This document outlines a 5-session course to help new entrepreneurs start their business. Session 1 covers start-up basics like assessing skills, legal requirements, and creating business and marketing plans. Session 2 uses a sample nursery business to explain concepts like developing the business idea and gathering industry and customer data. Session 3 focuses on creating a marketing plan that establishes competition, products, pricing, target markets, and strategy. Session 4 emphasizes financial projections, including building a model, expenses, sales forecasting, and financial statements. Session 5 examines funding sources, financial statement analysis, accounting systems, obtaining credit, banking, and the final go or no-go decision.