Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Small Business Management

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	115-0594/01
Abbreviation	SBM
Course title	Small Business Management
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Management
Course coordinator	Ing. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship
SME in EU. SBA in USA. Definition, criteria.
2.Legal Aspect of the Business
Sole trader. Partnerships. Limited company. Unlimited company. Advantages and disadvantages. Other factors linked to incorporation.
3.Innovation and Small Business
Small firms as innovators. Creativity of owners. The sources for innovative opportunity. Microtrends.
4.Preparing a Business Plan
Content od business plan. Why, who, when , for whom. Criteria of business plan. The markets, customers and competition. The long-term plans of the business.
5.Business Name, Mission statement.
Rule for creating names. Commercional register. Mission statement of well known enterprises. Intent of Mission statement.
6.Financing the Business
Financial stability. Types of finance. 3 F Theory. Sources of finance. Strategic aspects of finance.
7.Managing the Business
Entrepreneur, owner, manager – relationship. Manager and his rule. Specific aspects of SMEs´ management.

Literature

LIPMAN, Frederick D. Business exit strategies: family-owned and other business. Singapore: World Scientific, 2018. 144 s. ISBN 978-981-3233-21-8.
MIKUŠOVÁ, Marie. Family business. SOET, vol. 30. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018. 256 s. ISBN 978-80-248-4222-6.
ZELLWEGER, Thomas. Managing the family business: theory and practice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. 527 s. ISBN 978-1-78347-069-3.

Advised literature

BARON, Josh a Rob LACHENAUER. Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise (HBR Handbooks). Brighton, MA: Harvard Business Review, 2021. 320 s. ISBN 978-16-3369-904-5.
DE MASSIS, Alfredo a Nadine KAMMERLANDER, ed. Handbook of qualitative research methods for family business. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. 439 s. ISBN 978-1-78811-644-2.
HUBLER, Tom. The soul of family business: a practical guide to family business success and a loving family. Eden Prairie: Lilja Press, 2018. 213 s. ISBN 978-1-73204-000-7.

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