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An Entrepreneur runs their own business or social enterprise marketing a particular product or service. You’ll turn your unique idea into a profitable business and spend time establishing and growing your customer base. Depending on the size of your enterprise, you might also hire staff and take on a leadership or management role.
An Entrepreneur needs to be creative and be passionate about their product or service. Establishing a new business takes a lot of time so you’ll need to be hard working and determined. Entrepreneurs need to be highly organised and have excellent communication skills. You’ll need to be good with numbers and able to manage your finances.
There are 7 courses available for people who want to become an Entrepreneur. These are the top 5 most popular courses.
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The Bachelor of Applied Business (Management) is designed to give you the opportunity to study managerial communication, corporate structuring, project management and business model analysis. In this course you will learn how to lead high performing teams and utilise technology to identify risks, opportunities and maximise ROI. You’ll apply everything you learn to real-world situations and solve legitimate business challenges that will transform your career. Learn more.
The Master of Business Administration (Innovation and Leadership) covers all aspects of leadership, advanced marketing, operational improvement, financial management, business research, economics, business decision making and corporate strategy. Study a practical project-based curriculum where you’ll apply everything you learn to real-world situations and solve legitimate business challenges that will transform your career. Learn more.
The course objective is to develop graduates with highly developed skills in creative and innovative thinking capable of managing and leading global luxury brand strategies, marketing approaches and organisations. Learn more.
Learn how to market your business online with the SITSS00062 Online Engagement for Small Business. This nationally recognised skillset will help you build and launch a website, then start promoting your business on social media. The course covers: planning the structure and content of your website, getting your website hosted and live, developing a social media plan, creating a range of content that supports your brand and target audience, engaging with customers, tracking the effectiveness of your social media posts, and much more. Enquire now for the full list of social media marketing competencies and course providers near you. Learn more.
The Bachelor of Applied Entrepreneurship is for business leaders who want to learn how new businesses and start-ups succeed. This course will teach you how to identify legitimate business opportunities, devise and test innovative business models and gain knowledge of the ‘triple bottom line’ of business while applying the latest marketing trends and technologies. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with the local start-up landscape through incubators, accelerators and investors. Learn more.
In Australia, a full time Entrepreneur generally earns $1150 per week ($59,800 annual salary) before tax. This is a median figure for full-time employees and should be considered a guide only. As you gain more experience you can expect a potentially higher salary than people who are new to the industry.
There is no clear data for people currently working as an Entrepreneur in Australia. Many people in this role are also employed in another position while they establish their business. Entrepreneurs may work across all regions of Australia.
Source: Australian Government Job Outlook 2020
If you have dreams of becoming an Entrepreneur you could enrol in a Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This course will explore topics such as interpreting market trends, validating a product idea and building business networks. You could also consider a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship where you’ll develop your marketing and decision making skills and learn how to establish and grow a new business.
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Here are some potential career pathways within small business. Click on an occupation to learn more about the role and the qualifications that can help you get started in this industry.
Small Business
Cafe or Restaurant Manager
$1,250 weekly pay
Entrepreneur
$1,150 weekly pay
Franchisee
$1,550 weekly pay
Independent Contractor
Small Business Owner
$1,450 weekly pay
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