Centre for Innovation & Structural Change (CISC)
MG307 New Enterprise Development
Final Year B.Comm
The objectives of the course are: to give students an understanding of
entrepreneurship which may be of particular benefit to those students
after they graduate either directly or indirectly (as an administrative
entrepreneur/ employee in a financial or development agency); and to
give students an understanding of the management of the small company,
to learn about its methods of operation, thus providing an opportunity
to evaluate the experience in the context of their own future career.
The following topics will be dealt with: Overview of entrepreneurship.
Innovation and entrepreneurship. Understanding the stages of the
start-up process. Searching for venture opportunities. Matching an
individual or team with a venture situation. Project analysis-market
analysis, technical analysis, financial analysis. Preparation of the
business proposal/plan. Evaluating sources of finance. Structuring the
business. Managing operations. Developing the capabilities required in
the new enterprise.
Use will be made of a number of teaching methods — student projects,
case research, case studies, group discussions, workshops and lectures.
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