On March 16, the first three-week face-to-face course "Self-Employment Accelerator" will start at the My Career Center on March 16. Any resident of the capital who wants to develop their project, organize additional income or turn a hobby into a way of permanent earnings can become a participant. Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development, spoke about this.
"Today, many people are thinking about starting their own business, looking for opportunities to earn additional income. The task of employment centers is to support and help, to lay a solid foundation for working for themselves with an understanding of the foundations and opportunities that the city provides. That is why we are launching the first full-time course this year. "Self-employment accelerator". We see that today there is a demand for such programs. And most importantly - the result. Participants of the course will receive not only knowledge, but also confidence in themselves and in their business, begin to move towards a dream, "- said the vice mayor …
More than 70 Muscovites took part in the previous course on organizing self-employment. Most of them entered the program without knowing what field they would like to develop in. Others hoped to find out how to get started with their project. There were also those who simply decided to replenish their knowledge of entrepreneurship. During the month, course participants attended lectures and trainings, participated in business games and webinars. In the final, most of the listeners noted that they had found an idea and took their first steps towards self-employment.
The course program consistently introduces the basics of organizing entrepreneurship: from choosing a field of activity to promotion channels. Participants will learn how to make their product attractive and find the first customers, get answers to legal and financial questions. Everyone will bring out useful information for themselves that they can use in practice.
At the end, the course participants will present examples of their products and services at a specially organized self-employment exhibition. The My Career Center will become not only a learning environment for Muscovites, but also a platform for testing their ideas.
The Self-Employment Accelerator was a real discovery for me! This is the most structured and useful information to start your business. The course helped me to correctly design my product, define sales channels and taught me how to work with clients. All speakers perfectly conveyed the information and answered all the questions that might arise. And, importantly, the group created the most trusting atmosphere, we all still communicate, "- said Vasily Teterin, a course participant.