biz weekly schedule

Small Business & Entrepreneurship -- GSSC 1100/GNED 1100

Website: http://webhome.idirect.com/~kehamilt/biz.html

Tentative Schedule

Dates: September 4-Dec 11, 2001	Day/Time/Classroom: Tues 1-4pm/C538 Casa Loma
Professor: Karen Hamilton	Office: 361D St. James
Telephone: 415-2900 (3569)	e-mail: kehamilt@gbrownc.on.ca
Text: *Building a Dream 4th Edition by Walter S. Good*	CRN: 19730

DATE	TOPICS	Reading/Test/Presentation /Handouts
Week 1 Sept 4	Outline/Overview/Introduction Handout Forms of Business Assignment	page (Chapter 1-10) Introduction #1
Week 2 Sept 11	Assessing Entrepreneurship, Exploring Ideas Legal Forms of Business due Sept 25	page11-65 (Chapter 2, 3) page187-197 (Chapter 8 ) Assessing Entrepreneurship Forms of Business
Week 3 Sept 18	Methods of Start-up	page 66-121 (Chapter 4,5) Methods of Start-up
Week 4 Sept 25	Conducting a feasibility study: part one Form Groups Business Plan Proposal Assignment handed out -due on Oct 9 (worth 10%)	page 123-160 (Chapter 6) Feasibility Part 1 *Forms of Business assignment due (10%)
Week 5 Oct 2	Marketing 4 Ps, Research, Demand, Competitive Advantage, Segmentation, The Marketing Plan / Group work	(Chapter 6 ) Marketing
Week 6 Oct 9	Conducting a feasibility study: part two Cost and Profitability Assessment Group work	page161-184 (Chapter 7 ) Feasibility Part II *Business Plan Proposal Due (10%)
Week 7 Oct 16	Conducting a feasibility study: part two Cost and Profitability Assessment TEST based on work from Sept 4-Oct 9	TEST (20%)
Week 8	*Intersession Week*	research and prep presentations
Week 9 Oct 30	Cash Flow, Vision Statement, Mission Statement Group work	page (Chapter11 ) Business Plan: Vision, Mission, Values & Objectives Vision/Mission Form
Week 10 Nov 6	Types of Business Plans, Parts of Business Plan Group work	page (Chapter11) Business Plan
Week 11 Nov 13	Protecting Your Idea Group Work	page (Chapter 9 ) Protecting Your Idea
Week 12 Nov 20	Arranging Financing Group Work	page (Chapter10) Arranging Financing Web Hosting
Week 13 Nov 27	TEST based on work since intersesssion Group Work	TEST (20%)
Week 14 Dec 4	Business Plans Presented	PRESENTATIONS (40%)
Week 15 DEC 11	Business Plans Presented	PRESENTATIONS

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