How to Jumpstart Your Business

Course details

Course Summary: What You'll Learn in DreamCatchers

DreamCatchers is a basic business course from Rich Ideas.co for people who'd like to start their own business, but don't know where to start.

We'll help you turn your dreams into a successful business you love -- no matter what your passion is.

Even if you're a seasoned pro at what you do, organizing the initial framework for a business can be overwhelming. This course will step you through the basic process so that you don't leave out a critical step that might be costly to correct later.

Along with instruction, you'll find many suggestions for free or low-cost services to help you manage your business.

DreamCatchers includes instruction on:

1. Defining your products and services
2. Managing finances
3. Creating a website and web presence
4. Determining a business structure
5. Creating an easy plan for your business
6. Creating an email marketing funnel for sales
7. Managing social media

Instruction Level: This course will take you from a beginner to an intermediate level.

Time Requirements

Each module, or lecture, will take two to four hours to address the tasks that are taught.

You might find that some will require less work, and some will require that you start the task, and finish it later.

You can take your time, but we urge you to make appointments and set deadlines for yourself so that you meet your goals.

Most important, schedule your time to do the work! You can proceed at your own pace, but if you want to see success in 30 days, follow the schedule by accessing a new module every three days.

Bonus Material

The 6-Figure Resource List - Keep this list in the Bonus Material handy (you might want to "favorite it to keep on your browser tool bar, or save it on your desktopor wherever you keep your often-used documents). We'll be referring to this often, and it's chock-full of "can't live without services and links.

Professional Business Plan If you think you'll need to borrow money from a bank or investors to start your business, the Professional Business Plan template and instructions will help you create an in-depth business plan. (For this course, most learners will use the easier Fast-Start Business Plan.)

Here's What You'll Learn:




MODULE 1: PLAN FOR SUCCESS

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to organize a work-plan and create a system for accountability to achieve goals.

1. How to organize your plan for success

2. How to create accountability

3. How to commit to decision-making

MODULE 2: WHAT TO SELL

Objective:By the end of this module, you will be able to determine what products and services you will sell by using a visual mind-mapping tool.

1. How to design products and services around what you're naturally good at doing

2. How to brainstorm and create a visual map for sales and services

3. How to prioritize and decide which one to start first

4. How to determine who your customers are and what their emotional keys are

MODULE 3: FAST-START BUSINESS PLAN

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to create a short-form business plan and decide on a business structure.

1. How to write a Fast-Start Business Plan

2. How to choose a business structure

MODULE 4: GOALS & TASKS

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to set goals and create a plan to achieve them.

1. How to set Primary Goals

2. How to identify Action Steps

3. How to divide Action Steps into Tasks

MODULE 5: FINANCES

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to set up your business financial house, including bookkeeping, banking, and cash flow.

1. How to find and engage a bookkeeper or do it yourself

2. How to open a business bank account

3. How to set up a form to manage cash flow

4. How to determine if licenses or permits are needed

MODULE 6: WEBSITE

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to establish an online presence for your business, and create a blog or Coming Soon page.

1. How to buy a web domain name

2. How to create a blog or Coming Soon page

3. How to create a posting calendar

MODULE 7: SOCIAL MEDIA

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to create and brand a social media plan.

1. How to set up social media accounts

2. How to brand your social media network

MODULE 8: AUTOMATIC SALES

Objective: By the end of this module, you will be able to use email marketing to build a customer lead list and generate sales.

1. How to collect email address using an email service provider

2. How to create and offer free sign-up offers

3. How to measure conversions

What This Course Includes:

This course includes 8 modules with 12 videos and more than three hours of instruction.

There are 27 worksheets and handouts.

Each module includes a handout of the video slides and transcribed notes.

Each module includes worksheets in a PDF format.

The Bonus Material includes a 6-Figure Resource List.