HONS-401: Entrepreneurship Development Max.

Marks: 100 External: 60 Internal: 40 Time: 3 Hours Objective: To provide theoretical foundations of entrepreneurship development and to give an overview of who the entrepreneurs are and what competences are needed to become an Entrepreneur. Course Outlines: The Entrepreneurial Perspective: concept, Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurs; the Individual Entrepreneur; the Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Mind; Entrepreneurship development and Economic development; Entrepreneurial Success & Failure: reasons& remedies. Creating, Starting & Financing the venture: Creativity & the Business Idea; Legal issues for the Entrepreneur, drawing Functional Plans: Marketing Plan, the Organizational Plan, the financial Plan; Sources of capital for new business; Entrepreneurial Strategy. Institutional Support & Project Management: Institutional Support for Entrepreneurs; project Planning & Appraisal; International Entrepreneurship opportunities; women Entrepreneurship.