Graduate Education Institute · Business Administration (English) · Master
Course Objective
This course will introduce you to entrepreneurship and business planning. This course is geared towards both the eclectic mix of individuals planning to develop and launch their own businesses as well as those with established small business ventures that they would like to expand.
Course Content
We will begin by reviewing the history of small business and identifying a successful entrepreneur’s characteristics. The course will then coach you in some basic business skills, teaching you how to write a business plan, launch a new venture, identify market opportunities, create a marketing plan, and finance a business. Finally, the course will also review aspects of building a successful team.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understand the ethical and legitimacy challenges that face entrepreneurs with new ventures
- Develop an understanding of the nature of entrepreneurship
- Understand how to identify opportunities (problems), develop creative solutions and build a viable business model around these
- Identify and understand the driving forces of new venture success