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Entrepreneurship

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Course abstract

The students will get their insight about the essence of business, activity, business environment, innovation, small and medium entrepreneurship, forms and business. The students understand the importance in business of capital and investment and to acquire some practical knowledge for starting and planning their business.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

• Knowledge – about the essence of business activities of small and medium, innovation entrepreneurship, classification of business forms, business environment and its improvement, the evaluation of economical activities of enterprise and the planning of their activities. To acquire the understanding about the importance of the capital and investments in the entrepreneurship -practical assignments and exam.
• Skills – to be able to prepare the documents of the foundation of enterprises, to discuss about the improvement of the environment of the activities of the enterprises, to prepare the development plan of the enterprise - practical assignments.

• Competences – knowledge and practical skills are acquired in order to analyse and evaluate to plan out the activities of the enterprise, to be able to evaluate the risks of the entrepreneurship and to use the suitable management methods - practical assignments.

Course Content(Calendar)

Full-time studies:
1. The essence of business (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 1 hour).
2. Business environment and its characteristics (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 2 hours).
3. Forms of business (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 3 hours).
4. Company life cycle (Lecture - 1 hour, practical work - 1 hour).
5. Micro, small, and medium business (Lecture - 1 hour, practical work - 1 hour).
6. Starting a business and founding a company (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 4 hours).
7. Reorganization of the company (Lecture - 1 hour).
8. Company insolvency and liquidation (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 1 hour).
9. Risk factor in business (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 4 hours).
10. Business planning (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 3 hours).
11. Basics of business planning (Lecture - 2 hours; practical work - 4 hours).
12. Sources of company financing (Lecture - 1 hour, practical work - 2 hours).
13. Investments and their role in business (Lecture - 1 hour).
14. Evaluation of the company's economic activity (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 3 hours).
15. Innovation entrepreneurship (Lecture - 1 hour; practical work - 3 hours).

Part-time studies:
All topics specified for full-time studies are implemented but the number of contact hours is ½ of the specified number of hours.

Requirements for awarding credit points

Exam at the end of the study course.
The examination is allowed for students who during the study course, working in a group, complete independent work (at least 75%), prepare and present homework, have successfully written 3 tests during the semester.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Study course materials and literature studies.
Preparation of practical and independent work.
Preparing for examination.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

Examination mark is an accumulating mark of all course marks.

Compulsory reading

1. Muška A. Uzņēmējdarbības pamatkurss. Rīga: KIF „Biznesa komplekss”, 2005. 120 lpp.
2. Pelše G., Ruperte I.Uzņēmēja rokasgrāmata. Rīga: Jumava, 2009. 376 lpp.
3. Muška A. Uzņēmējdarbības plānošana. Rīga: SIA KIF „Biznesa komplekss”, 2005. 93 lpp.
4. Komerclikums: LR likums [tiešsaiste] Pieņemts: 13.04.2000. Stājas spēkā: 01.01.2002. [Skatīts 15. 03.2021.]. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/5490-komerclikums
5. Leibus I. Pirmie soļi komercdarbībā: darbības uzsākšana, grāmatvedība un nodokļi. Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2016. 152 lpp.
6. Maksātnespējas likums: LR likums [tiešsaiste]Pieņemts: 26.07.2010. Stājas spēkā: 01.11.2010. [Skatīts 15. 03.2021.]. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/214590-maksatnespejas-likums
7. How to Plan Business? A.Muška, L. Paula, L.Līcīte, D.Popluga. In:Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas through the production and exploitation of medicinal and aromatic plants: manual. Jelgava, 2018, 130.-258. lpp. ISBN 9789984482958

8. Oganisjana K. Uzņēmējspēja un uzņēmība. Rīga: RaKa, 2012. 239 lpp. Neilande J. Komersanta ABC. Rīga: Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 2013. 270 lpp.

Further reading

1. Diderihs H. Uzņēmuma ekonomika. Tulk. no vācu val. M. Balaško, K. Didenko, J. Kipsna u.c., galv. zin. red. R.Škapars. Rīga: Zinātne, 2000. 515 lpp.
2. Hofs K. Biznesa ekonomika. 2.izdevums. Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2010. 603 lpp.
3. Pirmie soļi topošajiem uzņēmējiem [tiešsaiste]. [Skatīts 15.03.2021.]. Pieejams: https://www.vid.gov.lv/lv/pirmie-soli-toposajiem-uznemejiem
4. Uzsākt biznesu. Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2009. 104 lpp. «LessonsLearned» grāmatu sērija.
5. Vedļa A. Ceļvedis uzņēmējdarbībā. Rīga: Petrovskis& Ko, 2002. 490 lpp.
6. Valsts ieņēmumu dienesta mājas lapa. Pieejams:https://www.vid.gov.lv
7. Latvijas Republikas Uzņēmumu reģistra mājas lapa.Pieejams: http://www.ur.gov.lv/
8. Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūras mājas lapa.Pieejams: http://www.liaa.gov.lv
9. LR tiesību aktu mājas lapa.Pieejams: www.likumi.lv

10. LR Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes mājas lapa.Pieejams: http:// www.csb.lv

Periodicals and other sources

1. Dienas Bizness: nedēļas laikraksts: Latvijas Biznesa avīze. Rīga: Diena: DagensIndustri, 1992. ISSN 1407-2041.
2. Latvijas Vēstnesis. Latvijas Republikas oficiālais izdevums [tiešsaiste]. Pieejams: https://www.vestnesis.lv/.

3. Bilance: grāmatvedība, likumdošana, finanses: žurnāls par grāmatvedību, likumdošanu un finansēm. Rīga: lietišķās informācijas dienests, 2005. ISSN 1407-5709.

Notes

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