Introduction
Entrepreneurs need to explore different ways to grow their businesses, such as creating new products, services, markets, customers, and business models. Learners in this course will create growth plans by using their venture's current strengths and developing new ones. This course is especially useful for entrepreneurs who want to take advantage of new opportunities and help their businesses stay competitive. Learners will use the right strategies for a changing market through the different stages of the industry's life cycle.This course is credit-bearing (3 AU) and stackable to:
- Graduate Certificate in Technopreneurship and Innovation (9 AU)
- FlexiMasters in Technopreneurship and Innovation (15 AU)
- Masters in Technopreneurship and Innovation (30 AU)
This course is part of the FlexiMasters in Technopreneurship and Innovation.
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Describe the growth process and growing pains of startups
- Evaluate realistic growth opportunities and develop action plans to seize the opportunities.
- Explain how to manage the growing venture.
- Develop growth strategies and implementation plans.
Suitable for current and aspiring tech innovators and startup founders, as well as corporate executives and civil servants who wish to broaden their competencies and make a difference in the future economy.
Standard Course Fee: S$6104
| SSG Funding Support | BEFORE funding & GST | AFTER SSG funding (if eligible under various schemes) & 9% GST |
| Course Fee | Course Fee Payable | |
| Singapore Citizen (SC) and Permanent Resident (PR) (Up to 70% funding) | $5,600 | $1,831.20 |
| Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS) | $5,600 | $711.20 |
| Singapore Citizen aged ≥ 40 years old SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) (Up to 90% funding) | $5,600 | $711.20 |
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits for this course. Click here for more information.
- Learners can utilise their SkillsFuture Credits for this course.
- Singaporeans aged 40 years and above are able to use their SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up of $4,000 to offset the course fees after SSG funding.
Xia Zhiqiang (Dr)
Dr Xia is the Academic Director and Postgraduate & Undergraduate Programmes Lead at the NTU Entrepreneurship Academy (NTUpreneur). He oversees the Master of Science Technopreneurship and Innovation program (MSc TIP) and provides strategic direction to the management and operation of the MiE and SMiE programmes.
Dr Xia’s professional expertise in entrepreneurship education spans across training, mentoring, leadership development, and project management in multicultural context. From 2004 to 2008, he served as Senior Assistant Director in the China Strategy Group (President’s Office) of NTU. He has won recognition for developing educational partnership with top international universities and institutions, for programmes or projects including NTU’s pioneering Global Immersion Program for undergraduates’ overseas study and industrial attachment as well as overseas entrepreneurship immersion and international venture competitions. In 2006 he received the NTU’s Nanyang Award for Teamwork. Prior to his two decades of experience in education, he worked in IT and real estate industries with project management experience in ERP outsourcing, knowledge management, asset valuation, and business M&A.
Dr Xia actively participates in professional communities and social services. He is an Adjunct Professor of Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
He served as the President of International Council for Small Business (Singapore Chapter) from 2015 to 2017. He was frequently invited as one of the final-round judges for Singapore Prestige Brand Award competitions since 2015. With his extensive network of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, policy makers, and educators in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Singapore and internationally, he has helped many entrepreneurs and startups in securing venture funding or strategizing business growth or international development.
In 2019, he received the Commendation Medal (Education) on Singapore’s National Day, in recognition of his commitment, performance, and efficiency in education.
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship (3 AU)
- Entrepreneurial Marketing and Business Development (3 AU)
- New Venture Financing (3 AU)
- Technopreneurial Mindset (3 AU)
