BA 260 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Schedule Spring, 2007

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Week	DATES	Text Chapter	CONCEPTS		ASSESSMENT DEADLINES
1	Monday 04/02	1	Course Introduction Entrepreneurship: Who What Why?	Entrepreneurship: A Field – And An Activity	Assessment Clarification (Interview, Feasibility Plan, Participation, Progressive assessment)
	Wed 04/04	2		Entrepreneurial Opportunities: Their Origins, Forms, and Suitability for New Ventures	Finalize teams (3-4 people)
2	Monday 04/09	3		Cognitive Foundations of Entrepreneurship: Creativity and Opportunity Recognition
	Wed 04/11	4	Assembling The Resources	What Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before They Start: Acquiring and Interpreting Information about Markets, Competitors, and Government	Submit details (one page; in class) of the entrepreneur whom your team will interview
3	Monday 04/16	5		Assembling the Team: Acquiring and Utilizing Essential Human Capital
3	Wed 04/18	1-5		PROGRESSIVE ASSESSMENT	Multiple Choice and Short-Medium Length Essay Style Answer Quiz (15%)
4	Monday 04/23	6		Financial Resources for new Ventures: How to Get Them, How to Manage Them
4	Wed 04/25	7		Writing an Effective Business Plan: Crafting a Road Map to Success	Submit details (one page; in class) of the opportunity on which your team will conduct a feasibility plan
5	Monday 04/30	8	Launching the New Venture	Legal Issues Relating to new Ventures: Protecting Your Reputation, Your Assets, and Your Ideas
5	Wed 05/02	9		Marketing in a New Venture	Interview with entrepreneur (team paper) due Friday 5 pm (10%)
6	Monday 05/07	10		Strategy: Planning for Competitive Advantages	Entrepreneur interview key learning points (KLPs) shared at start of class by teams (10 minute semi-formal presentation with 5 minute question time) (5%)
6	Wed 05/09	6-10		PROGRESSIVE ASSESSMENT	Multiple Choice and Short-Medium Length Essay Style Answer Quiz (15%)
7	Monday 05/14	11	Running the Business: Building Lasting Success	Preparing for and Attaining Growth: Strategies for Building Lasting Success	Interview-KLPs presentation at start of class
7	Wed 05/16	12		Managing New Ventures for Growth	Interview-KLPs presentation at start of class
8	Monday 05/21	13	Harvesting the Rewards	Exit Strategies for Entrepreneurs: The Concluding Act	Interview-KLPs presentation at start of class
8	Wed 05/23	Special Topic		An Introduction to Challenges of Managing and Growing Family-Owned Firms/Feasibility Plan Workshop	Interview-KLPs presentation at start of class
9	Monday 05/28			MEMORIAL DAY: No Lecture	Interview-KLPs presentation at start of class
9	Wed 05/30	11-13 + Special Topic		PROGRESSIVE ASSESSMENT	Multiple Choice and Short-Medium Length Essay Style Answer Quiz (15%)
10	Monday 06/04	Feasibility Plan Presentations			Feasibility Plan Team Presentations (10%) (15 minute formal presentation with 10 minute question time) Feasibility Plans Due Wednesday 5 pm (20%)
10	Wed 06/06	Feasibility Plan Presentations

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