U15EEE24 Entrepreneurship Development 3 0 0 3 50 50 100

Course
To identify the concept of entrepreneurship and to became a creative Entrepreneur.
Objective
Unit – I ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONCEPTS Periods 9
Meaning and concept of entrepreneurship, Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development. Factors affecting
Entrepreneurship – Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship
Unit – II ENTREPRENEUR Periods 9
Definition, Entrepreneurial Motivation, Characteristics of Entrepreneurs, Distinction between an Entrepreneur and
a Manager.
Unit – III BUSINESS PLAN Periods 9
Objectives of a Business Plan, Business Planning Process, Opportunity Identification and Selection, Contents of a
Business Plan, Functional Plans.
Unit – IV ENTREPRENEURIAL ECO SYSTEM Periods 9
Forms of Business Ownership, Sources of Finance, Institutional Support to Entrepreneurs.
Unit – V SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Periods 9
Definition of Small Scale Industries, Strengths and Weaknesses of Small Business, Growth Strategies in Small
Scale Enterprises, Sickness in Small Enterprises – Symptoms, Causes and Consequences.
Total Periods 45
TEXT BOOK:
1. S.S.Khanka, ―Entrepreneurial Development‖, 4th Edition, S.Chand& Company Ltd., 2012.

2. MadhurimaLall and ShikhaSahai, ―Entrepreneurship‖, 2nd Edition, Excel Books, New Delhi, 2008.
REFERENCES:
Raj Shankar, ―Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice‖, Vijay Nicole Imprints Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
1.
2012.
2. Barringer and Ireland, ―Entrepreneurship‖, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, 2012.
Zimmer and Scarborough, ―Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management‖, 5th
3.
Edition, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2009.