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Students will be able to found and manage a small firm, identify risks in a comprehensive manner and analyse them critically, and both implement and assess measures that have been implemented in firms and institutions from the small and medium-scale business viewpoint.

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To gain a graded credit, students are required to fulfil the following conditions: 1. Active participation in seminars will be checked and evaluated by the tutor - max. 100 points. 2. Production and defence of the semestral project by the given deadline - 100 points. 3. Successful completion of a test - 100 points 4. To earn the credit, the total number of points obtained must be over 250.

1. Introduction to issues concerning small and medium-sized enterprises, definition of the subject.
2. Causes of success and failure in small and medium-size companies.
3. The beginnings of small and medium-sized companies.
4. Foundation of a company versus purchase of an existing firm.
5. Legal entities suitable for small and medium-scale enterprises.
6. The franchise concept of entrepreneurship.
7. Successful strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises.
8. The business plan. Marketing of small companies.
9. Management of resources in a small company.
10. Financial aspects of small and medium-sized enterprises.
11. Family businesses.
12. Causes of bankruptcy for small companies, decline and fall.
13. Modern business methods.

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The aims of the subject are to provide students with a specialisation focused on small private companies and give them sufficient information, knowledge and skills to be able to found and manage their own small firm.

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