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This week’s topics

Control and monitoring mechanisms for the business plan

Control and monitoring mechanism for the business plan: schedules and Gantt Charts
Organising for resources and procedures
Key success factors and metrics; balance
Robust assessment of risks; good potential return on investment

What you will be able to do

4.2 Develop a control and monitoring mechanism for the business plan.

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Course plan

Week 1: Nature, characteristics and challenges of establishing an e…
Week 2: Entrepreneurial skills and attributes; successful commercia…
Week 3: Types of innovation and the climate for creativity
Week 4: Models and tools for creative and innovative solutions
Week 5: Selecting and developing creative and innovative ideas
Week 6: Leading others to embrace innovation and change
Week 7: Sources of business ideas and analysing new ideas
Week 8: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Intellectual property and new business ideas
Week 10: Production and marketing feasibility of new business ideas
Week 11: Business planning forecasts using financial techniques
Week 12: Elements and structure of a business plan
Week 13: Funding, markets and pitching the business plan
Week 14: Control and monitoring mechanisms for the business plan
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Week 16: Final evaluation and project assessment

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