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Semester 2

Entrepreneurship and Business Growth (BUST10163)

Subject

Business Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed at least 4 Business courses at grade B or above. This MUST INCLUDE one course equivalent to BUST08040 or BUST08052 Planning for a start-up. This course cannot be taken alongside BUST08040 or BUST08052 Planning for a start-up. We will only consider University/College level courses.

Course Summary

The aim of this course is to enhance your understanding of what it takes to develop a growing entrepreneurial start-up and the financing of these new fast growth (scaling) ventures. In following the entrepreneurial journey through lectures, case studies and guest lectures, you will learn about scale-up growth trajectories and the importance of financiers such as business angels and venture capitalists in supporting growth.

Course Description

The course provides students with a solid grounding in the theory and practice of growing and financing of entrepreneurial ventures. Knowledge, awareness and understanding of key theories are developed through lectures and workshops while practical insights into growing a business are supported by interactive case studies and guest lecturers that have direct experience of entrepreneurial growth. Syllabus - What is a fast growth firm and why does it matter? - Theories of fast growth: what explains why some firms grow? - The value of support in scaling a business: what is the role of teams and entrepreneurial ecosystems in supporting growth? - Understanding the entrepreneurial finance landscape: what role do banks, crowdfunders, business angels and venture capitalists play in supporting growth? - Entrepreneurial business valuations: what are the main methods of valuing a fast growth business? - Business exit: what happens to growth firms and how do they harvest value? Taught over ten two-hour sessions, it successively builds your understanding, awareness and insights into fast-growth businesses. During the course, you will be asked to critically reflect on a case study of a for-profit fast-growth business using the theories, insights and knowledge that you have developed in the course. By the end of the course, and again on your own, you will be asked to critically analyse (although in a non-technical way) the financing choices and implications facing a for profit fast growth business.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

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