Training in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Promotion

Entrepreneur Trainer-Motivators (ETMs) acquire a place of prominence because they have taken upon themselves the responsibility of raising the motivation to achieve, thus inducing among people the spirit and skills to set up their business ventures. However, with the changing times it is important for ETMs as well, to acquire new tools and techniques to lead potential entrepreneurs to new enterprise creation as also facilitate growth of existing small enterprises. The programme addresses this need

Objective

The programme will develop a cadre of hard core professionals who will work for the promotion of economic activities in developing countries. They will be equipped with new tools and techniques to lead potential entrepreneurs to new enterprise creation as also facilitate growth of existing small enterprises, thereby intensifying and strengthening the efforts of policy makers and planners towards economic development of their respective countries.

Course Content
Module 1 Entrepreneur, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Module 2 Women and Entrepreneurship
Module 3 Analysis of Competencies and Assessing Potential Entrepreneurs
Module 4 Business Opportunity Identification & Business Plan Preparation
Module 5 Small Business Management
Module 6 Designing and Managing Support Services for Potential Entrepreneurs
Module 7 Effective Business Counselling

Benefits to Participants

The participants will acquire skills to:

* identify and analyze constraints and barriers to entrepreneurship development and devise appropriate strategies;
* initiate, plan and implement entrepreneurship development activities for creation of small enterprises;
* sensitize the environment for extending timely assistance and support required for establishment of small business ventures;
* effectively counsel the entrepreneurs in various areas such as: enterprise selection, implementation and management of new enterprises as well as survival, growth and diversification of existing enterprises.