Department: BSc in Business Management & BSc in Accounting and Finance
Module Description: The aim of this module is to enable students to enhance their skills in managing small businesses and medium level enterprises. It enables students to gain adequate expertise in the development of a small business plan, organizing and financing a new venture, measuring and evaluating the financial performance of the above businesses and enterprises. The course will enable students to identify the macro-economic environment, business risk, financial risk and the turnaround strategies for small and medium enterprises. Thus, it will also emphasize on financial analysis and decision-making from the perspective of institutions such as banks, venture capital firms, investment banks and individual investors providing capital to the above two enterprises.
Bragg, S. M. and Burton, E. J. (2006). Accounting and finance for your small business. 2nd edn. Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley.
Adelman, P. J. and Marks, A. M. (2014). Entrepreneurial finance. 6th edn. Boston: Pearson.