115-0542/01 – Small Business Management (MSMSE)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of ManagementCredits4
Subject guarantorIng. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2010/2011Year of cancellation2012/2013
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
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PAP30 Ing. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

Objectives • Students be able to choose right legal entities. • They would have basic skills in operations, finance, marketing and human resource management during a starting of business. • Student would able to plan personal as well as external resources of their enterprises. • They would definite idea, clear vision of business. • Students get also the necessary know-how about wherewithal for accessing to business.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Seminars

Summary

1. Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship SME in EU. SBA in USA. Definition, criteria. 2. Legal Aspect of the Business Sole trader. Partnerships. Limited company. Unlimited company. Advantages and disadvantages. Other factors linked to incorporation. 3. Innovation and Small Business Small firms as innovators. Creativity of owners. The sources for innovative opportunity. Microtrends. 4. Preparing a Business Plan Content od business plan. Why, who, when , for whom. Criteria of business plan. The markets, customers and competition. The long-term plans of the business. 5. Business Name, Mission statement. Rule for creating names. Commercional register. Mission statement of well known enterprises. Intent of Mission statement. 6. Financing the Business Financial stability. Types of finance. 3 F Theory. Sources of finance. Strategic aspects of finance. 7. Managing the Business Entrepreneur, owner, manager – relationship. Manager and his rule. Specific aspects of SMEs´ management.

Compulsory literature:

Stoke, David. Small Business Management. Second edition. 1995, IBSN 1 85805 129 0. Schermerhorn, . Management. Seventh edition. John Willey and sons, 2002 IBSN 0-47143570-8. Barrow, C., Barrow, P., Brown, R. The Business Plan Workbook. Second Edition. London: Kogan Page, 1992. ISBN 0749406445.

Recommended literature:

Farrington, B., Waters, D., W., F. Managing purchasing: organizing, planning and control. First Edition. London: Chapman&Hall, 1994. ISBN 0412567601 Mullins Laurie. Management and organization behaviour. Fourth Edition. London: Pitman, 1996. ISBN 027361598x Needle, D. Business in Context. An Introduction to Business and its Environment. Second Edition. London: Chapman&Hall, 1994. ISBN 0412484102 Rhodes, R. Getting Started. How to set Up Your Own Business.Third Edition. London: Kogan Page, 1992. ISBN 074940874x Silva, M., McGann, T. Overdrive: managing in crisis-filled times. New York: Wiley, 1995. ISBN 0471515493

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship SME in EU. SBA in USA. Definition, criteria. 2. Legal Aspect of the Business Sole trader. Partnerships. Limited company. Unlimited company. Advantages and disadvantages. Other factors linked to incorporation. 3. Innovation and Small Business Small firms as innovators. Creativity of owners. The sources for innovative opportunity. Microtrends. 4. Preparing a Business Plan Content od business plan. Why, who, when , for whom. Criteria of business plan. The markets, customers and competition. The long-term plans of the business. 5. Business Name, Mission statement. Rule for creating names. Commercional register. Mission statement of well known enterprises. Intent of Mission statement. 6. Financing the Business Financial stability. Types of finance. 3 F Theory. Sources of finance. Strategic aspects of finance. 7. Managing the Business Entrepreneur, owner, manager – relationship. Manager and his rule. Specific aspects of SMEs´ management.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2010/2011 Summer semester, validity until: 2011/2012 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)		Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 30  16 2
        Examination Examination 70  30 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2011/2012 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (B6208) Economics and Management (6208R174) European Business Studies P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Incoming Students 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block

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