Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Entrepreneurship Development III Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Entrepreneurship Development - III
The University sets this paper under Scheme II only, so your college may not run it.
Module 1: Entrepreneurship (15 Hours)
- The concept of an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship
- Qualities of successful entrepreneurs
- Role and functions of entrepreneurs in economic development
- Factors influencing entrepreneurship
- Women entrepreneurship: Their achievements and Challenges before them
Module 2: Starting a New Venture (15 Hours)
- Project identification - selection and formulation
- Registration of small-scale industries - project report
- Sources of finance for a business
- Export documents and trends of small enterprises
- Major constraints in export performance.
Module 3: Small-scale industries (15 Hours)
- Meaning and scope of small-scale industries- the importance of small-scale industries
- Problems faced by small-scale industries
- SWOT analysis for small-scale industries
- Forms of business organizations: Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Joint-stock Company, and Co-operatives – Features, advantages & disadvantages.
Module 4: Management and incentives for small-scale industries (15 Hours)
- Fundamentals of management: production and operations management
- Working capital management, marketing management
- Human resource management- Total quality management
- Management information system- Incentives to small-scale industries
References
- 1 Barra G.S, Dangwal R.C., Entrepreneurship and Small Scale Industries New Potentials – Deep & Publications 1999
- 2 Desai Vasant, Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Development and Management, Himalaya Publication
- 3 Khanka C.S., Entrepreneurial Development. S. Chand and Company
- 4 Khushpat S. Jain, House Export Import Procedures and Documentation' Himalaya Publishing House
- 5 Murthy C.S.V., Small Industries & Entrepreneurship Development, Himalaya Publication
- 6 Singh P.N. and Saboo J.C., Entrepreneurship Management, P.N. Singh Centre