Ethical Business Foundation
Establish a strong ethical baseline for your new business venture. This course provides essential guidance on legal compliance, moral decision-making, and incorporating social responsibility into the early stages of business formation.
£180
Certified Ethical Startup Professional
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Ethical Business Foundation: the short answers
- What is Ethical Business Foundation?
- Establish a strong ethical baseline for your new business venture. This course provides essential guidance on legal compliance, moral decision-making, and incorporating social responsibility into the early stages of business formation.
- Who is Ethical Business Foundation for?
- It is pitched at Foundation level for Startup Founders working in Start a Business, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Ethical Business Foundation take?
- Around 9 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Ethical Startup Professional, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £180 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Create an ethical mission statement
- Identify legal and social compliance risks
- Implement fair hiring practices
- Develop a conflict of interest policy
- Analyze ethical dilemmas in startup scenarios
Written by Liam O'Connor, Expert in Business Ethics. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Ethical Startup Professional, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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