Blue Social Growth: free business online training for entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs on Scottish islands
You have an enterprising idea? You live on an island ? You have come to live in Scotland from another country?
The EU funded ERASMUS + Blue Social Growth programme can help turn your ideas into a viable business!
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The programme is available for free on line through the teachable platform in several languages, English , Spanish, Farsi and Arabic.
This is because it is brings together participants from 4 countries: Scotland, Greece, Italy and Spain, where the Blue Economy can provide new opportunities for enterprise, especially for people who have come from another country.
Its modular set-up allows you to choose what you want to work on, start where you need, and progress with exercises, videos and bite-size learning to make your dream a reality with a comprehensive business plan you can talk through with any funder.
- All you need is access to a computer or a smart phone
- It takes an average of 6 months to complete at your own pace
- There is a downloadable pdf manual that can be used for reference along side the modules
- Mentoring help from the course’ s authors is available to accompany you through your learning journey
- You get an end of course certificate
The modules
- Module 1 : Blue Social Growth opportunities
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- 1. The Blue Economy
- 2. Blue Growth
- 3. Blue Social Growth
- 4. Explore Blue Social Growth potential where you are
- Quiz: test your knowledge and understanding
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- Module 2 : Start your Blue Social Growth Enterprise
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- Part 1. Your business ideas
- Part 2: The Business Plan
- Part 3: Marketing
- Part 4: Business finance
- Quiz: test your knowledge and understanding
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- Module 3: Social innovation and collaborative leadership
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- Part 1. Social Innovation and the Social Entrepreneur
- Part 2. Together you can go further – mobilising for change
- Part 3. The Social Enterprise of the future: relational and engaging
- Quiz: test your understanding and knowledge
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- Module 4: Partnering with style
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- Part 1: Networking
- Part 2: Online cooperation
- Part 3: Partnerships
- Part 4: Storytelling: engaging with partners and client
- Conclusion: the Business Model Canvas
- Quiz: test your understanding
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NB: The course and especially the manual is also aimed to help enterprise and social enterprise trainers, particularly in a migrant or refugee set-up.
See the courses here:
https://blue-social-growth.teachable.com/courses
How to get on the course:
Please fill this online form first, to enable mentoring support if requested and issue your end of course certificate, then click here to enrol.