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Programs and class guides
Six self-directed educational drafts in English. ROME can help explain and practice in your selected conversation language. These are not accredited courses, scheduled events or guaranteed mentor placements. Use fictional examples and keep private details out of shared activities.
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Business startup education
For people exploring an idea or preparing a first business.
Learning objective: Describe a customer problem, test an assumption and prepare a startup checklist.
Understand the customer
Link to this lessonA business idea is a proposed solution to a specific need. Separate what you know from what you still need to test.
Practice: Write a fictional customer profile, their problem and three respectful interview questions.
Reflect: What evidence would make you change your idea?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 1Plan the essentials
Link to this lessonList the work, tools, time and costs needed to offer a small version of your solution. Revenue and profit are different; estimates are not promises.
Practice: Draft a one-page plan with a customer, offer, cost assumptions and one low-cost test.
Reflect: Which assumption creates the greatest risk?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 2Prepare to launch responsibly
Link to this lessonStructure, registration, tax, licensing and insurance requirements depend on location and activity. Verify these with current official sources before operating.
Practice: Create a checklist of questions for the relevant local agencies or qualified advisers. Use fictional amounts and no identity credentials.
Reflect: What must be verified before you take a payment?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 3
Facilitator guide: invite an opening question, explain one concept, demonstrate a fictional example, allow individual or paired practice, and close with voluntary reflection. Ask consent before recording or sharing. Progress is a personal marker, not certification.
Explore related support for business startup educationEntrepreneur mentorship
For learners preparing for a voluntary mentor conversation.
Learning objective: Prepare an agenda, choose useful questions and turn feedback into an action.
Prepare your mentoring goal
Link to this lessonA useful mentoring conversation begins with a specific challenge and what you hope to learn. A mentor is not automatically a licensed adviser.
Practice: Write a two-sentence introduction and one question you want help answering.
Reflect: What experience would make a mentor relevant to your goal?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 1Practice a mentor conversation
Link to this lessonDiscuss context, options and tradeoffs. Respect boundaries, confidentiality preferences and the other person's time.
Practice: Role-play a fifteen-minute session using fictional business details; ask for feedback on one decision.
Reflect: Which advice is a suggestion and which needs independent verification?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 2Act and reflect
Link to this lessonYou choose what to do with feedback. Record one action and a time you choose to review it.
Practice: Draft a follow-up note for your own review, naming an action and a question still open. Do not send it automatically.
Reflect: What did you learn after trying the action?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 3
Facilitator guide: invite an opening question, explain one concept, demonstrate a fictional example, allow individual or paired practice, and close with voluntary reflection. Ask consent before recording or sharing. Progress is a personal marker, not certification.
Explore related support for entrepreneur mentorshipWorkshops and training
For self-directed learners and voluntary study groups.
Learning objective: Turn a learning question into a practical workshop and assess what was learned.
Set a useful objective
Link to this lessonChoose a skill small enough to practice in one session. State what a participant should be able to demonstrate.
Practice: Write an objective, a short agenda and a list of accessible materials.
Reflect: How will participants show the skill?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 1Demonstrate and practice
Link to this lessonShow an example, invite practice and allow questions. Use fictional cases and offer alternatives for different access needs.
Practice: Design a worked example and a ten-minute activity with clear instructions.
Reflect: Where might a beginner get stuck?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 2Check learning and improve
Link to this lessonFeedback should describe what worked and what to try next. Attendance or self-marked completion is not a credential.
Practice: Create two knowledge checks, a reflection question and a follow-up practice task.
Reflect: What will you change based on feedback?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 3
Facilitator guide: invite an opening question, explain one concept, demonstrate a fictional example, allow individual or paired practice, and close with voluntary reflection. Ask consent before recording or sharing. Progress is a personal marker, not certification.
Explore related support for workshops and trainingGoal-setting programs
For personal, school, work or business goals.
Learning objective: Choose a realistic goal, plan one action and review progress without judgment.
Choose a meaningful goal
Link to this lessonStart with what matters to you. Describe an observable change within your influence, with a timeframe you choose.
Practice: Write one goal and a small sign that would show progress.
Reflect: Is this your priority or someone else's expectation?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 1Make the next step manageable
Link to this lessonAccount for time, money, energy, access needs and support. A small action can test a larger plan.
Practice: Choose a next action, when you might try it, one obstacle and a fallback.
Reflect: What is the smallest useful version of this action?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 2Review and adjust
Link to this lessonCompare what happened with what you expected. A setback is information; adjust the plan rather than assigning blame.
Practice: Write what helped, what got in the way and one change for your next attempt.
Reflect: Should the goal, pace or support change?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 3
Facilitator guide: invite an opening question, explain one concept, demonstrate a fictional example, allow individual or paired practice, and close with voluntary reflection. Ask consent before recording or sharing. Progress is a personal marker, not certification.
Explore related support for goal-setting programsBusiness development resources
For people improving an existing offer or exploring sustainable growth.
Learning objective: Identify a bottleneck, evaluate resources and test one improvement.
Understand the bottleneck
Link to this lessonLook at the customer journey, operations and costs before choosing a growth tactic. More sales alone do not establish profit.
Practice: Map a fictional journey from discovery to delivery and identify one friction point.
Reflect: Which evidence supports your chosen bottleneck?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 1Evaluate a useful resource
Link to this lessonCompare relevance, service area, cost, eligibility, privacy and conflicts of interest. A listing is not a partnership or endorsement.
Practice: Build a comparison table for two resources using publisher information; mark unknown details.
Reflect: What must you confirm before signing up or paying?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 2Test an improvement
Link to this lessonUse a bounded experiment with a budget and a measure. Avoid promises of earnings, financing or credit improvements.
Practice: Describe one test, its cost limit, success measure and stopping condition.
Reflect: What result would justify continuing, changing or stopping?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 3
Facilitator guide: invite an opening question, explain one concept, demonstrate a fictional example, allow individual or paired practice, and close with voluntary reflection. Ask consent before recording or sharing. Progress is a personal marker, not certification.
Explore related support for business development resourcesCommunity learning programs
For entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs learning together.
Learning objective: Build an inclusive peer session with consent, practice and shared reflection.
Choose a shared question
Link to this lessonParticipants can bring different experiences, beliefs and levels of knowledge. Agree on a useful question without requiring personal disclosure.
Practice: Draft a group question and ground rules for respect, privacy and voluntary participation.
Reflect: How will someone new feel welcome?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 1Learn and practice together
Link to this lessonInvite different perspectives, distinguish experience from verified facts and avoid presenting a peer as a professional expert.
Practice: Plan a short shared example, individual practice and optional discussion. Ask consent before recording or sharing.
Reflect: How can someone participate without speaking publicly?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 2Reflect and continue
Link to this lessonLet each person choose their own next step. Obtain permission before sharing names, stories or contact details.
Practice: Create a voluntary reflection and a suggested next session topic. No invitations or messages are sent by this guide.
Reflect: What changed in your understanding, and what remains uncertain?
Prepare ROME lesson coaching 3
Facilitator guide: invite an opening question, explain one concept, demonstrate a fictional example, allow individual or paired practice, and close with voluntary reflection. Ask consent before recording or sharing. Progress is a personal marker, not certification.
Explore related support for community learning programs