This module will enable students to acquire critical and transferable skills associated with the creation and management of new and entrepreneurial organisations.
The module focuses on the development process of new ventures (new small businesses spin-offs from large firms, and social enterprises) and their management. It covers essential processes, including:
a) Critical start-up issues and themes that all prospective entrepreneurs have to focus attention on, including, self-assessment, opportunity identification, self-efficacy, ideas generation.
b) New and early-stage enterprise functions and processes such as networking, marketing, financial, and behavioural aspects in different environments.
c) Work towards the setting up of new ventures through a series of practical workshops organised by the University's Innovation Centre.
The module is a mix of theoretical insights and practical application. It is concerned with enabling students to critically examine and organise different forms of learning, develop skills and capabilities for the better understanding and application of the strategic and functional aspects of creating and managing new and entrepreneurial ventures.
- Module Supervisor: Jay Mitra