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Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies
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A University of Maryland course on Coursera (Dr. James V. Green) about the very start of the entrepreneurial journey: recognising opportunities, generating ideas, and assessing whether they could become real businesses. It introduces frameworks for creativity and opportunity analysis. Beginner-friendly and well-rated — a good first entrepreneurship course.
Good for: Aspiring founders at the idea and opportunity-recognition stage.
Less suitable if: You already have a business and want growth or funding tactics.
Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies is about the very start of the entrepreneurial journey: recognising opportunities, generating ideas, and assessing whether they could become real businesses. From the University of Maryland's Dr. James V. Green, it introduces frameworks for creativity, opportunity analysis, and evaluating an idea's potential.
What you'll learn
Recognise entrepreneurial opportunities
Generate and refine business ideas
Apply creativity techniques to innovation
Assess an idea's market potential
Understand what makes an opportunity viable
Take the first concrete step toward a startup
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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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James V. Green
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Dr. James V. Green leads entrepreneurship education at the University of Maryland and has taught tens of thousands of learners online. His courses are known for practical, structured frameworks for would-be founders.