific solution in building and growing a small business.  The frequent questions like How to start a Small Business? I have an idea, but, do not know where to begin with? I have started a small company, but, need help in growing it. My products are great, but, not selling in the market to the expected volume. Who can help me with market research? I have cash-flow issues, who can help me to solve it? Real world challenges are plenty for small businesses.  This is a social learning engagement in a WhatsApp group to leverage the global HP Life program and find answers to many such questions.

HP Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs (HP LIFE) is a global program that trains students, entrepreneurs, and small business owners like you to apply IT and business skills, so you can establish and grow a business, build successful companies and create jobs. Our face-to-face trainings, tools and e-Learning program address educational needs, improve and strengthen skills and enable you to move forward.

The learning cohort is provided with mentoring and practical resources for 30 weeks, focusing on one course subject each week ( approx 8-12 hours of activity ) from the catalogue under the categories of

• Startup /Innovate: 6 weeks - Success Mindset, Starting a Small Business, Design Thinking, Strategic Planning, Social Entrepreneurship, 3D Printing
• Communication: 5 Weeks - Business Communications, Business Email, Effective Presentations, Effective Leadership, Presenting Data
• Operations: 7 Weeks - Maximizing Capacity, Managing Contact Information, Customer Relationship Management, Inventory Management, Energy Efficiency, IT for business success, Hiring Staff
• Finance: 5 Weeks - Basics of Finance, Profit n Loss, Finding Funding, Cash Flow, Sales Forecasting
• Marketing: 7 Weeks - Social Media Marketing, Unique Value Proposition,  Your Target Audience, Selling Online, Effective Business Websites, Marketing Benefits vs Features, Setting Prices 

The participants have the option to access mentors module-wise or as a packaged 30 weeks stretch. Accordingly, the ticket prices are fixed. The course curriculum, learning activities, certification are from http://www.life-global.org/  with more support from the global community. The resources from http://greenworkforce.in/ are to extend mentoring, and supplementary activities to boost the success rate of the participants. The otcome is not simply the learning, but, actually solving at least one critical problem faced by a small business owner.

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