Entrepreneurship in Speech-Language Therapy

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. explain what entrepreneurship is about; 2. recall common concepts or terms in entrepreneurship; 3. identify some business opportunities available in Speech-Language Therapy practice; 4. express how to develop feasibility study on Speech-Language therapy based business ideas; and 5. explain some pitfalls to avoid in his/her proposed business.

Concepts of entrepreneurship. Identification of business opportunities in Speech-Language Therapy. Strategies for exploiting business opportunities in Speech-Language Therapy. Political, socio-cultural, economic and legal environment of business activities in Nigeria. Developing business plans. Conducting feasibility study on identified business opportunities. Sourcing for funds. Starting a business. Business registration process.