Syllabus

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Fundamentals

  1. Definition and concept of Entrepreneur
  2. Evolution of Entrepreneurship
  3. Entrepreneurial traits, characteristics and skills
  4. Types of Entrepreneurs
  5. Entrepreneurial Culture
  6. Entrepreneur vs Manager
  7. Entrepreneur vs Intrapreneur

Role and Responsibility

  1. Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development
  2. Ethics and Social Responsibility of Entrepreneurs
  3. Sources of New Ideas
  4. Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in India and abroad

Creating and Starting the Venture

Opportunity and Idea Generation

  1. Environmental Analysis - Searching and Scanning
  2. Assessment of Opportunities
  3. Business Idea, Sources of new Ideas, Techniques for generating ideas
  4. Product planning and development process

The Business Plan

  1. The Business Plan: Nature and scope of business plan
  2. Writing Business Plan
  3. Evaluating Business plans
  4. Using and implementing Business plans
  5. Marketing plan, financial plan and the organizational plan
  6. Launching formalities

Institutional Support to Entrepreneurs

Funding and Policies

  1. IPR
  2. Sources of Capital
  3. Government policies and schemes for entrepreneurial development
  4. Venture Capital

Support Institutions

  1. Role of MSME, NIMSME, Directorate of Industries, District Industries centers (DICs)
  2. Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SSIDCs)
  3. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Technical Consultancy Organization (TCO)
  4. Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)
  5. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
  6. Schemes offered by various commercial banks and financial institutions