ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Unit 1:
Entrepreneur &Entrepreneurship: 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- Entrepreneurial Culture - Stages in
entrepreneurial process.

Unit 2:
Business Planning Process: Meaning of business plan - Business plan process - Advantages of business
planning - Marketing plan - Production/operations plan - Organization plan – Financial plan - Final
Project Report with Feasibility Study - preparing a model project report for starting a new venture.

Unit 3:
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

Unit 4:
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

Unit 5:
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.

Unit 6:
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, MSME Policies. Make-In India, Start-Up
India, Stand-Up India.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:
• Entrepreneurship: A South-Asian Perspective – T.V Rao/Donald F.Kuratko, Cengage
Learning
• Entrepreneurship Development-Small Business Enterprise-PoornimaCharantimath
Pearson Education - 2014
• Entrepreneurship- Rober D Hisrich - Michael P Peters - Dean A Shepherd - 6/e - The
McGraw-Hill companies - 2007
• Entrepreneurial Development – M M Munshi, Prakash Pinto & Ramesh Khathri,
Himalaya Publishing House -2015
 Entrepreneurship Development Question Bank
Unit 1

1. Define i) Entrepreneur ii) Intrapreneur iii) Entrepreneurship

2. Discuss in detail about the functions of an Entrepreneur
3. Identify and explain types of entrepreneur
4. “The Intrapreneurs are considered to be an emerging class” Substantiate
5. Explain the various ways by which the entrepreneurship can be developed
6. How can entrepreneurial culture be developed in the organization or society at large?
7. Discuss in detail about the stages in entrepreneurial process
8. Discuss in detail regarding the evolution of entrepreneurship/evolution of the concept

Unit 2

1. What do you understand by Business Plan? Explain about business plan process
2. List out the advantages of Business planning
3. Discuss in detail about the following (Meaning, Importance and Steps involved)
i) Marketing plan
ii) production/operation plan
iii) organizational plan
iv) financial plan
4. What do you understand by feasibility? Explain various kinds of feasibility study involved in final
project report.
5. As a potential entrepreneur, how would you construct a business plan to satisfy your banker? /
Illustrate the preparation of a model project report for starting a venture.

Unit 3

1. Give a brief overview of financial institutions in India

2. Explain various central level and state level institutes supporting entrepreneurs in India
3. Explain in detail about following ( its objectives , Importance and functions)
i) SIDBI
ii) NABARD
iii) IDBI
iv) SIDCO
v) Indian Institute of entrepreneurship
vi) DIC
4. What is “Single Window Agency”? What are its benefits to entrepreneurs?
5. Discuss in detail about the latest Industrial Policy of Government of India.
Unit 4

1. Discuss the importance of family business in economic development of the country

2. Mention the types of family business
3. Discuss in detail about the responsibilities and rights of shareholders of a family business
4. Discuss about succession in family business. (* Its meaning, importance and steps involved in
the succession plan)
5. Explain the pitfalls of family business
6. Explain various strategies for improving the capability of family business
7. Suggest various ways by which performance of the family business can improved

Unit 5

1. Discuss in detail about the nature of international entrepreneurship

2. Identify the importance of international business to the firm.
3. Differentiate between international entrepreneurship and Domestic entrepreneurship
4. Discuss about the stages of economic development
5. Explain the various options you will have if you want to enter into international business
6. Discuss about the various barriers to the international trade.

Unit 6

1. What do you understand about venture capital. Discuss in detail about the venture capital
process.
2. Write a brief note on locating and approaching the venture capitalists
3. What do you understand by social entrepreneurship. Briefly discuss various types of social
entrepreneurship
4. Discuss about how social entrepreneurship can create an impact on the society
5. Discuss about the benefits of Social entrepreneurship
6. Explain in detail about the types and characteristics of social entrepreneurship
7. What do you understand by rural entrepreneurship. Discuss about the role of rural
entrepreneurship in the development of the country
8. Write a brief note on:
a. MSME POLICIES
b. Make in India
c. Startup India
d. Stand up India

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