You identify and assess your entrepreneurial behaviour and competencies. Your competence development and personal growth is further supported in a network of professionals. You develop your business idea into a business plan. Alternatively, you can make a business plan for another SME or family business. You can start your own business but it is not a requirement. If you are an entrepreneur, you can make all planning and developmental assignments for your own business or family business during the course. The learning outcomes are the following:

You can productize your own competencies and understand the role of personal branding in an entrepreneurship process
You can assess your developmental needs and readiness for entrepreneurship
You can create a business plan for your own or family business
You can assess the feasibility of the business opportunity
You present and pitch to an international jury of academics and entrepreneurs

I as an entrepreneur
From the analysis of a business idea into a business plan
Business planning and analyses (customer and environmental analyses, appropriate financial analyses)
Human resource and developmental needs in starting and running a business
Personal development plan for an entrepreneur

Contact sessions, presentations, flipped classroom learning, partly intensive course or Work & Study

If you have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, you can show the competence with a demonstration and progress faster through your studies. More information and instructions for RPL are available at MyNet

Course materials are announced at the beginning of the implementation.

The course benefits all students regardless of the degree programme

Prerequisite: ENT1LF101 Entrepreneurship or other similar course

The course has linkages to IBU1LF102 Selling to Export Markets and IBU1LF103 Internationalisation of a firm

You know the key concepts within the course’s scope, but are yet to develop the general view and the big picture of the subject matter.
You can complete given tasks and assignments with assistance. You need to develop how to apply knowledge.
You demonstrate some ability to perform skills and have basic knowledge, but you have difficulty to manage without assistance.

You know the key concepts well and can explain how the theories and models function and the tools are used. You have a general view of the subject matter.
You complete given tasks and assignments independently. You apply knowledge in hands - on business related situations.
You can critique your own practice and identify ways to improve.
You demonstrate sufficient ability to perform skills and have basic to good knowledge. You can perform independently, but you have some challenges in passing on your skills and knowledge to others. You have an interest in professional development.

You have a strong command of the key and related concepts. You can critically evaluate theories, models and tools. You can demonstrate explicit knowledge of the subject matter, and how it relates to other disciplines.
You apply knowledge in demanding business related situations. You can prioritize and critically select tools and methods for solving complex problems in the subject matter.
You execute skills with natural proficiency and you have detailed and explicit knowledge. You can perform independently and you are also able and actively willing to help others develop and pass on your skills. You have an attitude of continuous professional development.

Student's performance is graded on the following scale: Excellent (5), Very Good (4), Good (3), Satisfactory (2), Poor (1), Fail (0).