Entrepreneurship: Women & Dive

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This course provides building blocks to entrepreneurship. We begin the class with an overall historical context for women and people of diverse backgrounds as entrepreneurs to recognize ethnic, racial, religious and socio-economic diversity of entrepreneurs. The definition of who is an entrepreneur is evolving and determining what skills will be needed to make an impact in the coming years is relevant. In the past entrepreneurs were seen as lone visionaries; today, teams, divisions and large enterprises are striving to be more entrepreneurial. Connecting theory with practice, we infuse entrepreneurship throughout this curricular while asking how gender difference impacts the experiences of women entrepreneurs versus their male counterparts. Women are starting businesses at a faster rate than the population at large and this course will explore an emergence of a whole new social and economic order, which can accurately be labeled a female economy—in every country and every arena—this is a significant upheaval. The data gathered is clear and startling. Women have tremendous spending and buying power worldwide—and it’s growing. Market estimates about women’s total purchasing prowess vary, upwards of $18 trillion as of 2017. Therefore, there is reason to believe, that more women will become entrepreneurs and investors in the years ahead.This course will explore how women behaviors related to savings and investing. Out this outset, this helps the students to better understand how women can position themselves to create more businesses, jobs and stimulate the economy. The course is to provide participants with the tools, strategies, and confidence needed in order to assess, determine feasibility of, and launch and grow new businesses or reinvigorate existing businesses. This is the place where education and imagination meet, spurring the creation of innovative companies.…