Courses

Entrepreneurship

General

Course Contents

1. Introduction to the concept of Entrepreneurship and technology.
2. Analysis of the Economy and Competitiveness.
3. Introduction and analysis of the concepts of entrepreneurship & the Business environment.
4. Analysis of the types, content, nature, processes, origin and typology of entrepreneurship.
5. Analysis of Copyright and Industrial Property.
6. Analysis of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
7. Analysis of innovation and creativity process.
8. Analysis of methods and tools to improve innovation and creativity.
9. Analysis of Innovation in Greece.
10. Software workshop for the creation of financial statements of a business plan and a business canvas (Business Model Canvas).
11. Establishment of the company.
12. Business development.
13. Finding resources – Financing in all phases of the business process.
14. Analysis of exit or closure strategies, merger of a company.

Educational Goals

Understanding basic knowledge and concepts of entrepreneurship.
Understanding concepts of innovation.
Understanding how entrepreneurship works as a whole.
Understanding the recognition and development of a business idea.
Understanding business risk assessment and management.
Understanding the Creativity and Innovation Process.
Understanding the concept of social entrepreneurship and the development of social enterprises.

General Skills

Acquisition of knowledge and skills related to the whole cycle of the business process.
Acquisition of business opportunity.
Acquisition of ease of its evaluation until the mobilization of resources.
Acquisition of business model development and business canvas.
Acquisition of business plan creation.
Acquisition of the ability to find resources and formulate agreements.
Acquisition of the choice of a sustainable development model and investigation of exit strategies.
Acquisition of evaluation of sources of financing in all phases of the business process.
Acquisition of software creation or analysis for the creation of financial statements of a business plan.
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies, Adaptation to new situations.
Presentation of assignment (individual work which is evaluated with a maximum grade of 3 points).
Group work.

Teaching Methods

Lectures, Exercises, Online guidance, Projected Presentations or Presentation of assignment, E-mail communication, Online Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching Platform (moodle).

Students Evaluation

Assessment Language: English / Greek

Recommended Bibliography

1. Storey David, Greene Francis, Hassid Joseph and Fafaliou Irini, “Entrepreneurship for small and medium enterprises”, published by KRITIKI. Book Code in Eudoxus: 32997689
2. Emma Murray, Heidi neck and Christorpher Neck, “Entrepreneurship – Mentality and Application”, published by Kritiki. Book Code in EYDOXO: 94645251
3. Mariotti Steve – Glackin Caroline, Theriou George (ed.) Entrepreneurship and Small Business Administration, 2nd Edition ISBN: 978-960-418-639-6 Publications A. Tziola & Sons SA Book Code in Eudoxus: 59382671