New Enterprise Planning
This non-formal course aims to provide individuals with knowledge and skills in preparing and analyzing a business plan as well as in making business decisions.
Objectives
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Identify, screen and select business ideas and opportunities;
- Define a business plan or a new enterprise plan and explain the importance of preparing it;
- Enumerate and describe the components of a new enterprise plan;
- Identify the information needed when preparing a new enterprise plan;
- Prepare a complete new enterprise plan based on a pre-screened and selected business idea; and
- Determine whether a business idea is worth pursuing based on the findings of the plan.
Admission Requirements
Individuals interested in taking the course must have a high school diploma, and proficiency in mathematics and reading and writing in English.
Course Structure
The course covers the following:
1. Identifying and generating business ideas and opportunities
2. Screening and selecting business ideas and opportunities
3. Introduction to new enterprise planning
- Objectives of new enterprise planning
- Parts of a new enterprise plan
- Limitations of a new enterprise plan
- Basic steps and tools in preparing a new enterprise plan
4. The market plan
5. The production/technical plan
6. The financial plan
7. The organization and management plan
8. Socio-economic aspects of new enterprise planning
9. Practicum - Actual preparation of the plan
10. Presentation of the plan
The learning package includes print modules.
There are face-to-face study sessions as well as online discussions.
