Young Founders: A Hands on Journey into Entrepreneurship

Course Description

Young Founders: A Hands on Journey into Entrepreneurship

Young Founders is a project-based course designed to introduce students to the exciting world of entrepreneurship. Through real-world examples, interactive activities, and guided projects, learners explore how ideas turn into successful businesses.

Participants will learn how to identify problems, develop innovative solutions, validate ideas, and build a strong foundation for launching their own ventures. The course emphasizes creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership—skills essential for future innovators and changemakers.

By the end of the course, students will have created a startup concept, developed a basic business model, and confidently presented their ideas, gaining both practical experience and an entrepreneurial mindset that extends beyond the classroom.
What Students Will Learn

  • Fundamentals of entrepreneurship and startups

  • Idea generation and problem-solving

  • Basic market research and customer validation

  • Branding, pitching, and business model basics

  • Collaboration, leadership, and creative thinking

    • Module 1: The World of Entrepreneurs

      Introduces the concept of entrepreneurship by exploring entrepreneurial mindset, teamwork, and how ideas drive meaningful change.

      Module 2: Unlocking Your Creativity

      Develops creative thinking skills and problem discovery techniques to generate innovative and practical ideas.

      Module 3: Finding the Right Opportunity

      Focuses on evaluating ideas, understanding failure, and identifying viable business opportunities.

      Module 4: Knowing Your Market

      Builds understanding of customers, competition, and the importance of market research in business success.

      Module 5: Exploring the Market (Field Research)

      Engages learners in real-world research through surveys and interviews to gather and interpret customer insights.

      Module 6: From Ideas to Prototypes

      Introduces design thinking principles and guides students in transforming ideas into tangible solutions.

      Module 7: Build, Test, Improve

      Emphasizes prototype development, user testing, and iterative improvement based on feedback.

      Module 8: How Businesses Work

      Explains business models, value creation, and how organizations generate and deliver value.

      Module 9: Money Matters – Business Finance Basics

      Covers foundational financial concepts including costs, revenue, profit, and break-even analysis.

      Module 10A: Counting the Coins – Accounting Basics

      Provides an introduction to accounting principles, financial statements, and accurate record-keeping.

      Module 10B: Marketing Magic & Selling Smarts

      Explores marketing fundamentals, branding, storytelling, and persuasive selling techniques.

      Module 11: Pitch Perfect!

      Prepares students to structure and deliver confident, effective business pitches and presentations.

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