The Accidental Entrepreneur Program (ACP)

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The Accidental Entrepreneur Program (ACP)

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About the Program

The ACP Program is a unique ACTIVEclass^TM compliant practical, experience-based Accidental Entrepreneurship NPQ^TM Program based on the principle of impacting entrepreneurial SEEK^TM (skills, expertise, experience, and know-how) through active engagement and practice.

An Accidental Entrepreneur is someone who stumbled into entrepreneurship not by design but by accident. They are people who transform or turn their hobby, passion, dream, idea, concern about something, philanthropic ideals, love for something, opportunity, gift or talent, commitment to a cause, or the necessity to do something about a given situation, or circumstances into a business venture.

This NPQ^TM Program is designed to provide intensive entrepreneurial immersion training in Accidental Entrepreneurship SEEK^TM development for the next generation of Accidental Entrepreneurs setting up and building their Business Enterprise in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE^TM).

As an NPQ^TM program, the ACP is not a paper qualification (certificate/diploma) based program where participants work towards getting a paper qualification at the end of the Program through taking and passing required course assignments, tests, or exams and getting grades for them. Your qualification on the ACP is Your Startup Business.

The expectation is that the Accidental Entrepreneurs would have accidentally conceived the idea for the Startup Business before enrolling on the ACP Program and may have either gone ahead to set up the Business prior to joining the Program or have the intention to set up the Business during the Program or after completing the Program.

This is an NPQ^TM (No Paper Qualification) Program

No Paper Qualification on Completion of the Program

ACP — Your Qualification is Your Business Startup

Key Information

Mode of Delivery

Online

Duration

9 – 12 months

Number of Modules

Number of Credit Hours

Apply Date

January 2025

Start Date

September 2025

Language

English

Targeted Entrepreneurs

The ACP Program is targeted at Prospective Accidental Entrepreneurs yet to commence Business and aspiring to start their Startup Business as a Founder or Co-Founder and get into Business.

ACTIVEclass Compliant Program

The ACP Program is ACTIVEclass compliant whereby the instructional delivery approach is designed to facilitate, support, and empower the active engagement of the Program Participants (Learners) in the process of developing and acquiring their Program-specific SEEK

The ACTIVEclass philosophy underlying ACP is based on a paraphrased quote partially attributable to Confucius, the Chinese Philosopher: “Tell Me, and I Forget; Teach Me, and I May Remember; Involve Me, and I Learn; (Get Me To Do It and I will Know It)”.

The ACPProgram, therefore, lays ZERO emphasis on the Telling (Tell Me and I Forget), LESS emphasis on Teaching (Teach Me and I May Remember), MAJOR emphasis on Involving (Involve Me and I Learn), and MAXIMUM emphasis on Getting TO DO IT (Get Me To Do It and I will Know It)) aspects in delivering the Modules of the Program.

ACTIVEclass Mode of Program Delivery

The LKDA^TM– Outcome ACTIVEclass^TM Mode of Program Delivery

The ACTIVEclass Mode of Delivery of ACPlays less emphasis on teaching the Participants details of the entrepreneurial SEEK. Rather they are encouraged and empowered to acquire the relevant entrepreneurial SEEK through the innovative LKDA (Learn, Know, Do, Acquire) approach practiced through the active engagement of Learners in a Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD) process.

ACTIVEclass Learners/Participants on ACPare therefore encouraged and empowered to play an active-engagement role in contributing to their entrepreneurial SEEK development and acquisition process through actively engaging in the Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD) activity-based Instructor-prescribed and Learner-Self-prescribed learner-initiative- intensity-activeness LKDA-Outcome AATs (actions, activities, and tasks).

ACP is, therefore, a personal initiative intensity commitment (PIIC)-based ACTIVEclass Program that expects its Participants to take full responsibility for their Learning, Knowing, Doing, and Acquiring (LKDA) Outcomes relating to acquiring their entrepreneurial SEEK through activity-based Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD).

Already-in-Business and Prospective Future Entrepreneurs enrolled in this intensive and practical ACTIVEclassTM Entrepreneurship Program are encouraged and empowered to use their creative capabilities and abilities to create and contribute to the entrepreneurial SEEKTM they want and seek to acquire through active engagement Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD) activity-based approach. The ACP Program is therefore designed to prepare, empower and encourage its Participants and Alumni to pursue the path of being job and wealth creators rather than job seekers.

Program Entry Requirement

The ACP Program Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements on the ACP Program, except that one is expected to have a burning desire and the determination to become an Entrepreneur and is willing to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset to put in the required efforts to be the Founder or Co-Founder of a Business Enterprise or Corporation. One is also expected to adopt the personal initiative intensity commitment (PIIC^TM) active engagement Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD) activity-based (LKDA^TM) Outcome approach to Learn, Do, Know, and Acquire the requisite entrepreneurial SEEK^TM to set-up, manage, build and grow their Business in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE^TM).

Business Background or Qualifications

Those with some entrepreneurial or business background or qualifications and those with some prior entrepreneurial or business work experience in any of the fields of Business who aspire to become Accidental Entrepreneurs running the Business they Founded or Co-Founded may have some headstart on the ACP Program.

Without Business Background or Qualifications

Those without entrepreneurial or business backgrounds or qualifications and others without prior entrepreneurial or business work experience can still catch up on their entrepreneurial SEEK^TM without difficulty on the ACP Program and become successful Accidental Entrepreneurs. The expectation is that what they lack on the entrepreneurial business background qualification or work experience side can be picked up easily on their ACP Entrepreneurship Journey and beyond.

The Business world is littered with successful Accidental Entrepreneurs running Businesses that they Founded employing knowledgeable and experienced Business expertise without having a Business background. Famous examples of Accidental Entrepreneurs, most of who did not have a Business background before Founding their Businesses, are: Darn Good Yarn Founder, a multi-million dollar business Founded by Nicole Snow based on her hobby; Mark Zuckerberg, who started a small social media website for students at Harvard University as a hobby ultimately turns into the big business Facebook of today; and Alexandra Stapleton-Smith, a lifelong crafter, who is the creator of The Hedgehog Hollow crafting blog, turned her hobby into a growing and profitable business with customers all over the globe.

Others include Michael Davidson, Founder of Black Infusions, an artisanal spirits collection company that was started based on Davidson’s interest in wine-making; William Boeing, Founder of the Boeing Company, a global aviation company, which was started based on the necessity to build better and faster airplanes; and Terry Finle, Founder of West Point Thoroughbreds who turned his passion and love for taking care of horses into a thriving business.

So, we have you covered if you belong to the category of those potential future Accidental Entrepreneurs who want to be successful Entrepreneurs in the 4IR Economy without the requisite entrepreneurial background or work experience to start with.

By all means, Join Us and succeed on the ACP Program.

Program Duration and Method

Duration of the Program:

16 Weeks (Intensive Self-Pace Study)

This Program is made up of a number of Program Engagement Sessions (PESs). Each PES comprising a number of designated Units of Study (USE^TM) has an expected duration equivalent to a one-week session on the Program. Some Participants on the Program may spend less than a week and others more than a week during a given PES.

Method of Delivery:

Intensive Online ACTIVEclass^TM Activity-Based Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD).

Participants on iCSEP are expected during each PES to undertake and complete specific ACTIVEclass^TM active-engagement Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD) LKDA^TM– Outcome practical entrepreneurship actions, activities, and tasks (AATs) for acquiring specific entrepreneurial SEEK^TM. Participants are expected to complete the ACTIVEclass^TM LDKA^TM-Outcome AATs corresponding to each of the Units of Study (USE^TM) designated for a given PES before moving on to the next PES.

The Focus Business Areas

The Focus Business Areas (FoBAs) of the ACP Program

The FoBAs of the ACP Program identifies the Business products, systems, or services that Accidental Entrepreneurs are expected to be engaged in as the focus area of their Accidental Business Enterprise.

The ACP Focus of Business Areas (FoBAs)
Agri-Business Products and Services
Engineering-Business Products and Services
Generic-Business Enterprise Products and Services
Hospitality-Business Products and Services
Media-Business Products and Services
Social-Business Products and Services
Tech-Business Products and Services
…and Many More

Program Structure

The ACP Program is based on Three Modules:

Each of the Program Modules comprises a number of Sub-Modules, each constituting several Units of Study Engagement (USE^TM). The delivery of each USE^TM under its designated Program Engagement Session (PES) is based on specific ACTIVEclass^TM active-engagement Learning-by-Involvement (LbI) and Knowing-by-Doing (KbD) practical entrepreneurship LDKA^TM-Outcome AATs targeted at acquiring specific entrepreneurial SEEK^TM

Program Modules A

ACP Module A: The ACP Base Camp Fire-Side Chat Module

The Units of Study Engagement (USE)
Understanding the Business Enterprise Environment and the Business Enterprise Industry Locally and Globally
Knowing What they Say About the Prospects and the Future of Business Enterprises in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE)
Knowing More About Accidental Entrepreneurship and Utreprenership in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE)
Knowing a Thing or Two About Who Are Accidental Entrepreneurs
Knowing Why Accidental Entrepreneurs are Some of the Key Movers and Shakers of the in Today’s Business World Locally & Globally
Knowing Why Accidental Entrepreneurs are Everywhere and are involved in Almost Everything Made, Created, or Built by Business Enterprises Founded and run by Accidental Entrepreneurs.
Knowing the Importance of Being an Accidental Entrepreneur in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE)
Knowing What It Takes to Stand on the Shoulders of Giant Accidental Entrepreneurs and Learn From Their Notable Accomplishments as Well as Mistakes and Tribulations on their Entrepreneurship Journey
Knowing What It Takes to be an Accidental Entrepreneur in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE)
Knowing What it Takes to Develop and Secure Your Business Enterprise Entrepreneurial Foundation as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Embark on Your Accidental Entrepreneurial Journey in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Economy (FIRE)
Knowing What it Takes as an Accidental Entrepreneur to ‘Bite More Than You Can Chew’ and Still Chew it to Build and Grow Your Business Enterprise
Knowing How to Spot ‘Easier Say Than Done’ Decisions and Still Do It on Your Accidental Entrepreneurial Journey
Knowing How to Think Like an Accidental Entrepreneur: Embracing the ‘I can do it better and different’ Thinking and Mentality
Knowing What it Takes to Embrace and Practice as an Accidental Entrepreneur inspired by the George Bernard Shaw Credo – “You see things, and you say Why? But I dream things that never were, and I say, Why not.”
Knowing What it Takes to Manage Your Accidental Entrepreneurial Anxieties
Need to Know Why Making the Choice and the Decision to embrace Your Accidental Entrepreneurship Dreams and Aspirations is a Good One
Need to Know How to Stay on Course on Your Accidental Entrepreneurial Journey even if the Going Get Tough
Knowing What it Takes to Succeed as an Accidental Entrepreneur: The Accidental Entrepreneurship Motivational PEP Talk.
Knowing How to Take and Heed the Advise of Accidental Entrepreneurs Who Have Been There
Knowing Where to Start on Your Business Entrepreneurial Journey
Knowing the Critical Entrepreneurship SEEK You Must Get and Practice to Start, Build and Grow Your Business Enterprise and be a Successful Accidental Entrepreneur in the 4IR Economy.

Program Modules B

ACP Module B: The ACP Business Ignition and Start-Up Module

The Units of Study Engagement (USE)
Knowing What it Takes to Motivate and Inspire Yourself to Commence Your Business Enterprise Utrepreneurship Journey as an Accidental Entrepreneur without Holding Back
Knowing What it Takes to Make Your Business Enterprise Pre-Launch Crisis Judgement Calls
Knowing What it Takes to Make Your Business Enterprise Pre-Launch Strategic Judgement Calls
Knowing What it Takes to Make Your Business Enterprise Pre-Launch Business Funding Judgement Calls
Knowing What it Takes to Make Your Business Enterprise Pre-Launch People Judgement Calls
Knowing What it Takes to Have the Requisite Entrepreneurial Leadership Skills (ELS) to Lead Your Business Enterprise from a Startup to a Successful Business as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing How to Scope the Nature of Your Business Enterprise as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing How to Identify and Crystalize the FoBAs for Your Business Enterprise
Knowing How to Spot a Gap in the Market for the Products/Services of Your Business Enterprise
Knowing How to Develop Your Viable Entrepreneurial Business Idea (VEBI)
Knowing How to Put Together a Viable Business Preposition (VBP) for Your Business Enterprise
Knowing How to Craft the Accidental Entrepreneur Statement of Business Intention Aspiration (ESBIP) for Your Business Enterprise
Knowing What it Takes to Take Off in Business as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Commerce Your Business Enterprise from an Existing Business as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Sustain Your Passion for Setting Up and Running Your Business Enterprise as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to be a Creative Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing How to Ask the Accidental Entrepreneurial’ what-if’ ‘Doing it Better and Different’ Questions
Knowing How to do Your Business Enterprise QDA -- The Quick & Dirty Analysis – The 4Ws
Knowing How to Figure out Your ‘Assets’ and Build on them for Your Accidental Entrepreneur Business Enterprise Success
Knowing How to do Your Accidental Entrepreneur Business Enterprise SWACOP (Strengths, Weakness, Assets, Challenges, Opportunities & Possibilities) Analysis
Knowing How to do Your Business Enterprise Entrepreneurship Venture Viability Analysis - EVVA
Knowing How to Taxonomize Your Accidental Entrepreneur Business Enterprise Product/Services Offerings
Knowing How to Recognize and Do Something About Your Accidental Entrepreneur Business Enterprise Weaknesses and Do Something About Strengthening Your Business Enterprise Strengths
Knowing the True and Critical Customers of Your Business Enterprise Products/Services
Knowing What it Takes to Come Out with the Minimum Viable Product/Service (MVP/MVS) for Your Business Enterprise
Knowing What It Takes to Create the Products/Services for Your Entrepreneur Business Enterprise Startup as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What is Required to Produce Your Business Enterprise Finished Products/Services for the Market as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes and What is Required to Start Your Business Enterprise Startup if you are yet to commence business as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Ensure that Your Qualification on the ACP is Your Business Enterprise Startup

Program Modules C

ACP Module C: The ACP Business Accelerated Development & Immersion Experience Module

The Units of Study Engagement (USE)
Knowing What it Takes to Launch Your Business Enterprise Product/Services on the Market
Knowing What it Takes to Market and Promote Your Business Enterprise Product/Services on the Market
Knowing What it Takes to Manage and Run Your Post-Launched Business Enterprise
Knowing How to Make Your Business Enterprise Post-Launch Crisis Judgement Calls
Knowing How to Make to Make Your Business Enterprise Post-Launch Strategic Judgement Calls
Knowing How to Make to Make Your Business Enterprise Post-Launch Business Funding Judgement Calls
Knowing How to Make to Make Your Business Enterprise Post-Launch People Judgement Calls
Knowing What it Takes to Put Together a Team to Manage Your Up and Running Post-Launched Business Enterprise as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Source and Mobilize Funds and Investment to Develop and Accelerate Your Business Enterprise
Knowing What it Takes to Handle Challenges in the Way of Developing Your Business Enterprise as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Recognize and Avoid Costly Mistakes, Accidental Entrepreneurs Make
Knowing What it Takes to Get and Work with Your Business Enterprise Mentors to Accelerate the Development of Your Business Enterprise
Knowing What it Takes to Make Your Business Enterprise FOOTPRINTS as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes to Move Your Business Enterprise From One Level to the Next as an Accidental Entrepreneur
Knowing What it Takes and What is Required to Build and Grow Your Fully Operational and Up and Running Business Enterprise

Fees & Funding

Associate Degree

Associate Degree is $550/Module

Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree is $550/Module

Scholarship & Financial Aid

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