FACULTY OF BUSINESS PLAN and ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Education goes beyond textbooks and classrooms. We believe in empowering students to explore their passions challenge conventions.

Shaping the Architects of Tomorrow's Economy

The Faculty of Business Plan and Entrepreneurship is a center of excellence dedicated to the discipline of venture creation and strategic business modeling. We focus on the art and science of transforming ideas into viable economic entities. By integrating rigorous financial acumen, lean startup methodology, and design thinking, our faculty equips students with the practical toolkit necessary to architect comprehensive business plans, secure funding, and launch sustainable ventures in a dynamic global economy.

Curriculum

Research skills, and practical laboratory experience

Teaching

Quality teaching that nurtures every learner.

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Leslie Alexander

Teaching Assistant (TA)

Real-life examples and best practices to help you:

Build, run, and scale your own business with our practical 8-phase approach: (I) Generate business ideas and select the most promising one, (II) Define your business model and identify critical assumptions, (III) Gather data to validate or invalidate your critical assumptions, (IV) Build a business plan, (V) Implement your business plan and gather more, (VI) Estimate the value of your business and raise funds, (VII) Carry out a financial analysis, (VIII) Engage stakeholders

(I) Generate business ideas and select the most promising one: (1) Business idea generator, (2) Prioritization of business ideas

(II) Define your business model and identify your critical assumptions: (1) Key partners, (2) Key activities, (3) Key resources, (4) Value propositions, (5) Customer relationships, (6) Channels, (7) Customer segments, (8) Cost structure, (9) Revenue stream, (10) Critical assumptions

(III) Gather data to validate or invalidate your critical assumptions: (1) Data required to validate or invalidate our critical assumptions, (2) Methods to get the required data, (3) New data and insights, (4) Impacts on our business model, (5) Impacts on our business ideas prioritization

(IV) Build a business plan: (1) Problem to solve and solution, (2) Mission, vision, and strategic objectives, (3) Target market, (4) Market analysis, (5) Competitor analysis, (6) Marketing plan, (7) Business structure, (8) Financial plan

(V) Implement your business plan and gather more data along the way: (1) Key performance indicators dashboard, (2) Action plan, (3) Monthly budget to monitor the expenses and the revenue of your venture, (4) New data and insights, (5) Impacts on our business plan and business model

(VI) Estimate the value of your business and raise funds: (1) Valuation methods including discounted cash flow valuation model, precedent transaction analysis and comparable company analysis, (2) Venture capital 101 and cap table (3) Investor and startup term sheet: Post-money valuation, Amount of financing, Size of option pool, Vesting periods, Board representation, and a summary of all the terms and pitfalls to avoid

(VII) Carry out a financial analysis: (1) Income statement, (2) Balance sheet, (3) Cash flow statement, (4) Three statements model, (5) Sales and costs analysis, (6) Financial ratios

(VIII) Engage your stakeholders effectively: (1) Stakeholder analysis, (2) Stakeholder engagement strategy, (3) Stakeholder engagement detailed plan

Mission

Our mission is to empower the next generation of founders and business leaders by providing a comprehensive education that bridges theory and practice. We achieve this through:

Mastery of the Blueprint: Teaching the advanced skills required to conduct market analysis, develop lean business models, and construct compelling, investor-ready business plans.
Experiential Learning: Providing hands-on opportunities for students to pitch ideas, manage venture capital simulations, and launch real micro-enterprises under faculty mentorship.
Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Cultivating resilience, ethical leadership, and the adaptive thinking necessary to navigate uncertainty and drive innovation in a rapidly changing world.

Vision

To be the preeminent global foundry for visionary entrepreneurs and strategic planners, renowned for cultivating the blueprints that build the industries of tomorrow. We aspire to be the leading catalyst where innovative ideas are rigorously structured into scalable, resilient, and impactful enterprises that shape economies.