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Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

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A hands-on, project-centred Coursera course from Kennesaw State University (Dan Stotz) built around one of entrepreneurship's most useful tools: the Business Model Canvas. You work through the canvas for a real or imagined venture, mapping how it creates and captures value. Practical and focused — ideal if you want to actually apply the tool, not just read about it.

Good for: Learning and applying the Business Model Canvas hands-on.

Less suitable if: You want a broad entrepreneurship overview or funding content.

Skills you'll gain

Business Model CanvasBusiness modellingValue propositionEntrepreneurshipVenture planning

Is this course right for you?

A good fit if you…

You want to apply the Business Model Canvas
You have a venture idea to map
You like project-based learning

Consider something else if you…

You want a broad entrepreneurship overview
You want funding or growth tactics
You dislike project work

Requirements: None; a venture idea to work on helps.

Realistic time: Around 6–10 hours.

About this course

Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators is a hands-on, project-centered course built around one of the most useful tools in entrepreneurship. From Kennesaw State University's Dan Stotz, it walks you through each block of the Business Model Canvas — value proposition, customers, channels, revenue, costs, and more — and has you apply it to a real idea.

What you'll learn

Understand all nine blocks of the Business Model Canvas
Define a clear value proposition
Map customers, channels, and relationships
Model revenue streams and cost structure
Test assumptions behind a business idea
Complete a canvas for your own venture

This course includes

Yes
Certificate
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Mobile access
English
Language

What it costs

You can audit the course free on Coursera. A certificate needs a Coursera subscription (about $49/month) or Coursera Plus, with financial aid available.

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Dan Stotz
Coursera instructor

Dan Stotz teaches entrepreneurship at Kennesaw State University and has extensive experience in business coaching and innovation. The course reflects a practical, do-it-yourself approach to business modelling.

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Frequently asked questions

It is a one-page tool for mapping how a venture creates, delivers and captures value — the focus of this hands-on course.
Yes, you can audit it free; the certificate needs a Coursera subscription or Coursera Plus.
Having one to work on helps, since it is project-centred, but you can use an imagined venture.
No — it is focused specifically on applying the Business Model Canvas, not a broad overview.
Around 6–10 hours.
Free
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