Business Challenges

Code	14037
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area	Management
Entry requirements	Not applicable
Mode of delivery	To transmit knowledge about entrepreneurship and the process of creating companies, develop in the student a series of skills and attitudes that stimulate critical reflection on entrepreneurship. It is also intended to promote research on entrepreneurship issues, taking into account current and future trends in this field of research
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	Impart knowledge about entrepreneurship and business creation process, developed in forming a series of skills and attitudes that encourage critical thinking about entrepreneurship. The aim is also to promote the conduct of investigations on topics of entrepreneurship II. - Know the: forms and source of funding, forms of support and encouragement to entrepreneurship; legal forms and legal aspects; stages of Top of the activity; alternatives to root; - Know the problem of growth / development of newly established companies; - Discuss the challenges of family businesses and meet some of the regulatory instruments of the relationship / family company used successfully; - Addressing the issue of closures; - Know the latest trends in international research on entrepreneurship
Syllabus	1 – New venture capital / Financing 2 - Support and promotion of Business Creation 3 - Legal forms and legal aspects 4 - Start the activity 5 - Alternatives to the new venture creation 6 - Growth / development company 7 - Family businesses 8 - Withdrawal
Main Bibliography	Bamford, C. E., & Bruton, G. D. (2019). Entrepreneurship: The Art, Science, and Process for Success. 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill Education. Madeira, M. J., (Ed.) (2023). Guia de Boas Práticas INESPO Innovation Network,ISBN: 978-989-33-5231-1 (https://2007-2020.poctep.eu/sites/default/files/upload/proyectos/manual_-_guia_de_boas_praticas_-_cor.pdf) Madeira, M.J. e outros (2016): Manual de Empreendedorismo Social: Da Ideia aos Planos de Negócio, Projeto IDEARIA, UBI, Covilhã. ISBN: 978-989-20-6523-6. Neck, H. M., Neck, C. P., & Murray, E. L. (2024). Entrepreneurship: The practice and mindset. Third Edition. Sage publications. 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. Timmons, J.; Spinelli, S, (2016) New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century 10thEd., London, UK: Prentice-Hall
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The criteria will be discussed on the first day of class in the 2nd Semester. The assessment will consist of the following elements: – Paper (Group) or written test (individual) [50%] – Organization of the seminar: Empreender com Paixão and other events [20%] – Preparation of a critical assessment of an article and Presentation [15%] – Active Participation [15%]
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.