How To Start Your Own Business: Thrive In The First Year - Level

How To Start Your Own Business: Thrive In The First Year

(4.68 stars) · 301 learner reviews

The second guide in Level’s How To Start Your Own Business series gives solid instruction on how to set up a new business and propel it through the important first year. This guide focuses on the critical fundamentals – startup, budgeting, marketing, accounting, taxes and investing for growth.

Enrollment fee includes this guide and all of Level's educational and job training guides and certificates. The enrollment fee is a one-time payment - no hidden monthly payments or recurring fees. The enrollment fee includes shipping.

What they'll learn:

  • Get set up legally and understand the difference between common business structures
  • Learn how to budget for success including the importance of staying aware of cash flow
  • Build your business through marketing with a focus on low cost options
  • Learn good accounting practices to handle your money with care and keep good records
  • Prepare to pay taxes and comply with other legal requirements

Guide includes:

Finances
Goal setting
Skill development
Quiz

Schedule

Self-guided - learners complete at their own pace

Guide length

48 pages

Time to complete

~10 hours

What is Level?

Level is a popular prison education program that offers career training and personal development. Level has a unique approach that can reach nearly any person at any prison, even those in high security or solitary confinement. 6,107 people in prison have spent 79,670 hours using the Level program inside 1,005 prisons across the country.

Testimonials for this guide:

I've studied many books on business. This is by far easier to digest and is clear on the topics. Level's guides are very informative and helpful to building a better and brighter future. I'm very excited to see what else Level will have to offer in the future. This is so very helpful to my success after my release.

- Brandon, in federal custody in California

I thank you for helping me on my path to improvement. I really enjoyed this course because it was insightful and provided me with a new perspective about going into business. I learned lingo (product-market) that I was unaware of, and I learned how to evaluate the businesses that are in the market I plan to join.

- Anthony, incarcerated in California

Thank you for the opportunity to participate and further my knowledge, so I can be a productive citizen when I'm able to get into society, and be successful on my own terms. I've read the guide 5 times, and I'm going to continue to use it as a reference. It gives insight on what's needed to start a business.

- Christiaan, in state prison