RCA204 Innovation & Entrepreneurship UNIT-1 What is innovation and entrepreneurship Innovation Types and sources, recognizing opportunities acting on the opportunities innovation strategies and management strengthening the national innovation system fostering innovation and entrepreneurship UNIT-2 Meaning, Definition and concept of Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Development Evolution of Entrepreneurship, Theories of Entrepreneurship Characteristics and Skills of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Classification and Types of Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurial Competencies Factor Affecting Entrepreneurial Growth – Economic, Non-Economic Factors Concepts of Intrapreneurship, Entrepreneur v/s Intrapreneur Traits/Qualities of an Entrepreneur Manager Vs. Entrepreneur, Problems of Entrepreneurship UNIT-3 Meaning and concept of Entrepreneurial Competency Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies, Entrepreneurial Culture Entrepreneurial Mobility, Factors affecting Entrepreneurial mobility Types of Entrepreneurial mobility. Entrepreneurial Opportunity Search and Identification Criteria to Select a Product; Conducting Feasibility Studies Project Finalization; Sources of Information UNIT-4 Role of Government in promoting Entrepreneurship, MSME policy in India Agencies for Policy Formulation and Implementation: District Industries Centers (DIC) Small Industries Service Institute (SISI) Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) National Institute of Entrepreneurship & Small Business Development (NIESBUD) National Entrepreneurship Development Board (NEDB) Financial Support System: Forms of Financial support Long term and Short term financial support, Sources of Financial support Development Financial Institutions, Investment Institutions UNIT-5 Women Entrepreneurship: Meaning, Characteristic features Problems of Women Entrepreneurship in India, Developing Women Entrepreneurship in India Concept of Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurs Sustainability Issues in Social Entrepreneurship Rural Entrepreneurship, Family Business Entrepreneurship Project Management: Concept, Features, Classification of projects Issues in Project Management, Project Identification, Project Formulation Project Design and Network Analysis, Project Evaluation Project Appraisal, Project Report Preparation, Specimen of a Project Report
