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Entrepreneurship in Business - BUS827

The purpose of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of the process that an entrepreneur employs to develop an idea into an opportunity and then into a thriving, valuable business. We will see how the application of sound principles of business strategy underpins the entrepreneurial process and is critical in achieving a successful outcome. Successful completion of this unit will provide students with knowledge and tools that will support them in their own entrepreneurial endeavours or equip them to contribute as part of an entrepreneurial team. The learning outcomes of this unit focus on applying the entrepreneurial process model to analyse entrepreneurs' venture creation; understanding and practising idea generation and screening including opportunity analysis of trends, feasibility and competitive analysis; understanding the process of how to write up a feasibility analysis and business plan to launch the new venture successfully; and finally understanding the basics of entrepreneurial finance including the raising funds, financing for growth, financial evaluation of opportunities, and acquisition financing.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day

S2 Evening - Session 2, North Ryde, Evening

Staff Contact(s): Associate Professor Anna Krzeminska
Prerequisites:

BUS651 or ECON649 or MKTG696 or (admission to MLabQAmgt or MBiotech or MRadiopharmSc) Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): ACCG827, INOV827
Unit Designation(s):

Commerce

Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of Marketing and Management

Faculty of Business and Economics

Course structures, including unit offerings, are subject to change.
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