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Level 5 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Government enterprise support

AB506 · Business Start-up: Conception to Market — Week 5 of 16

CourseAB506
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Government enterprise support

  1. National enterprise grants and schemes
  2. Local economic development agencies
  3. Research and development tax credits
  4. Public sector loan guarantees

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Describe support provided by governments.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe support provided by governments.

Study materials

Videos

  • How to apply for a Start Up Loan · YouTube · British Business Bank · 2 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Start Up Loans (GOV.UK) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Business Ethics, ch. 4.3: Government and the private sector · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 104–116 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Entrepreneurial capabilities and skills
  • Week 2: Resource acquisition for start-ups
  • Week 3: Legal structures and regulatory compliance
  • Week 4: Financial support and capital structures
  • Week 5: Government enterprise support
  • Week 6: Non-government and non-financial support
  • Week 7: Business planning: operational and market strategy
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Business planning: financial projections
  • Week 10: Business plan integration and feasibility
  • Week 11: Stakeholder communication and pitching
  • Week 12: Applying Business Start-up in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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