How to Become an Entrepreneur: Australian Careers in Small Business

In a rapidly-changing business world, whether launching a start-up or joining the workforce, graduates need practical experience, the ability to adapt to change and a readiness to handle big ideas. With that in mind, Ducere and Torrens University Australia deliver a Bachelor of Applied Entrepreneurship that teaches the practical enterprise skills that entrepreneurs and employers need in the 21st century,

With this online degree, you can build your own venture. Ducere’s unique learning and assessment model focuses on practical industry skills, achieved through holistic and applied assessment tasks. Throughout your degree, you’ll complete projects relevant to you, your current workplace and your future business – in place of exams, you’ll be working on real business plans!

You’ll develop an industry-relevant project portfolio as part of your degree, receive dynamic insights from business leaders and start-up pioneers and attend dynamic industry events with course partners including KPMG, NAB, PwC, Telstra and more.

Designed to give you world-class training that develops real-world business acumen, this online MBA (Innovation and Leadership) course is the ideal program for aspiring entrepreneurs and business leaders. Offered online by Ducere in partnership with the Torrens University, this groundbreaking MBA has been rated “Australia’s most innovative online MBA” by the Financial Review”.

Through the internationally-recognised program, you will gain insights from a global faculty of 250+ world leaders, including Presidents, Prime Ministers, billionaires, philanthropists, Fortune 500 CEOs, Nobel Peace Prize Winners and more

You will learn with 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.

There are no exams for this course, instead, you will  work on real projects with our industry partners such as KPMG, PwC, Disney, LinkedIn, Qantas, United Nations, Make-A-Wish, Australian Government and more.

Upon completion of this MBA you will walk away with a real understanding of how corporate innovation and leadership actually works, and have the skills to implement innovative projects in a business context.

Over 44% Of Ducere students received a salary increase or promotion before graduating

Service Designers aim to create seamless and efficient service experiences. They holistically look at multichannel customer interactions with your brand. This also involves organising behind-the-scenes resources that enable your service to be delivered – your employees, processes and systems.

This intensive, 100% online Service Design: Elevate course from Academy Xi prepares students to understand, refine and create services, and deliver a thoughtful brand experience. You’ll learn how to use essential service design methods, tools and techniques to create a new service experience, or improve an existing one. You’ll also learn how to conduct industry research; create customer journeys, experience maps and service blueprints; and develop effective and powerful pitches and presentations.

Each week focuses on new techniques and tools that can be applied in existing positions or used to begin a new career. You will complete a portfolio project, gain real-world experience and emerge ready to apply service design principles across a range of industries and disciplines.

This Service Design: Elevate course is ideal for professionals including but not limited to:

• Anyone working in a service-oriented role like customer service, financial services, public service, etc. who wants to make better use of their organisation’s resources and improve service delivery
• Professionals working in adjacent disciplines like UX, CX or Business Design and looking to expand their skill set and boost career prospects
• Entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to set their business apart by offering exceptional service delivery
• Anyone who wants to learn practical Service Design skills that they can apply right away

 

This Product Management: Elevate course from Academy Xi helps students develop the strategic mindset needed for successful physical and digital product management.

Complement your existing professional expertise and boost your career with in-demand skills in Product Management.

Product Managers are amongst the highest paid roles in the tech industry. Integral to an organisation’s success, the demand for skilled Product Managers is exponential, with thousands of roles available in any given month.

This online course will equip you with the latest frameworks and techniques so you can be a strong all-rounder, able to understand users and market, define and articulate a product vision, simplify and prioritise the design phase, execute and optimise the launch and its results.

Studying part-time for 10 weeks, you’ll learn the analytical skills, optimisation techniques and data analysis testing that helps you to know and understand customers better. You’ll discover how to drive the vision for products, increase revenue, and lead and negotiate strategic discussions.

By the time you’ve completed the course, you’ll have a thorough understanding of product management, including how to launch, test and build a successful and financially viable product and accompanying business model.

This course is ideal for:

• Anyone looking to enrich their career in a mentor-led course, with convenient live video sessions, held after working hours
• Anyone looking for a practical course where they can develop a project/portfolio, delivered to scheduled deadlines and in line with industry-standards

You’re a big-picture thinker with a dream unlock your potential and power your career forward. This online Master of Business Administration (MBA) course from the Australian Institute of Business (AIB) gives you the skills and connections to make it a reality.

A fully accredited qualification recognised nationally and internationally, this online Fast-Track MBA course is flexible and designed for busy working adults, with practical interactive learning, ideal for students seeking to rapidly progress their business careers and take a strategic next step. With full online delivery, sophisticated student support services and flexible intake dates, this MBA qualification is tailored for professionals looking to build in-demand new skills and relevant industry connections with a quick return on time and money investment.

In this course, you’ll build the essential business knowledge and skills required to advance your business career and enhance your employment opportunities. You’ll learn fundamental aspects of business including strategic planning, leadership, governance, risk management and human resources management, and have the opportunity to specialise your study in an advanced area relevant to your career. Choose from entrepreneurial management, finance, human resources management, marketing management, logistics and supply chain management, or undertake a generalised MBA and tailor the subjects to your needs.

In this course, you’ll learn from high-profile industry professionals with decades of experience, and tackle practical, real-world tasks that set you up with the skills required to immediately advance your career after graduating.

If you’re looking to quickly and effectively progress your career and are interested in completing an MBA program, this flexible, practical and well-regarded qualification is your next effective career step.

Think you’ve struck gold with a business idea that could be the next big thing? Or maybe you want to quit working for someone else and be your own boss? Find success with the BSB40320 Certificate IV in Entrepreneurship and New Business from Open Colleges.

Delivered 100% online, this course has been designed to offer students the  foundational skills across key areas; including small business strategic planning, financial management, marketing, and operations. During your studies, you’ll learn critical skills for business success, including how to plan your business finances and get your cashflow in order; the art of small business marketing; how to identify and understand your customers, plus much more.

Enquire today to find out more and be on your way to becoming a better business manager.

PLEASE NOTE – Open Colleges is a privately-run RTO, not government-run like a TAFE, so they cannot offer government funding. Please check eligibility requirements before beginning an enrollment with Open Colleges.

If you are looking for a way to become a driver of change and innovation for your business in order to optimise your career path, then this Design Thinking for Innovation: Elevate course from Academy Xi ticks all the right boxes.