Based on research supported by the CISCO Entrepreneurship Institute and with initial funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The ELI Entrepreneurial Mindset Training Courses provides budding entrepreneurs with access to individuals like them who have turned innovative ideas into profitable businesses. The eight-module courses enables prospective entrepreneurs to learn (at their own pace) the underlying beliefs and behaviors that empower ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things and achieve richer lives. Courses content is published by the ELI Entrepreneurial Learning
Core Concepts
LESSON 1: CHOICE
An entrepreneurial mindset empowers participants to be mindful of their choices, choosing the life they want rather than accepting life as it is. LESSON 2: OPPORTUNITY
An entrepreneurial mindset challenges participants to see problems as opportunities, helping them learn to solve problems for others as a viable path toward individual empowerment. LESSON 3: ACTION
An entrepreneurial mindset is action-oriented, encouraging participants to solve problems through active experimentation and collaboration. LESSON 4: KNOWLEDGE
An entrepreneurial mindset fosters a self-directed approach to learning that encourages participants to seek knowledge, think critically, and develop problem-solving skills. LESSON 5: RESOURCEFULNESS
An entrepreneurial mindset is resourceful, encouraging participants to leverage existing resources to find solutions, overcome challenges, and advance their goals. LESSON 6: RELIABILITY
An entrepreneurial mindset is self-directed and solution-oriented, and reliability is the key that can expose participants to unforeseen opportunities and their own untapped potential. LESSON 7: COMMUNITY
An entrepreneurial mindset understands the importance of creating an intentional community of positive influence, critical guidance, and support. LESSON 8: PERSISTENCE
Perseverance and determination are the hallmarks of an entrepreneurial mindset that encourages participants to persist in the face of challenges, setbacks, and self-doubt.
Methodologies
• Self paced Online program
• Duration 8 weeks/ 15 weeks
• Key access valid for 1 year
• Appox. 10 hours Video lectures with chalk work learning , loaded with Entrepreneurial Wisdom
• plus about 20 hours of work on exercises for the average participant to complete
• Action items - Discussion Questions on each lesson
• Many of the Action Items are based on ''Opportunity Discovery Process'' unique feature of the course
• Points to Ponder – reflection assignments /Monitored Assignments
• Workbook exercises
• Supported by Additional Resources, Webinars, blogs and case studies
• Certificate of Completion
• Be a member of the international community –Eli Alumnus LinkedIn groups