Entrepreneur: Meaning of entrepreneur: Evolution of the concept: Functions of anEntrepreneur, Types of Entrepreneur, Intrapreneur- an emerging class, Concept ofEntrepreneurship-Evolution of Entrepreneurship: Development of Entrepreneurship; TheEntrepreneurial Culture; Stages in entrepreneurial process.
Creativity and Innovation: Creativity, Exercises on Creativity, Source of New Idea, Ideas intoOpportunities. Creative Problem Solving: Heuristics, Brainstorming, Synectics, Value AnalysisInnovation and Entrepreneurship: Profits and Innovation, Globalization, Concept and Models ofInnovation. Significance of Intellectual Property Rights.
Business Planning Process: Meaning of business plan, Business plan process, Advantages ofbusiness planning, Marketing plan, Production/operations plan, Organization plan, financial plan,and final project report with feasibility study, preparing a model project report for starting a newventure.
Institutions Supporting entrepreneurs: Small industry financing developing countries, A briefoverview of financial institutions in India, Central level and state level institutions,SIDBI,NABARD, IDBI,SIDCO, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship, DIC, Single Window,Latest Industrial Policy of Government of India
Family Business: Importance of family business, Types, History, Responsibilities and rights ofshareholders of a family business, Succession in family business, Pitfalls of the family business,strategies for improving the capability of family business, improving family businessperformance.
International Entrepreneurship Opportunities: The nature of international entrepreneurship,Importance of international business to the firm, International versus domestic entrepreneurship,Stages of economic development, Entrepreneurship entry into international business, exporting,Direct foreign investment, barriers to international trade.
Informal risk capital and venture capital: Informal risk capital market, venture capital, natureand overview, venture capital process, locating venture capitalists, approaching venturecapitalists.Social Entrepreneurship: Social enterprise-need, types, characteristics and benefits of socialenterprises-Social entrepreneurship, Rural entrepreneurship-need and problems of ruralentrepreneurship, challenges and opportunities-Role of government.