Business plan of the creation of a company [ LCPME2003 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
Teacher(s)
Janssen Frank ;
Jaspers Olivier ;
Language
French
Place of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Main themes
Conception of a business plan and main steps of a new venture creation
Aims
The course's objective is to :
- help the students to understand the key aspects of a new venture creation process through courses and conferences
- learn the business plan methodology
- apply these concepts to the students' final thesis in entrepreneurship.
Content
The method will be based on lectures and conferences about the business plan, as well as on interactive sessions devoted the students' final thesis. Evaluation will be based on class participation, periodical reports and a final presentation of the methodology used within the students business plans.
Content
The first part of the course will focus on :
- Market study
- Marketing plan
- Operations plan
- HR planning
- Legal planning
- Loans and firm creation
- Business angels
- Venture capital
- Financial plan
The second part of the course will be devoted to the analysis of the students' projects. Each group will present its project and its stage of completion. These presentations will be the object of class discussions. Students will have to turn in periodical written report centered on the encountered problems and on the way these have been solved.
Methods
In-class activities
1 Lectures
1 Interactive seminar
1 Project based learning
At home activities
1 Students presentation
Other information
Prerequisites (ideally in terms of competencies)
All CPME or entrepreneurship courses
Evaluation : Class participation, written reports and oral examination
Support : Provided through icampus
References : Provided during the class
Corporate features
1 conference
1 corporate guest
Skills
1 presentation skills
1 writing skills
1 team work
1 problem solving
1 decision making
1 time management
1 project management
1 critical thinking
1 assertiveness
Techniques and tools for teaching and learning
1 IT tools
1 simulation
1 quantitative methods
1 qualitative methods