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Entrepreneurship

Code	13159
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(60H)
Scientific area	Management
Entry requirements	Not applicable
Mode of delivery	face to face
Work placements	no
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. Environmental conditions and business creation 2. Businessman / Businesswoman 3. Business Idea 4. Business plan 5. Strategies for entering the business function 6. Legal procedures for the creation of companies 7. Promotion of business activity 8. Start of business 9. Factors of success and failure of new enterprises
Main Bibliography	Bamford, C. E., & Bruton, G. D. (2019). Entrepreneurship: The Art, Science, and Process for Success. 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill Education. Carvalho, L., & Costa, T. (2015): Empreendedorismo Uma visão global e integradora. Edição Sílabo. Hisrich, R. Peters and M. Shepherd, D. (2016): Entrepreneurship. 10thEd McGraw-Hill. Madeira, M.J. e outros (2016): Manual de Empreendedorismo Social: Da Ideia aos Planos de Negócio, Projeto IDEARIA, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã. ISBN: 978-989-20-6523-6. Sarkar, Soumodip (2014): Empreendedorismo e Inovação-, 3ª Ed. Escolar Editora, Lisboa. Scarborough, N. and Cornwall, J. (2019) – Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management , 9th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.