Objectives and competences
Student is going to:
1. know the important theoretical concepts of business planning;
2. understand the entrepreneurial process, creativity, innovativeness;
3. know how to differentiate between entrepreneurs, innovators, owners, managers;
4. know how to differentiate between inventions and innovations and identification of business opportunities;
5. understand intrapreneurship;
6. know the various options of obtaining financing and other resources for business plan realization;
7. understand the role of incubators, accelerators, business angels, government support;
8. know, understand and be able to compile business plans;
9. understand the international aspects of business planning.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Introduction in business planning: concept, definition and development;
2. Entrepreneurial process, creativity, innovativeness;
3. Entrepreneur, innovator, owner, manager;
4. Entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial curiosity;
5. Inventions and innovations, identifying business opportunities;
6. Intrapreneurship;
7. Business integration, franchising, diversification and business expansion;
8. Obtaining financing and other resources for business plan realization;
9. Incubators, accelerators, business angels, government support;
10. Business plan;
11. International aspects of business planning.
Readings
1. Letonja, Marina, Jeraj, M. in Marič, M. (2016). An empirical study of the relationship between entrepreneurial competences and innovativeness of successors in family SMEs. Organizacija, 49(4), str. 225-239, doi: 10.1515/orga-2016-0020.
2. Jeraj, M., Marič, M., Todorović, I., Čudanov, M. in Komazec, S. (2015). The role of openness and entrepreneurial curiosity in company's growth. Amfiteatru economic, ISSN 1582-9146, 17(38), str. 371-389.
3. Marič, M., Žnidaršič, J. Uhan, M., Dimovski, V., Ferjan, M, Djurica, M, Jeraj, M. In Janežič, M. (2013). Country's development as a determinant of early-stage entrepreneurial activity. Organizacija, ISSN 1318-5454, 46(3), str. 75-86, doi: 10.2478/orga-2013-0011.
4. Jeraj, M., Zidar, P. In Marič, M. (2014). Širitev poslovanja na nove trge. Denar, ISSN 0354-0472, 23(436), str. 14-15.
5. Jeraj, M. In Marič, M. (2014). Podjetniška radovednost. Denar, ISSN 0354-0472, 23(436), str. 15-16.
6. Jeraj, M., Zidar, P. In Marič, M. (2014). Diverzifikacija poslovanja s širjenjem na nove trge. Denar, ISSN 0354-0472, 23(437), str. 22-23.
7. Vidic, F., Vadnjal, J. in Knez, S. (2008). Podjetništvo: [višješolski učbenik]. Ljubljana [i. e. Maribor: Doba, Višja strokovna šola]. 103 str.
8. Prosojnice nosilca predmeta.