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Entrepreneurship and Company Establishment

Structure Type: Study module
Code: TIP0204
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: T-IB 2013
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 1 (2013-2014)
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Backman, Maj-Lis
Language of Instruction: English

Learning Outcomes

The student will acquire a view of entrepreneurship in general and the skills required for self-employment with emphasis on finding a business idea and making a business plan.

The student will require a view of entrepreneurship in general and the skills required for self-employment. The student familiarizes him/herself with corporate planning and the criteria for choosing the form of enterprise.
The course will give the student a basic knowledge in establishing a company. The student gets acquainted with the procedures and required documents in connection with establishing a company. The course will also familiarize the student with registration in the Trade register and the student should understand the meaning of registration.

Contents

Entrepreneur and enterprise environment, qualities of an entrepreneur, impediments and incentives of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship as a career and occupation, intrapreneurship, business idea, business plan, instruments of entrepreneurial decision making.

Entrepreneur and enterprise environment, qualities of an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a career and occupation, establishing a business, corporate planning. Choosing the company form, establishment procedures and documents. Trade register and trade name.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

- McKinsey & Company. 2000. Starting up - Achieving Success with Professional Business Planning. Porvoo. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.(Entrepreneurship)
- Veper, K.H.2000. New Venture Mechanics. Prentice Hall. Eaglewood Cliffs. New Jersey.
- Legislation in force
- Pöyhönen, J. 2002. An Introduction to Finnish law. Helsinki. Kauppakaari

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, project learning, group work, discussions, individual studies and presentations.

Assessment Methods

Active course particiption, assignments, written exam. Numerical (0-5).


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