Business 101 for Researchers

In some cases, your path to market will require you to create a business plan. This is new territory for many faculty and researchers. The self-guided tutorials and videos below offer core vocabulary and concepts to help you get started.

Self-guided Tutorials

Planning

• Self Assessment
• What Is Your Objective
• Who is Your Customer
• The Power of Assumptions

Financing

• Building a Finance Plan
• Financing Mechanisms You Haven’t Heard Of
• Capitalization Table Tutorial
• NIH Financial Course: Although the title says they are directed to biomedical innovators, the concepts put forth are fundamental to anybody in any industry wanting to develop a financial plan.

Programs for Students & Postdocs

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, we offer programs and resources about about business fundamentals for researchers through Innovate@BU.