Course Descriptions - Bachelor of Commerce [Entrepreneurship]

ENT 301 SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING

Start-up costs; Cash budgets, Financial projections including balance sheet and income statement, government-required financial records, payroll, Break-even analysis, cost analysis, inventory control and accounting: Payroll planning and accounting; taxes and taxation accounts;
Prerequisite: BCM 101 & 102 Fundamentals of Accounting I & II

ENT 302 INDUSTRY RESEARCH

Students research the industry for which they are developing a business plan. An industry profile is the output for the course.
Prerequisite: BCM 208 Principles of Marketing

ENT 303 SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING

The role of marketing in small business organizations; Strategic planning for the small business; Segmentation; Cost-effective market research; Marketing mix for the small business: pricing, location, distribution, advertising and promotion; international marketing for the small enterprise.
Prerequisite: BCM 208 Principles of Marketing

ENT 304E LEGAL AND TAX ISSUES FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Forms of business organizations: Sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability, company and cooperative societies; Franchises; Sales and VAT tax requirements; payroll and income taxes; licenses, etc. required for operating a small business; export duties and other taxes.
Prerequisite: BCM 301 Business Law

ENT 305 BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT I

Students will write the first half of a business plan for their own proposed business. This will include the marketing plan: The first half of the business plan will be the course output.
Prerequisite: BCM 101 Fundamentals of Accounting I & BCM 208 Principles of Marketing

ENT 306 BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT II

Students will write the second half of the business plan for their own business. Proforma financial statements, staffing plan, and legal form of organization. This plan is the output for the course.
Prerequisite: ENT 305 Business Plan Development I

ENT 401 SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING

Sources of capital for small-scale enterprises. Personal funds; family; trade credit; mortgage loans; commercial bank loans; NGO micro-enterprise loans; government micro-enterprise; partners capital; venture capital; Economic development issues including barriers to micro enterprise development.
Prerequisite: BCM 102 Fundamentals of Accounting II

ENT 402 ADVANCED MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Strategic planning for small business; Planning techniques for materials; Personnel planning; Employee selection and management, organizing the small enterprise, quality control, scheduling, purchasing, inventory management, risk management.
Prerequisite: BCM 201 Principles of Management

ENT 403E SMALL BUSINESS PROMOTION

Promoting strategy; Steps in developing effective communication; Promotional mix: advertising, personal selling, direct marketing, sales promotion, PR; Packaging and labeling; International promotion.
Prerequisite: BCM 208 Principles of Marketing

ENT 404E INTERNATIONAL MARKETING FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS

How to market products and services outside the local market. Entry strategies; Tariff and non-tariff barriers and their effect on small business activities; Regional market agreements and their effects on the small business; Environmental factors affecting international marketing for small business; International marketing programs for the small business; Distribution: accessing foreign manufacturers representatives and brokers, shipping and insurance issues; Pricing; currency effects on pricing, how to get paid.
Prerequisite: BCM 208 Principles of Marketing

ENT 405 SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING I

Student teams provide consulting services under supervision of the instructor to local small business enterprises. A formal consultant's report is the output for the course.
Prerequisite: ENT 305 & 306 Business Plan Development I & II

ENT 406 SMALL BUSINESS CONSULTING II

The continuation of the consulting project begun in the first trimester and completed with a final report as the output.
Prerequisite: ENT 405 Small Business Consulting I