- Docente: Fabio Rizzi
- Credits: 3
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
Learning outcomes
The main purpose of the course is to help learners develop their entrepreneurial spirit. The participants will improve their leadership skills, with the awareness that the applications of creativity, risk taking, innovation, and passion lead the way to economic development.
Course contents
PART 1: The Entrepreneurial Mind-Set in the Twenty-First Century
- Entrepreneurship: Evolutionary Development—Revolutionary Impact
- The Entrepreneurial Mind-Set in Individuals: Cognition and Ethics
- The Entrepreneurial Mind-Set in Organizations: Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Social Entrepreneurship and the Global Environment for Entrepreneurship
PART 2: Initiating Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Innovation: The Creative Pursuit of Ideas
- Assessment of Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- Pathways to Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Sources of Capital for Entrepreneurs
PART 3: Developing the Entrepreneurial Plan
- Legal Challenges for Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Marketing Challenges for Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Financial Preparation for Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Developing an Effective Business Plan
PART 4: Growth Strategies for Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth
- Valuation of Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Harvesting the Entrepreneurial Ventures
Foundations of Entrepreneurship – Timetable 2019-2020
- 12 March, 9am-2pm in Room CLODIA 4
- 13 March, 9am-2pm in Room CLODIA 4
- 20 March, 9am-2pm in Room CLODIA 5
Room CLODIA 4 and Room CLODIA 5 are in Via Clodia, 43/47 – Rimini.
Readings/Bibliography
Kuratko, D. F. (2017) Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, and Practice. 10th ed., Boston (Mass.): Cengage Learning.
Teaching methods
Lectures. Presentations. Small-group activities. Assignments. Coaching and mentoring. Case studies. Online discussion boards. Project work. Game-based activities. Q&A sessions.
Assessment methods
Attendance and active participation. Oral and written assignments and exercises.
Teaching tools
Online and offline resources.
Office hours
See the website of Fabio Rizzi
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.