| Qualification code: |
71773 |
| Duration: |
One year |
| Language medium: |
English |
Target group:
Individuals who wishes to start a new business, existing small business owners that want to grow their business and manage it more effectively.
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Note: Students should be competent with language, numeracy and communication skills at NQF Level 5.
Registration periods:
Year registration
Course leader details:
Prof T Botha
DCom (Business Management)
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Office 4-73, NS Radipere Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429 4764
Cell: 082 449 7504
E-mail: brevit@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer: Lyndsey Lourie
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Christiaan De Wet Drive, Florida, Johannesburg
Tswelopele Building 3rd floor Room 15
Tel: 011 471 2747
Email address: lourilc@unisa.ac.za
Purpose statement:
This programme is intended to (1) provide potential entrepreneurs with the necessary knowledge to establish and manage a business; (2) transfer entrepreneurial and managerial skills to potential entrepreneurs through indigenous and Africa relevant multimedia (mainly case studies, practical examples, simulation of real business situations by means of teaching); (3) improve the small business management skills of those entrepreneurs who already own a small business; and (4) develop a cadre of entrepreneurs who will promote economic growth and create employment in order to meet the rising economic expectations of all South Africans
Modules:
PESB014 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Content:
Introduce students to entrepreneurship and small business management
PESB025 - Entering the Business World
Content:
Introduce students to the marketing mix, which consists of decisions on the product, price, distribution and promotion of a small business
PESB036 - The Business Plan
Content:
Equip students to write a business plan
PESB048 - Managing the Small Business
Content:
Introduce students to the operations, purchasing, human resources, and financial functions of the small business
