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Claire_Devereux
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Product and Topic Expert
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Are you tired of working all hours for your regular salary while your employer reaps all of the rewards? Do you have a brilliant business idea and the passion to build your own business? What’s holding you back? Starting your own business is difficult and needs your full commitment to make it a success but if you’re driven and ready to take the chance to step out of your comfort zone, there is nothing stopping you from building an outrageously successful business!

Join Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert and New York Times Bestseller, for this openSAP Thought Leaders course, Women: Build Outrageously Successful Businesses from Scratch. This course is for all entrepreneurs, not just women; however Susan does provide some tips to overcome challenges that women often face when building their businesses from scratch. In this course, Susan will help you evaluate if you’re ready to start your own business – is your product unique? What sets you apart from your competitors?

Once you’re confident that you’ve got what it takes to build your outrageously successful business, Susan will guide you through the building blocks you need to reach success! You can’t do it all on your own so you need to build the right team with the right skills to support you in your business. To help your brand become a big brand, you need to ensure that you build a unique and strong brand to get your business off the ground and into outrageous growth. Susan will also discuss how you can find the funds to get started, whether it’s a capital investor or from the bank, as well as how to price your product. Of course in today’s world, technology is an important factor for your business. Technology can help you manage your business while on the go, as well as allowing you to expand your customer base online and even helps you to compete with larger competitors from around the globe. Susan will discuss how you can put a technology plan together and prepare your business for the digital world.

Finally, Susan will discuss how you, as a leader, should take time to ensure that you’re taking care of yourself as a person which will ultimately help you lead your business to outrageous success. You’ll learn about tips to guide you on a daily basis and help you survive the big bad world of entrepreneurship! 

Women: Build Outrageously Successful Businesses from Scratch starts on openSAP Thought Leaders channel from October 26 and learners should expect to spend 6-7 hours in total, over a four week period. The topics discussed in this course are beneficial for both men and women starting out in the business world. Let Susan guide you with advice from both her own business experience and that of her business clients in addition to well-known global brands. During the course, you’ll also have the chance to discuss the topics and share information with your peers as well as ask questions to Susan via the discussion forum.

Enrollment is now open and this course is offered completely free of charge. All you need to sign up is a valid email address and if you’re interested in earning a Record of Achievement, you’ll need to complete a course assignment prior to November 24. So what are you waiting for? Start building outrageously successful businesses!