Fundamentals of entrepreneurship in the family business
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Fundamentals of entrepreneurship in the family business
This course is part of Leading a Family Business Specialization
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What you'll learn
Understand and apply best practices in the family business
Distinguish entrepreneurship and innovation models
Implement entrepreneurship trends in your venture
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There are 5 modules in this course
Nowadays, family businesses are indispensable in our economy. However, it is very important to identify the tools and strategies of success that allow them to transcend in a competitive environment. For that reason, this entrepreneurship course gives you the opportunity to know and apply best practices, taking into account entrepreneurship and innovation models that will allow you to take advantage of the strengths that posseses the family business, in order to create a suitable business for next generations.
In this entrepreneurship course you will have the opportunity to know the instruments and components that involve entrepreneurship; from ideation, market validation and value proposition, to present your sales plan to attract investors (Business Pitch). This online course delivers the knowledge and tools necessary for the success of a venture in the family business. The Center for Entrepreneurial Families and EGADE Business School of the Tecnológico de Monterrey is the ideal institution to develop these skills, since Tecnológico de Monterrey is the number 1 university in Mexico and the 6th best in Latin America according to Times Higher Education (THE) 2016. Professors at Center for Entrepreneurial Families are highly qualified and recognized as part of the worldwide STEP project for family entrepreneurship, and EGADE Business School is the number 1 business school in Latin America in MBA program, according to the ranking of AméricaEconomía.
What's included
2 videos14 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 6 minutes
- Entrepreneurial orientation of the family business•3 minutes
- Familiness (resources that are unique to a family business)•3 minutes
14 readings•Total 200 minutes
- General objective and list of topics•10 minutes
- References•10 minutes
- Schedule•10 minutes
- Frequent questions•10 minutes
- Evaluation•10 minutes
- Methodology•10 minutes
- Policies•10 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- To know more•10 minutes
- PDF. STEP Model - Familiness•30 minutes
- Infographic•30 minutes
- Contextualized situation•30 minutes
- Evaluation of Topic 1. A Family Business Venture: The STEP Model•10 minutes
- Invitation to continue with the next topic•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Contextualized situation•30 minutes
- Topic Evaluation 1•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Networking topic 1•10 minutes
What's included
2 videos7 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 7 minutes
- Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship•3 minutes
- Mega trends and family office•3 minutes
7 readings•Total 130 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship•30 minutes
- To know more•10 minutes
- Infographic•30 minutes
- Peer-assessed individual project•30 minutes
- Evaluation of Topic 2. Mega Trends and Entrepreneurship•10 minutes
- Invitation to continue with the next topic•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Topic Evaluation 2•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Networking topic 2•10 minutes
What's included
2 videos6 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 4 minutes
- Ideation•2 minutes
- The video shows tools and guidelines to prepare ideation sessions.•2 minutes
6 readings•Total 100 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- The SCAMPER Method in Ideation•30 minutes
- To know more•10 minutes
- Infographic•30 minutes
- Evaluation of Topic 3. Ideation and Market Validation•10 minutes
- Invitation to continue with the next topic•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Topic Evaluation 3•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Networking topic 3•10 minutes
What's included
2 videos7 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt
2 videos•Total 6 minutes
- Opportunity Recognition•3 minutes
- Business Model•3 minutes
7 readings•Total 130 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Opportunity Recognition•30 minutes
- To know more•10 minutes
- Infographic•30 minutes
- Individual practice with peer evaluation•30 minutes
- Evaluation of Topic 4. Value Proposition•10 minutes
- Invitation to continue with the next topic•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Topic Evaluation 4•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Delivery of the final project evaluated by pairs•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Networking topic 4•10 minutes
What's included
2 videos7 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt1 plugin
2 videos•Total 5 minutes
- Story Telling: Business Pitch•3 minutes
- Foundations of Family Intrapreneurship•3 minutes
7 readings•Total 110 minutes
- Introduction•10 minutes
- Infographic•30 minutes
- To know more•10 minutes
- PDF. What is intrapreneurship?•30 minutes
- Evaluation of Topic 5. Business Pitch (Family and Non-Family Investors)•10 minutes
- Final Exam•10 minutes
- Closure•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 180 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Self-evaluation•30 minutes
- Topic Evaluation 5•30 minutes
- Final Exam•90 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Networking topic 5•10 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Final Survey•15 minutes
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