Course Type Course Code Name of Course L T P Credit

DE MSD501 Entrepreneurship and New Ventures 3 0 0 9

Course Objective
This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the concept and evolution of Entrepreneurship management.
It focuses on different aspects of entrepreneurial activities line concept of creativity and innovation, strategies for
startup businesses, designing a business plan for starting a business, knowledge about entrepreneurial finance like
venture capital and angel investors and regulations in starting a business.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will develop:

● To understand the broad concept, evolution and framework of entrepreneurship.

● To develop thorough understanding about the various aspects of designing a strategic and business plan.
● To understand the concept, functioning and regulations in startup ventures.
● To develop understanding about the financial aspects of Entrepreneurship and New Ventures.

Unit Topics to be Covered Lecture Learning Outcome

No. Hours

1 Unit I: • To develop an understanding of

Concept and evolution of
• Concept and Evolution of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship 7 •
To explore the possibility of innovation
• Entrepreneurial Process and creativity and its relation with
• Classification and type of Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs • To learn the process to observe the
• Creativity and Innovation, entrepreneurial opportunities and its
Opportunity Assessment evaluation
• Idea Generation and Evaluation
2 Unit II: • To develop an understanding of
preparation of feasibility plan and
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship business plan
17 To understand the environmental
•
factors affecting entrepreneurship.
• Preparation of strategic
To evaluate the strategies and business
and business plan •
• Business Strategies of start-up model of various start-up companies.
companies
• Business Model of innovative
companies

3 Unit III: • Provide students with an understanding

of sources of finance for entrepreneurs.
• Sources of Finance for 9 To analyze the venture capital and
•
Entrepreneurship angel investing as source of funds for
• Venture Capital innovative business.
• Venture capital and Angel To understand key
• techniques of valuation
Investing
• Valuation Techniques of start-up of start-up companies.
companies • To evaluate the financial strategies of
• Financial Strategies of start-up start-up companies
companies
 4 Unit IV: • To develop an understanding of
learning from experiences of other
Entrepreneurs and their real time case
• 6 studies
Entrepreneurial issues in various •
Enable to relate the difference of
• cultural context
Real-time case studies on cultural contexts in order to develop
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur skills

Text Books:

1. Entrepreneurship- Rajeev Roy, Oxford Higher Education

2. Entrepreneurship- Strategies and Resources- Dollinger, Pearson Education

Reference Books:

1. Cases in Entrepreneurship- Morse and Mitchell, South Asian Edition

2. Entrepreneurship and Small Business- Schaper, Volery, Weber and Gibson, Wiley
3. Entrepreneurship- Hisrich, Peters and Sheperd- Tata Mc Graw Hill Publication
4. Case Studies and Reports in Entrepreneurship- to be provided by the instructor