Forms of Entrepreneurship - Study guide

You learn different and continually evolving forms of entrepreneurship: family business, franchise, network business, cooperative etc. You recognize the requirements of different forms for an entrepreneur or a team and their importance to society. You assess the feasibility of an entrepreneurship form to fit your own personal motivations and goals. You identify the different ways of starting a business: self-employment, starting a new independent business, buying/continuing an existing business (= a business transfer) or buying a franchise. You learn the advantages and challenges of a small business internationalisation.

ENT1LF101 Entrepreneurship or other similar course

different ways and requirements of starting business
- self-employment
- starting a new independent business
- buying/continuing an existing business (= a business transfer)

family business and business transfer
franchising
network business and competence requirements
cooperative as a form of team entrepreneurship
special characteristics of international entrepreneurship

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.

The course benefits all students regardless of degree programmes

- Flipped classroom learning method
- Exercises and individual assignment
- Short lectures

Material available in Moodle

- The individual assignment is prepared for the student's own business or the entrepreneurial idea - Guest speaker(s)

Pasila Campus

-No exams or re-exams

English

- Multicultural learning environment
- Assignments will make use of international entrepreneurial student ideas

17.10.2022 - 16.12.2022

- Short exercises before the contact sessions - Individual assignment Further instructions in Moodle

13.06.2022 - 14.10.2022

- Monday to Thursday 17:40-20:30 during intensive week 17.10.-20.10.
- Weekly contact classes on Thursdays at 17:40-20:30 during second period

- Further details in Moodle

LF3PA
EVENING
ONLINE
LF3PB
LF3PE

Maija Suonpää, Matthias Eickhoff

15 - 35

Exercises (40%), 2) An essay (60%),

GLOBBA Degree Programme in International Business

H-5