How to Learn to Build a Business

Course Outline: Finding Work and Building Your Own Opportunities Course Introduction Learning Objective: Understand what the course covers, the four distinct paths to paid work, and what learners will be able to do by completion. Lecture 1: Welcome & Instructor Introduction (2 - 4 min) What learners will be able to do by the end (identify which work path works, build tailored application materials, and run a repeatable search process) How the course is structured and how to use the worksheets Lecture 2: The Four Paths to Paid Work (3 - 6 min) Full-time, part-time, freelance, and entrepreneurial - what each requires Why one strategy does not fit all four Honest assessment of risk, income stability, and time to first dollar Lecture 3: Reading a Job Description Correctly (3 - 6 min) Explicit requirements vs. implied priorities Identifying the business need Recognizing disqualifiers early to protect your time Engagement Activity - Reflection Exercise: "Which of the four paths matc...