Becoming a Lean Enterprise can bring significant benefits to your organization by reducing waste and improving efficiency.What If You Could- Deliver 99% On-time to Customers - Cut Lead Times by 60% - Reduce WIP Inventories by 70% and Finished Goods by 45% - Improve Sales/employee by 45% - Improve Space Utilization by 35% - Increase Throughput or Cash Flow by 55% - Achieve near Six-Sigma quality with a Quality Index of 98.6% These examples represent real-world gains some businesses have realized as a result of using Lean techniques. The payoffs can be vast, enabling a company to achieve quantum leaps in competitiveness, customer satisfaction, and profitability. Lean is no longer just for manufacturers service companies can now grow dramatically by becoming lean enterprises.Lean thinking has been successfully applied in non-manufacturing environments. For example, some hospitals have implemented 5S workplace organization programs in their operating rooms to ensure the highest level of efficiency. Visual controls and mistake proofing are principles that can be appropriately applied in a service environment so service companies can become much more successful.How to Think LeanIt's really very simple. Eliminate the waste in your production process and you will produce goods more efficiently and more profitably. Lean is all about learning how to reduce waste or "non-value" added steps in a process. Typically 80 to 95% of lead-time is non-value added, or waste.Practitioners have analyzed practices and have categorized eight areas where waste is found.Eight Wastes of Lean- Overproduction waste: Making more than is required by the... [-]

How can you turn a social enterprise idea into action? In this course, you will identify the problem your idea is trying to solve, design your social enterprise venture model and prepare to take it to market.

This course is a must for anyone who wants to launch a social enterprise. It will help you understand the problem your social enterprise is trying to address, consider the level of innovation in your idea, and build your business plan and your team.

Social Enterprise: Turning Ideas into Action includes a mix of theory, practical information, and case studies from around the world. You will also learn about the legal and marketing considerations as you prepare to take your idea to market. By the end of the course, you will develop a plan for turning your social enterprise into action and there will be a competition to find the best learner-produced plan.... [-]

Can business do good? In this course, we explore different models of social enterprise and the local and global problems that they aim to address.

This course is a must for anyone who wants to understand more about what social enterprise is and its relation to sustainable development. You will learn how to evaluate social enterprise in the context of global and local problems. If you work with social enterprise or are thinking about launching a social enterprise, this course provides a valuable foundation.

Social Enterprise: Business Doing Good includes a mix of theory, practical information and case studies from around the world. You will assess different definitions and models of social enterprise and evaluate their social impact. Video interviews with experts and practitioners, articles and discussion steps will offer you the opportunity to learn and engage with other learners on key concepts and ideas. By the end of the course, you will understand the key concepts related to social enterprise and how to assess the social impact of a social enterprise model.... [-]

If you are thinking of new challenges, new opportunities or just think it's time to start that project you've always wanted, this is your course.

With the "Superior Program in Entrepreneurship" we will help you to acquire the necessary knowledge to make your idea a reality.

Anyone who has entrepreneurial spirit and desire to know how, at some point, you must mount your project to minimize risks.

College students, working professionals or not autonomous. All profile type has no place in this course as long as you think your challenges can be met.

This master has the possibility to obtain a double degree with a university recognition. To apply, the student must be in possession of a recognized degree nationwide.... [-]

So, what’s your big business idea?

Have you ever thought about owning your own business? Have you always wanted to be your own boss? But, you’re not sure what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur? Well, it takes energy, drive, and focus. You must have the desire to develop, organise and manage a product, service or process for sale or hire. As well as this, you need knowledge of how to stay successful in business.

But, of course, there’s much more involved. Learn all the fundamentals of what it takes to be successful in business from this Entrepreneurship course. Access it whenever, however, and as often as you need to. This course is designed to help you become confident enough to run a business, motivate your team and achieve new heights!... [-]

Being a successful creative also means being a great entrepreneur. Develop practical strategies for managing and monetizing your creativity in this introductory entrepreneurship course. You’ll learn how to navigate the professional world as a working artist and build a self-sustaining career doing what you love. This course will give you the expertise you need to run a small business, work as a freelancer and thrive in your everyday life.

Entrepreneurship Essentials introduces you to the entrepreneurial journey, from finding an idea, to gaining traction in the marketplace, to raising capital for your venture. You will learn an overarching framework—People, Opportunity, Context, Deal—to evaluate opportunities, manage start-ups, and finance ventures. This framework has been taught to thousands of Harvard Business School MBA students over the past 30 years.

Entrepreneurship Essentials explains how entrepreneurs run structured experiments to validate ideas and refine business strategy. You will dive deep into the numbers of how entrepreneurs and their investors make financial decisions to create value and grow their operations. Whether you are a current or aspiring entrepreneur or someone who is looking to gain an understanding of how businesses are built, you will walk away from Entrepreneurship Essentials with the ability to:... [-]

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JBS offers entrepreneurial training from a Christian worldview; we teach how to do business God’s way. Our Business and Entrepreneurship Program includes hands-on curriculum to enable students to gain the skills and mindset to operate their own businesses and become business leaders.

Our curriculum integrates both practical business and biblical principles to equip students to build a comprehensive business plan and launch their business while attending classes. We award a certificate of completion at the end of the program. Our curriculum is designed to cultivate a spiritual mindset for stewardship, profitability, and thinking big. We provide comprehensive knowledge of business subjects needed to assess feasibility, start, grow and sustain your business. Student feedback and industry demands drive the innovation of our curriculum.... [-]