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Contents

INTRODUCTION ………………………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………..i

RATIONALE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………1

AIMS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………..2

SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED……………………………………………………………………………..……………….2

PREREQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS………………………………………………………………………………..…………………..3

STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

APPROACHES TO TEACHING THE SYLLABUS……………………………………………………………………………………….4

UNIT 1: ENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

MODULE 1: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET…………………………………………………..…………….….5

MODULE 2: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS……………………………………………………………………11

MODULE 3: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION…………………………………………………………..…………..15

UNIT 2: ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRACTICE……………………………………………………………………………………………20

MODULE 1: ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS OWNERSHIP……………………………………………………………20

MODULE 2: NEW VENTURE PLANNING AND CREATION……………………………………………………..23

MODULE 3: MANAGING AND GROWING THE VENTURE…………………………………………………….29

OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT……………………………………………………………………………………………..………………..35

ASSESSMENT DETAILS…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………37

REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES…………………………………………………………………..…………………..51

REGULATIONS FOR RESIT CANDIDATES…………………………………………………………………………..……………….51

ASSESSMENT GRID…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………52

GLOSSARY OF BEHAVIOURAL VERBS USED IN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXAMINATION………..………..53

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