Why Risk is Necessary for Business Growth

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ID: 444 | Video: High | Audio: High | Animation: None

Equivalent to FETAC: Level 5 | Equivalent to QCF (UK): Level 3

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Learn about risk and why it can be necessary for the growth of a business.

By Publisher: Stanford | Factsheet

Peter Diamondis of the X Prize foundation tells the story of his path to entrepreneurship, the skills required to make a successful business and the importance of following your passion in life. In this free online business course we get to hear him discuss where the idea came from to create the X Prize foundation, the risks he took to make it a success and why it remains a success today. He discusses X Prize's core values and beliefs, the hardships crossed in financing the business and the lessons learned in each risk taken to grow the business. This free online course will be of interest to business and marketing professionals, and budding entrepreneurs looking for expert help and guidance to get them on the road to building their own company, and how taking a risk is sometimes necessary for a business to grow. If you want a big idea to take off, this is recommended learning!

Modules in Why Risk is Necessary for Business Growth

Learning Outcome

Learning outcomes: - The core beliefs in entrepreneurship; - Critical rule of a sales and its execution; - Understand how X Prize was conceived and how it works today; - An overview of the critical values you need to succeed in business.

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Comments & Reviews

  • Bolarinwa Abisagbo - Nigeria

    2013-05-09 09:05:52

    Course Module: Module 1: Understanding Why Risk is Necessary for Business GrowthCourse Topic: Risk is a Necessity for Exploration and GrowthComment: grt topic

  • Samuel Emmanuel - Philippines

    2013-02-25 05:02:32

    am really impreessed

  • Silvester Mtetesha - Zambia

    2012-12-30 14:12:21

    Course Module: Module 1: Understanding Why Risk is Necessary for Business Growth
    Course Topic: The ROI of Prize Incentives
    Comment: Return on investment, very very important practice, as this will provide a margin in terms of profits and determin the pricing in short it will help not to price oneself out of business.

  • Silvester Mtetesha - Zambia

    2012-12-30 14:12:07

    Course Module: Module 1: Understanding Why Risk is Necessary for Business Growth
    Course Topic: Risk is a Necessity for Exploration and Growth
    Comment: Every risk taken in business, requires a huge backup in order to fight or overcome the risks.

  • Silvester Mtetesha - Zambia

    2012-12-30 14:12:04

    Course Module: Module 1: Understanding Why Risk is Necessary for Business Growth
    Course Topic: Risk is a Necessity for Exploration and Growth
    Comment: Every risk taken in business, requires a huge backup in order to fight or overcome the risks.