Your Entrepreneurship Journey
The heart of the GDBCC Digital Repository is your personalized journey - a guided path from idea to launch.
Journey Overview
Your journey consists of 6 phases, each containing multiple milestones to guide you through the entrepreneurship process.
| Phase | Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 Ideation | Discover and validate your idea |
| 2 Planning | Research and strategize |
| 3 Foundation | Set up your business |
| 4 Building | Create your product |
| 5 Launching | Go to market |
| 6 Growing | Scale and sustain |
Accessing Your Dashboard
Your journey dashboard is your command center for tracking progress.
- Log in to your account
- Click "My Journey" in the navigation bar
- View your overall progress and all phases
Dashboard Features:
- Overall Progress Bar - See your completion percentage
- Current Phase - Know where you are in the journey
- Next Step - Quick link to your next milestone
- Phase Cards - Click any phase to explore its milestones
Working Through Phases
Each phase contains multiple milestones that guide you through that stage of your journey.
- From the Journey Dashboard, click on a phase card
- View all milestones in that phase
- Each milestone shows its completion status
- Click on a milestone to view its details
Phase Page Features:
- Progress bar for the phase
- List of all milestones with status indicators
- Previous/Next phase navigation
- Phase complete celebration when all milestones are done
Completing Milestones
Milestones are the individual steps within each phase. Each milestone includes guidance and linked resources.
- Navigate to a milestone detail page
- Review the milestone content and guidance
- Access linked Learning Modules and Resources in the sidebar
- When you've completed the milestone, click "Mark as Complete"
Milestone Page Features:
- Detailed content with Markdown formatting
- Linked learning modules (click to access)
- Linked resources (opens external links)
- Phase progress sidebar
- Previous/Next milestone navigation
Flexible Progression
Important: You can complete milestones in any order! While the journey is structured in phases, you're free to work at your own pace.
The journey is designed to be flexible:
- Skip ahead to milestones you're ready for
- Go back to earlier milestones
- Work on multiple phases simultaneously
- Toggle completion status if you need to revisit something
Tracking Your Progress
Your progress is visible throughout the platform:
- Home Page - Progress summary in the hero section (when logged in)
- Journey Dashboard - Overall and per-phase progress bars
- Phase Pages - Phase-specific progress
- Milestone Pages - Status indicator and phase progress sidebar
Tip: Check the home page after logging in to see your current progress and a quick link to continue your journey.