Entrepreneurship sparring (5 cr)

Objective

You find an appropriate way to begin as an entrepreneur, be it acquiring a company, succession in a family company, or establishing a new company.

Based on the situation analysis
-you can develop your business idea
-you know how to set up a business enterprise
-you can lead yourself and your new venture or company in its early stages or in its growth phase

Content

How to develop oneself as an entrepreneur and start up a new venture or develop a company?

Content is adjusted after clearing up the needs of a student as they relate to his/her entrepreneurial intentions, for example:
- How do you identify opportunities for a new business development for an existing one?
- How do you analyze markets and test the business concept?
- How do you establish or buy a company?
- How do you prepare for acquisition and succession planning in SME context?
- How do you network?
- How do you market?
- How do you manage profitability?
- How do you manage, service and product development?
- How do you lead and manage your company?
- How do you identify and prepare for risks related to business operations?

Course material

Studying material you can find from Learn platform.

Study forms and methods

Entrepreneurship sparring is based on individual, peer and group sparring sessions. Sessions will be booked separately with the teacher. Scope and implementation will be defined individually.

Student workload

1 cr = 27 hours of student work.

Further information

To get started with the course student must have kick off meeting with the teacher. Kick off meeting will be booked via Learn plaform.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Various business connected courses are recommended. Students are required to have a business idea, a preliminary plan for taking over a family business, business buyout, or scaling up a business.