115-0594/01 – Small Business Management (SBM)

Gurantor department	Department of Management	Credits	4
Subject guarantor	Ing. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	Ing. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate
		Study language	English
Year of introduction	2013/2014	Year of cancellation	2013/2014
Intended for the faculties	FEI, EKF, FMT	Intended for study types	Bachelor

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
PAP30	Ing. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. Students be able to choose right legal entities. 2. They would have basic skills in operations, finance, marketing and human resource management during a starting of business. 3. Student would able to plan personal as well as external resources of their enterprises. 4. They would definite idea, clear vision of business. 5. Students get also the necessary know-how about wherewithal for accessing to business.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials

Summary

The management of an enterprise nowadays faces completely new challenges. Traditional business administration concepts cannot cope with the ensuing demand for adaptation and adjustment. It is far more the case that change must be managed by introducing fundamentally new and far-reaching approaches for business restructuring. This applies particularly for small and medium-sized companies that are the growth motor of every economy. The special focus is of the course is on entrepreneurship, innovation, business plan.

Compulsory literature:

LIPMAN, Frederick D. Business exit strategies: family-owned and other business. Singapore: World Scientific, 2018. 144 s. ISBN 978-981-3233-21-8. MIKUŠOVÁ, Marie. Family business. SOET, vol. 30. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018. 256 s. ISBN 978-80-248-4222-6. ZELLWEGER, Thomas. Managing the family business: theory and practice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. 527 s. ISBN 978-1-78347-069-3.

Recommended literature:

BARON, Josh a Rob LACHENAUER. Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise (HBR Handbooks). Brighton, MA: Harvard Business Review, 2021. 320 s. ISBN 978-16-3369-904-5. DE MASSIS, Alfredo a Nadine KAMMERLANDER, ed. Handbook of qualitative research methods for family business. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. 439 s. ISBN 978-1-78811-644-2. HUBLER, Tom. The soul of family business: a practical guide to family business success and a loving family. Eden Prairie: Lilja Press, 2018. 213 s. ISBN 978-1-73204-000-7.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Basic knowledge of management.

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: 2014/2015 Winter semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit	45	30
Examination	Examination	55	30	3

Mandatory attendence participation: 70% attendance at seminars, lecture attendance is highly recommended

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Spec.	Zaměření	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	W	S	Type of duty

Occurrence in special blocks

Block name	Academic year	Form of study	Study language	Year	W	S	Type of block	Block owner
Incoming students	2013/2014	Full-time	Czech				Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block

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