Business Spark
Moja Academy’s Business Spark is a virtual business incubator designed to train new entrepreneurs who want orientation in basic financial skills, who want to discover their natural giftings, and who want to develop key leadership skills of presentation.
Business Spark also provides four foundational micro-courses of instruction around “must know” information for starting a new business, developing a new business, funding a new business, and marketing a new business.
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Keeping a basic budget is as easy as 1-2-3.
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Lesson 2: Making a Budget Journal
A budget journal is kind of similar to a diary; except that it deals specifically with money, and how you spend it.
A budget journal is kind of similar to a diary; except that it deals specifically with money, and how you spend it.
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Lesson 3: Shop Smart
The more you keep your costs down, the more money you will have to spend on what you want as you start earning.
The more you keep your costs down, the more money you will have to spend on what you want as you start earning.
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Lesson 4: Save, Save, Save
It is always a good idea to put away an amount of money every month, so that you can create a reserve of available money for when unexpected things occur.
It is always a good idea to put away an amount of money every month, so that you can create a reserve of available money for when unexpected things occur.
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Lesson 1: Who am I?
Knowing who you are and what you want comes naturally to some people. While others struggle to identify goals or where they’re going in life.
Knowing who you are and what you want comes naturally to some people. While others struggle to identify goals or where they’re going in life.
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Studies confirm, again and again, that exercise is good for you.
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Your health is your number one asset. Never take it for granted.
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Present the best version of yourself to a prospective client or employer.
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Lesson 2: Talk the Talk
With a bit of practice, speaking clearly and effectively in an interview is something you can easily gain confidence in.
With a bit of practice, speaking clearly and effectively in an interview is something you can easily gain confidence in.
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Lesson 1: How to Come Up with a Business Idea
Starting a business can be daunting, but in this course you’ll learn how to unpack your ideas to kick start your business.
Starting a business can be daunting, but in this course you’ll learn how to unpack your ideas to kick start your business.
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Lesson 2: Examine and Refine Your Idea
Filter your idea to see if it really makes sense, like if people can afford to buy what you’re selling.
Filter your idea to see if it really makes sense, like if people can afford to buy what you’re selling.
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Lesson 1: Product and Service Development
Once you’ve clearly defined what your business will focus on, it’s important to understand how to develop it from idea to reality.
Once you’ve clearly defined what your business will focus on, it’s important to understand how to develop it from idea to reality.
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Lesson 2: Customer Groups
Once you’ve clearly defined what your business will focus on, it’s important to understand how to develop it from idea to reality.
Once you’ve clearly defined what your business will focus on, it’s important to understand how to develop it from idea to reality.
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Lesson 1: How to Manage Your Money
To start your business you will need money and to keep it operating, you’ll need to know how to manage money well.
To start your business you will need money and to keep it operating, you’ll need to know how to manage money well.
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Lesson 2: How to Get Money to Start Your Business
From bootstrapping to government support, here are some resources
From bootstrapping to government support, here are some resources
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Nine steps for a solid, well-built business plan!
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Lesson 1: Promote Your Business
It’s important that people know about your business and what it offers. Marketing plays an important role so others learn about and support your business.
It’s important that people know about your business and what it offers. Marketing plays an important role so others learn about and support your business.
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Lesson 2: Use the Internet
Using the internet to market your business is called digital marketing and includes social networks like Facebook, which has more than 140 million users in Africa.
Using the internet to market your business is called digital marketing and includes social networks like Facebook, which has more than 140 million users in Africa.
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Lesson 3: Launching Your Business
Use every opportunity you get to let people know about your products and services.
Use every opportunity you get to let people know about your products and services.
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Lesson 4: Networking
Networking is when you meet people to share information about yourself and your business.
Networking is when you meet people to share information about yourself and your business.
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