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The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Identify your own entrepreneurial ecosystem and the role that you can play within it.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
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Discover what makes a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem

Entrepreneurs rarely achieve success on their own nor act in isolation. Those operating around them in various formal and informal capacities often play a significant role in influencing the outcome of their endeavours.

These relationships all form part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. In this course, we’ll explore how various conditions in this ecosystem support entrepreneurial activities and value creation.

We’ll also support you in identifying your own unique entrepreneurial ecosystem and the role that you can play within it.

What topics will you cover?

  • Defining the entrepreneurial eco-system
  • The impact of an entrepreneurial ecosystem on success
  • Influencers of change to entrepreneurial ecosystems
  • The importance of policy formulation for entrepreneurial ecosystems

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, or a particular entrepreneurial project, and the role that impact measurement plays in the process.

Who will you learn with?

Gideon Maas

Prof Maas is the Director of the International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship at Coventry University. Has broad international business and academic experiences in various countries.

Joan Lockyer

I am the Director of Education and a Professor in Entrepreneurship at Coventry University's International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship. I have also worked in industry and consultancy.

Matt Mount

Dr Matt Mount (Ph.D) is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Innovation at Deakin Business School. He is an expert in the area of strategy and innovation processes.

Colin Higgins

Dr Colin Higgins is an Associate Professor in Management at Deakin University and also leads Deakin's Global Courses. He teaches strategy and researches how companies engage with sustainability

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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