Unit 1 Introduction

7 lecture hours

• The Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurs
• The Entrepreneurial Development Perspective
• Understanding Entrepreneurship
• Concepts of Entrepreneurship Development
• Evolution of the concept of Entrepreneur
• Family Business

Unit 2 Comparisons

5 lecture hours

• Entrepreneur Vs
• The Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial mind
• Entrepreneurial Decision Making
• Intrapreneurial culture

Unit 3 Attributes and Characteristics of a successful Entrepreneur , Male v/s

5 lecture hours

• Female Entrepreneurs
• Grooming of a Entrepreneur for family businesses

Unit 4 Role of Entrepreneur in Indian economy and developing economies

• with reference to Self-Employment Development 5 7

Unit 5 International Entrepreneurship Opportunities

• Export /Import Trade
• Legal Formalities

Unit 6 Creating Entrepreneurial Venture

10 lecture hours

• Business Planning Process 2
• Environmental Analysis - Search and Scanning 3
• Identifying problems and opportunities 4
• Defining Business Idea 5
• Basic Government Procedures to be complied

Unit 7 Project Management

6 lecture hours

• Personnel and Management Feasibility 2
• Estimating and Financing funds requirement – Schemes offered by various commercial banks and financial institutions like IDBI
• Venture Capital Funding 4 Entrepreneurship Development and Government 1
• Role of Central Government and State Government in promoting Entrepreneurship - Introduction to various incentiv es, subsidies and grants - Export Oriented Units - Fiscal and Tax concessions available 2
• Role of following agencies in the Entrepreneurship Development - District Industries Centers (DIC)
• Small Industries Service Institute (SISI)
• Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)
• National Institute of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD)
• National Entrepreneurship Development Board (NEDB)Pneumatics in Plastic Industry : Applications
• types of valves
• principles and comparison with hydraulic systems

Unit 8 CREATIVITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

9 lecture hours

• Awakening Creativity : To examine the concept of creativity
• to elaborate the diverse creative processes, and to demonstrate creative behaviours
• Channeling creativity through design : to examine the concept of design
• to elaborate how design channels creativity, and to demonstrate the process of designing
• The Entrepreneur within : To learn the traits associated with Entrepreneurs
• to assess how each person relates to these characteristics, and to plot variations that can foster entrepreneurial potential
• Entrepreneurial Opportunity : To examine how context frames opportunity
• to understand how one can relate to these contextual variations, and to demonstrate adaptive skills
• The Entrepreneurial Challenge : To develop E - teams that will define a long term project and create a plan of action