Entrepreneurship Development - 6 semester

Syllabus

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (6T3)

UNIT - I

Entrepreneurs: Introduction, Evolution of the Concept of Entrepreneur, Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs, The Charms of becoming Entrepreneur, The Entrepreneurial Decision Process, Functions of Entrepreneur, Need of Entrepreneur, Types of Entrepreneurs, Distinction between an Entrepreneur and a Manager, Entrepreneur, Social Entrepreneur Entrepreneurship: Concept of Entrepreneurship, Growth of  Entrepreneurship in India, Role of  Entrepreneurship in Economic Development. Women Entrepreneurship: Concept of Women Entrepreneur, Functions of Women Entrepreneurs, Growth of Women Entrepreneurship in India, Problems of Women Entrepreneurs, Developing Women Entrepreneurship. Rural Entrepreneurship: Meaning of Rural Entrepreneurship, Need of Rural Entrepreneurship, Rural Entrepreneurship/ Industrialization in Retrospect, Problems of Rural Entrepreneurship, How to Develop Rural Entrepreneurship? Tourism Entrepreneurship: Meaning of Tourism Entrepreneurship, The perspective, Tourism Enterprise, Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship, Policy Measures of Tourism Entrepreneurship in India.

UNIT - II

Agri-Preneurship: Introduction, Need for Developing Agri-Preneurship in India, Opportunities for Developing Agri-Preneurship, Challenges Involved in Developing Agri-Preneurship. Social Entrepreneurship: Introduction, Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship, the Perspective of Social Entrepreneurship. Family Business: Introduction, Manning of Family Business, Types of Family Business, Family Business in India: A Historical Perspective, Advantages of Family Business, Disadvantages of Family Business, Major Challenges Faced by Family Business in India. Factors Affecting Entrepreneurship Growth: Factors Affecting Entrepreneurship, Government Actions. Entrepreneurial Motivation: Meaning of Entrepreneurial Motivation, Motivational Cycle or Process, Theories of Entrepreneurial Motivation. Entrepreneurial Competencies: Meaning of Entrepreneurial Competency, Major Entrepreneurial Competencies, Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies.

UNIT - III

Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs): Meaning of EDP, Need of EDPs, Objectives of EDPs, Entrepreneurship Development Programmes in India: A Historical Perspective, Course Contents and Curriculum of EDPs, Phase of EDP, Evaluation of EDPs, and Problems of EDPs. Micro and Small Enterprises: Small Enterprise: Meaning & Definition, Micro & Macro Units, Essentials, Features & Characteristics, Relationship between Micro and Macro Enterprises, Rationale behind Micro & Small Enterprises, Scope of Micro and Small Enterprises, Objectives of Micro Enterprises, Enterprise & Society, Role of Micro Enterprise in Economic Development, Quick Estimates of 4th All India Census of MSME, Package for Promotion of Micro and Small-Scale Enterprise. Opportunity Identification and Selection: Need for Opportunity Identification and Selection, Environmental Dynamics and Change, Business Opportunities in Various Sectors, Identification of Business Opportunity, Opportunity Selection, Steps in Setting up of a Small Business Enterprise. Formulation of Business Plans: Meaning of Business Plan, Contents of Business Plan, Significance of Business Plan, Formulation of Business Plan, Planning Commission‘s Guidelines for Formulating Project Report 310, Network Analysis, Common Errors in Business Plan Formulation.

UNIT - IV

Project Appraisal: Concept of Project Appraisal, Methods of Project Appraisal, and Environmental clearance of SMEs. Financing of Enterprise: Meaning and Need for Financial Planning, Source of Finance, Capital Structure, Capitalisation, Term Loans, Sources of Short-Term Finance, Venture Capital, Export Finance. Forms of Business Ownership: Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Company, Cooperative, and Selection of an Appropriate Form of Ownership Structure, Ownership Pattern in Micro-Sale Enterprise in India: The Empirial Evidence. Institutional Finance of Entrepreneurs: Need for Institutional Finance, Institutional Finance. Institutional Support to Entrepreneurs: Need for Institutional Support, Institutional Support to Small Entrepreneurs.