Vocational Skills & Entrepreneurial Management: The evolution of the concept of Vocational Skills & entrepreneurship, Identifying the Competencies of entrepreneurs and vocational skills, Types of entrepreneurs, Idea Generation, Identifying opportunities and Evaluation; Building the Team / Leadership; Strategic planning for business; Steps in strategic planning, Forms of ownership – Sole proprietorship; partnership; limited liability partnership and corporation form of ownership; advantages/disadvantages, Franchising; advantages/disadvantages of franchising; types of franchise arrangements; franchise contracts
Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation: Stimulating Creativity; Organisational actions that enhance/hinder creativity, Managerial responsibilities, Sources of Innovation in Business; Managing Organizations for Innovation and Positive Creativity, Business Plan
Social Entrepreneurship: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship; Characteristics and Role of Social Entrepreneurs; Start-Up and Early Stage Venture Issues in creating and Sustaining a Non-profits Organization; Financing and Risks; Business Strategies : Growth, stability strategy, Harvesting and Exit Strategies, Role of government in entrepreneurship Development
Corporate linkages for Vocational Skill Development: Arrangement of funds; sources of financing, Training Programmes at Companies, Self Help Groups
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