Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Creation Programme

Explore the mindset and motivations that contribute to entrepreneurial success.

From identifying market opportunities, to developing a business model, to learning how to launch and pitch your venture, the Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Creation Programme is designed to help you nurture the practical skills needed to become a successful entrepreneur in any business context.

Whether youve yet to identify a business opportunity, or are seeking to refine an existing idea, you'll explore the challenges and considerations faced during the venture creation process, and, in turn, understand how to share your entrepreneurial vision with external stakeholders.

This programme is delivered in partnership with

GetSmarter

, a 2U brand. When you enrol, youll be directed to their platform, which manages registration and course delivery on our behalf, as an official and trusted

Oxford Saïd partner.

Programme outline

Orientation Module

The orientation module will prepare you for the rest of the programme and will:

familiarise you with the online campus

provide you with an overview of the programme handbook

introduce you to the programme team

cover some introductory course material including pre-reading materials, basic definitions and a glossary

This will stand you in good stead as you embark on the rest of your programme.

Module 1

Identifying business opportunities

Module 2

Understanding your entrepreneurial talents

Module 3

Analysing customers and markets

Module 4

Crafting a business model

Module 5

Launching a venture

Module 6

Pitching a venture