Module 1:

36 Entrepreneur: Meaning of entrepreneur: Evolution of the concept: Functions of an Entrepreneur, Types of Entrepreneur, Intrapreneur- an emerging class, Concept of Entrepreneurship-Evolution of Entrepreneurship: Development of Entrepreneurship; The Entrepreneurial Culture; Stages in entrepreneurial process.

Module 2:

Creativity and Innovation: Creativity, Exercises on Creativity, Source of New Idea, Ideas into Opportunities. Creative Problem Solving: Heuristics, Brainstorming, Synectics, Value Analysis Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Profits and Innovation, Globalization, Concept and Models of Innovation. Significance of Intellectual Property Rights.

Module 3:

Business Planning Process: Meaning of business plan, Business plan process, Advantages of business 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 new venture.

Module 4:

Institutions Supporting entrepreneurs: Small industry financing developing countries, A brief overview 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

Module 5:

Family Business: Importance of family business, Types, History, Responsibilities and rights of shareholders of a family business, Succession in family business, Pitfalls of the family business,strategies for improving the capability of family business, improving family business performance.

Module 6:

International Entrepreneurship Opportunities: The nature of international trepreneurship, Importance of international business to the firm, International versus domestic ntrepreneurship, Stages of economic development, Entrepreneurship entry into international business, exporting, Direct foreign investment, barriers to international trade.

Module 7:

Informal risk capital and venture capital: Informal risk capital market, venture capital, nature and overview, venture capital process, locating venture capitalists, approaching venture capitalists. Social Entrepreneurship: Social enterprise-need, types, characteristics and benefits of social enterprises-Social entrepreneurship, Rural entrepreneurship-need and problems of rural entrepreneurship, challenges and opportunities-Role of government.

37 Case studies in Entrepreneurship Development (4hours) Practical component: • Make a business plan for your intended business, talk to bankers to find out what they look for in a business plan , modify accordingly and present it in the class

• Analyze the performance of listed family firms. How is their performance compared to the performance of other firms? Does a family firm successfully manage to create wealth for non-family investors?

• Interview a local entrepreneur to find out his/her major motivations to start a business, which of the skills and characteristics do you find in the entrepreneur?

• Study a local for-profit business and try to list out the positive social impacts of the business

• Visit a trade show and try to compare the marketing activities of various stalls in that show , make a list of good practices you come across in the show

• Research on innovation that has been done in the Indian setting that has alleviated the life in rural India. Find out extent of its commercial success and analyze the reasons behind the same. Present your thoughts in the class

• Choose an NGO in your locality. Interview the founder