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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BMG 100 | Title:
ENT. BUSINESS PLAN |
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| Full Title:
Entrepreneurial Business Plan |
| Last Reviewed:8/27/2018 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Create a professional business plan using a variety of tools and resources leading to the launch and success of an entrepreneurial venture.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Create a professional business plan using a variety of tools and resources leading to the launch and success of an entrepreneurial venture.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define an industry focus for a venture.
2. Identify the type of business to be launched.
3. Develop a product line and services strategy.
4. Define the business model for the launch.
5. Conduct a feasibility and assessment of the venture concept and business model.
6. List various financial sources for startups and corporate ventures.
7. Complete projections for financial performance and other requirements for the venture.
8. Write the business plan.
Topics and Scope
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1. Industry focus
a. Perform personal ability assessment
b. Evaluate personal background for industry
c. Gather information from various resources
2. Types of business opportunities
a. Select an industry and type of business to investigate
b. Assess revenue potential
3. Factors affecting new product line or services
a. Legal and regulatory
b. Intellectual property
4. Feasibility as a tool
a. Research methodology
b. Customer value proposition
c. Strategic competitive advantage
5. Financing sources and issues
a. "Angel" investors
b. Venture capital firms
c. Early stage investors
6. Financial projections
a. Sales forecasts
b. Additional revenue forecasts
c. Anticipated expenses
7. Writing the business plan
a. Detailed plan for raising startup and growth capital
b. Develop an extensive outline of all business plan elements
c. Draft a comprehensive business plan
d. Prepare final plan having reviewed, revised and edited the draft
e. Merge final business plan with final marketing plan
Assignments:
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1. Prepare a written working draft and final draft of a business plan.
2. Reading of approximately 40 pages per week in textbook.
3. Create financial forecasts.
4. Create market analysis.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
40 - 50% |
| Business plan and forecasts | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
40 - 50% |
| Financial forecasts and market analysis | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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New Venture Creation: An Innovator's Guide to Entrepreneurship, by Meyer and Crane, 2nd edition, SAGE Publications, 2013
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