Schedule
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Small Business Management – MGMT 2243-001
Spring 2016 = Course Schedule- Tuesday & Thursday
Topic and Assignment
Due Date
Student/Classroom Orientation – Pre-Quiz
Thurs. Jan 7
**HW Buy
In Class Course Syllabus Q& A
Materials**
D2L Introduction and Assignments
Need Book, 1” 3 ring Binder and Dividers/Index
Tabs enough for 18-20 sections, Flash Drive, Paper
and Writing Utensils.
Chapter 1 – The Foundation of Entrepreneurship
Tues. Jan. 12
Discussion. Quiz on-line and Portfolio Beginnings
**HW due Thurs. beg.
Of Class**
**Homework Read Chapter 2, – Hand-out**
Chapter 2 – Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: from
Thurs. Jan. 14
**HW Due Sunday,
Ideas to reality. **Home Work Submit a typed Business
Ideal – follow – Handout. Upload to D2L. Also, read Chapter 3
be ready to discuss**
Jan 18 @11:59 p.m.**
Chapter 3 – Designing a competitive Business
Model and Building a Solid Strategic Plan
Tues. Jan. 19
**HW due Thursday**
**Home Work Consistent with Chapter 3 information**
Week 4
Presentation of Business Models from Chapter 3 and
hand-out. Go Over Test Chapters 1-3 Test on Tues.
Exam One D2L upload and print out to turn in
Thurs. Jan. 21
Tues. Jan. 26
**Home Work Read Chapter 4**
Cover Chapter 4 - In class assignment - Groups of 35. Do: You be the consultant Page 142 #’s 1-3
Ownership. **HW Select The Form of Business Ownership
you would have if or when you start your Business and in one
paragraph describe your choice Using BULLETS make two list
**HW Read chapter 5, Forms of Business Pros and Cons of
your choice**
Week 5
Week 6
Updated: December 9, 2014
**HW due Tues.
beginning of class**
Chapter 5 - Forms of Business Ownership. Cover in
class various types of ownership
Tues. Feb. 2
Chapter 6 - Franchising and the Entrepreneur Class
Discussion and work. Go over test Chapters 4-6
Test on Tues.
Exam II, D2L, upload and Print one out for
grading.
Thurs. Feb. 4,
Tues. Feb. 9,
**HW Read Chapter 7, Develop a list of Criteria Steps to
Acquire a Business (remember this is about you) make your list
supporting your choice**
Week 7
Thurs. Jan. 28
**HW due –D2L by
8:30 a.m. Feb. 12, Print
out a copy for class**
Chapter 7- Buying an Existing Business. Go over
your list. Begin Chapter 8 **Homework Start
Assignment – Handout Marketing Plan**
Thurs. Feb. 11,
Chapter 8 - Building a Powerful Guerilla Marketing
Plan
Tues. Feb. 16
**HW Complete
Marketing Plan Present
in class Tues. Feb.
17**
Page 1 of 2
Thurs. Feb. 18
No Class (outside work)
Interscholastic Meet
Thurs. Feb. 18
Week 8
**HW Using PowerPoint make a simple slide show made up of
10 slides advertising your product upload to D2L**
Print one out for Portfolio B/W
**HW Due Sunday
Feb. 15 @ 11:59
p.m.**
View PowerPoints
Chapter 9 - E-Commerce and the Entrepreneur Class
Tues. Feb. 23
Discussion. Test Review over Chapter 7-9,
Week 9
**Homework read chapter 10**
Chapter 10 – Pricing Strategies Assignments in
Class, Individual and group assignments.
NO Class BPA Meet
Chapter 11 – Creating A Successful Financial Plan –
In class handout.
**Homework Develop a Balance Sheet, Income Statement and
Statement of Cash Flow**
Week 10
Thurs. Feb. 25
Tues. March 1,
Thurs. March 3,
**HW Due beginning
of class Tues.**
Chapter 12 – Managing Cash Flow Accts Rec.
Payable. Inventory. Test Review Chapters 10-12,
Tues. March 10,
**Read Chapter 13, Do: You be the Consultant P.503, Answer
Questions 1,2,&3**
Thurs. March 12,
Spring Break March 14-18, Classes Resume March 21
Week 11
Week 12
Chapter 14, Choosing the Right Location and Layout Tues. March 22,
**Homework read and do pages 521-533 as applies to you =
choosing the right location! **
**HW due D2L March
26 @ 8:30 a.m.**
Cover homework, In Class
Portfolio – You should now begin Compiling your
portfolio (be sure to follow hand out) In Class
Assistance.
Chapter 15, Global Aspects of Entrepreneurship
Thurs. March 24,
Tues. March 29
**Homework Work on Portfolio**
Chapter 16, Building a New Venture Team and
Planning for the Next Generation
**Homework Page 631 “Fired over Facebook” Answer
questions P. 632. **
Week 13
Cover Homework and Go over Final Exam Covering
Chapters 13-16
Exam V Instructions
Week 14
Self – Directed Study = Portfolio Assembly
All Work Due - Turn in Portfolio
Thurs. March 31,
**HW Due
beginning of Class
Tues**
Tues. April 5
Thurs. April 7,
Tues. April 12,
Thurs. April 14,
Week 15
Tues. April 19,
Portfolio Assessment
Thurs. April 22,
I will send out a mass email letting you know the dates and times that you may pick up your portfolio.
Schedule is subject to change at instructor discretion.
Updated: December 9, 2014
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