Business Management

Overview

Business Management will concentrate on operating a small business. 

While business theories and case studies will be used, the majority of this course will be a true workshop in which the student will learn real life applications on how to manage a small business. Real life issues of finance, taxes, staff and employees, marketing, vendors, inventory, ops and quality control will be utilized to give as realistic view as possible for the students enter the business world.

Through examinations of key strategic decisions taken at a number of real, successful small businesses, the learners will be creating a solid foundation for further studies in business, or will be able to apply these insights directly to their own budding business ventures. Students will be taught to write a realistic business plan.

Skills

Upon successful completion of the Business Management course offered at the European Summer School, you will be able to:

• analyze the processes through which business ideas are evaluated

• identify the characteristics of successful business

• identify and describe strategies for supporting a business

• distinguish between business ideas and opportunities

• creating a formalized business plan, and perform this task

• create a marketing plan, and perform this task

• knowledge about financing business ventures

• knowledge about leading and staffing a business

• identify and describe teambuilding dynamics