MPPBEN Becoming an Entrepreneur

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives (in Czech)
The course is aimed at helping through the first stage of starting up with the business. It takes account of the fact that a student who wants to start up successful companies is not necessarily management or marketing experts. The course offers a step-by-step introduction to the concepts needed to prepare a business plan and arrange financing of a business idea. The basic knowledge needed to set up a business is involved in the course.
Syllabus
  • The course is aimed at helping through the first stage of starting up with the business. It takes account of the fact that a student who wants to start up successful companies is not necessarily management or marketing experts. The course offers a step-by-step introduction to the concepts needed to prepare a business plan and arrange financing of a business idea. The basic knowledge needed to set up a business is involved in the course.
    Content Structure :
    1. Starting up a company - how companies growth
    2. Three stages in the start-up process
    3. The business idea - concept and presentation
    4. Developing the business plan
    5. Management team
    6. Business system and organization
    7. Realization schedule
    8. Entrepreneurial risks
    9. How to finance your business
    10. The investor's interests and management team's interest
    11. Basic accounting principles
    12. Valuing the business
Literature
    required literature
  • ROBERT, A., BARON, SCOTT, A., SHANE. Entrepreneurship: A Process Perspective. South-Western: College Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-324-27356-8. info
  • LONGENECKER, J. G., MOORE, W. C., PETTY, W. J. Small business management, 11th edition. South-Western: College Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-538-89015-0. info
  • KUBR. T., MARCHESI H., ILAR D., KIENHUIS H. Starting up - Achieving success with professional business planning. The Netherlands: McKinsey & Company, Inc., 1998. ISBN 90-9011748-2. info
    recommended literature
  • WILLIAMS, S. "Financial Times" Guide to Business Start Up, 19th edition. Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN 978-0273706557. info
  • LESONSKY, R. Start Your Own Business, 3 edition. Entrepreneur Press, 2004. ISBN 978-1932156652. info
  • DONALD, F., KURATKO, HAROLD, P., WELSH. Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth, 2 edition. South-Western: College Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-324-25823-2. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
A prerequisite for successful accomplishing of the course is working out of the seminar paper (creating own Business plan) during the semester. The course is concluded with an examination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007.
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