| CODE | EBI5004 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Business Planning for Entrepreneurs | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The business plan is a key management tool that describes, ideally in less than 30 pages, exactly what a new business intends to do over a typical three-year period. The document also defines timelines, milestones, resource requirements and associated cash flow forecasts. This study-unit illustrates how to create a business plan but, more importantly, how to use a business plan as a management tool – particularly for business risk assessment. Students will learn how to create a sound business plan and know how to use it as a management tool. Content: 1. The business plan explained; 2. Summary documents; 3. Key sections of the plan; 4. Design and format; 5. Revising business plans. Reading List: Recommended reading - EVANS, V. (2011) Financial Times Essential Guides - Writing a Business Plan: How to Win Backing to Start Up or Grow Your Business. Harlow: Pearson Education. Suggested alternative reading - SMITH, R. (2010) How to Start a Successful Business. Oxford: Boffins House Publishing. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: EBI5001 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Juanito Camilleri Russell Smith (Co-ord.) |
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