Spark Cohort I | Pistis Life and Leadership Institute, PLLI

About Course

The SPARK Immersion Course/ Programme has specifically been designed for aspiring entrepreneurs, Start-Ups & Fledging business owners in their first 7-years of operations. This course is primarily for greenhorns in tech, textile, trading, manufacturing, content creation and production to gain first-hand experience of Successfully starting or running a well-structured business in our environment.

Registration is open to the public and private sector, NGOs, and academia. University students who desire to gain practical knowledge of setting up and running a business.

To ensure proper engagement, interactive learning and the highest quality standards, a maximum of 20 participants will be allowed per batch for the internship field visits, 50 students per in-person class and 120 students virtually (managed in groups of 20 each) will be allowed. Slots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. At the end of the course, each student receives a PLLI SPARK certificate of completion.

Course Content

Week 0 | SPARK Business Bootcamp Induction

Kick-off
5-minutes Introductory Video from Founder

05:15
SPARK Agenda & Walk-through
Live Video Session

19:49

Week 1 | Strategy and Planning for a Business

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives
Unit II – The Understanding of Strategy (Femi Johnson) + Q&A (Casestudy)

04:11
Unit III – Overview of Business Strategy
Unit IV – Preparing Your Business Plan (Biodun Adedipe) + Q&A (Casestudy)

09:31
Unit V – Writing a Business Plan
Unit VI – Analysing Markets and Industries
Unit VII – Understanding Business Modelling
Unit VIII – The Role of Financial Models
How do you intend to apply what you learnt this week in your business?

Week 2 | Identifying Business Opportunities

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives
Unit II – Analysing Business Problems
Unit III – Approaching Dynamic Business Problems (Femi Johnson) + Q&A (Casestudy)

03:00
Unit IV – Decoding the Business Environment
Unit V – Being an Entrepreneur (Femi Johnson) + Q&A (Casestudy)

08:30
Unit VI – Developing Innovative Strategies for Business
Unit VII – Globalization and the Global Economy
Unit VIII – Leveraging Opportunities in Business

Week 3 | Finding and Retaining the Right People

Week 4 | Legal Framework for Business in Nigeria (Overview of Taxation)

Week 5 | Overview of Costing

Week 6 | Starting A Business

Week 7 | Legal Framework for Business in Nigeria | Customer Identification & Management

Week 8 | Understanding the Role of Money in Your Business

Week 9 | Stabilizing Your Business

Week 10 | Creating Distinctive Customer Experience (Customer Identification & Management)

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Course Content

Week 0 | SPARK Business Bootcamp Induction

Kick-off

5-minutes Introductory Video from Founder

SPARK Agenda & Walk-through

Live Video Session

Week 1 | Strategy and Planning for a Business

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – The Understanding of Strategy (Femi Johnson) + Q&A (Casestudy)

Unit III – Overview of Business Strategy

Unit IV – Preparing Your Business Plan (Biodun Adedipe) + Q&A (Casestudy)

Unit V – Writing a Business Plan

Unit VI – Analysing Markets and Industries

Unit VII – Understanding Business Modelling

Unit VIII – The Role of Financial Models

How do you intend to apply what you learnt this week in your business?

Week 2 | Identifying Business Opportunities

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Analysing Business Problems

Unit III – Approaching Dynamic Business Problems (Femi Johnson) + Q&A (Casestudy)

Unit IV – Decoding the Business Environment

Unit V – Being an Entrepreneur (Femi Johnson) + Q&A (Casestudy)

Unit VI – Developing Innovative Strategies for Business

Unit VII – Globalization and the Global Economy

Unit VIII – Leveraging Opportunities in Business

Week 3 | Finding and Retaining the Right People

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Leadership for Entrepreneurs

Unit III – Organizational Culture and Performance

Unit IV – Building a Human Resource System

Unit V – Building a World Class Performance Management System

Unit VI – Succession Planning

Week 4 | Legal Framework for Business in Nigeria (Overview of Taxation)

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Overview of Taxation in Nigeria

Unit III – Overview of Taxation in Nigeria (2)

Unit IV – Overview of Taxation in Nigeria (3)

Week 5 | Overview of Costing

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Types of Costing: Overview

Unit III – Understanding Fixed Costs

Unit IV – Understanding Variable Costs

Unit V – Applying Both Costs to Businesses

Unit VI – Cost Management Strategies for Businesses

Unit VII – Group Presentations & debriefing

Week 6 | Starting A Business

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Defining Your Value Proposition

Unit III – Practical Session: Turning Opportunites to Value Propositions

Unit IV – Identifying and Working with Partners

Unit V – Adversity Quotient (Dr. Ngozi Onyia) + Q&A (Casestudy)

Unit VI – Raising Capital to Fund your business

Unit VII – Refining Your Products and Services

Week 7 | Legal Framework for Business in Nigeria | Customer Identification & Management

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Types of Business Entities in Nigeria

Unit III – Corporate Governance and Ethics

Unit IV – Effective Board Composition

Unit V – Risk Management in Business

Unit VI – Technology Driven Customer Management

Unit VII – Digital Marketing Introductory Workshop

Week 8 | Understanding the Role of Money in Your Business

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Understanding the Types of Money in Your Business

Unit III – Basic Financial Interpretation

Unit IV – Understanding Liquidity and Profitability in Business

Unit V – Managing Your Cash Flow

Unit VI – Understanding Financial Forecasts (Budgeting)

Week 9 | Stabilizing Your Business

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Introduction to Systems Intelligence

Unit III – Enterprise Architecture and Organizational Design

Unit IV – Building Systems Around Your Business

Unit V – Business Policies and Processes

Week 10 | Creating Distinctive Customer Experience (Customer Identification & Management)

Unit I – Introduction – Program and Module Objectives

Unit II – Identifying & Understanding Your Customer

Unit III – Selling & Securing Customer Loyalty