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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Code 14385
Year 3
Semester S1
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(60H)
Scientific area Management
Entry requirements n.a.
Learning outcomes Make future graduates aware of, and initiate them in the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and the process of firm creation, through detailed analysis of the various steps/stages forming this type of business process.

In the end of this unit the student must be able to:
- Present types of possible alternatives at the time of creating a business;
- Make students aware of the existing forms of stimulating entrepreneurship;
- Supply key instruments and procedures for the legal constitution of a firm;
- Present the main variables/factors that can influence a firm's start-up stage.
Syllabus 1. Entrepreneurship and Firm Creation: Some concepts and foundations
2. The Figure of the Businessperson: his/her Characteristics
3. The Business Idea
4. The Firm Plan
5. Strategies of Entry into the Business Function
6. Stimulating Entrepreneurship and Firm Creation
7. Legal Procedures for Firm Creation
8. Starting the Activity
9. Factors of Success and Failure in Firm Creation
Main Bibliography Costa, H. e Ribeiro, P.C. (2007), “ Criação & Gestão de Micro-Empresas e Pequenos Negócios”, Lidel – Edições Técnicas, Lda.
Deakins, D. (1996), “Entrepreneurship and Small Firms”, McGrawHill, London.
Ferreira, M.P., Reis, N.R. e Serra, F.R. (2009), “Marketing para Empreendedores e Pequenas Empresas”, Lidel – Edições Técnicas, Lda.
Las Casas, A.L. (2003), “Plano de Marketing para Micro e Pequena Empresa”, Editora Atlas, São Paulo, Brasil.
Patten, D. (1985), “Marketing para a Pequena e Média Empresa”, Editorial Presença, Lisboa.
Sarkar, S. (2014), “Empreendedorismo e Inovação”, Escolar Editora.
Scarborough, N. e Zimmerrer, T. (1996), “Effective small business management”, Prentice may, New Cork.
Scarborough, N. M. (2015), Entrepreneurship and Effective Small Business Management, Global Edition: Pearson Education Limited. 11th Edition.
Sem autor (1995), “Como crear su própria empresa - Manual prático para conocer los requisitos y saber desarrolar el proyeto inicial”, Editorial de Vecchi,
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Classes will be theoretical and practical in nature. The theoretical presentation will be accompanied, whenever possible, by the analysis of case studies taken from specialised journals and books. In the practical part, students will present their work.

The practical work to be carried out by the students consists of a short report on the operation of a real-life company/business (individual work) and group work (made up of four members) consisting of drawing up a Business Plan. Both assignments will be subject to a written part and an oral presentation in the classroom. The oral presentation of the work is the sole responsibility of the student and the group, and creativity is an element to be valued in terms of the final assessment.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-12-21

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