Business Development

The course is devoted to provide students the knowledge is about business development preconditions and its development. Aspects about business environment are analysed as well as business role in overall economy. Business models are discussed. Special attention is paid for entrepreneurial skills in different sectors, for example, logistics and commerce. During the course study methods as studies of theoretical materials., discussion, teamwork, individual assessments, presentations, case studies are applied.

To provide knowledge and form system approach to business, its process and development, entrepreneurship role in overall economy and society.

Students have to be aquinted with essentials statements of „Logistics and commerce“ study programme.

1. Business concept. Business and entrepreneurhip, main processes and factors i logistics and commerce. 2. Innovative organisation and its attributes. Innovative business. 3. Entrepreneurshp and leadership, main factors. 4. Business environment, main factors, their analysis and evaluation. 5. Business ideas, their generation and selection. 6. Business planning. Decision making and risk. 7. Business creation, Types and features of enterprises and organisations. 8. Business management process and models. Logistics, commerce business management. 9. Business results and impact. 10. Personal entrepreneurial skills and their evaluation. 11. Business idea generation. SWOT analysis. 12. Main business plan elements. 13. Entrepreneurship development: historical aspect. 14. Entrepreneurship and innovation. 15. Business and the environemnt factors influencing it. 16. Business model creation for logistics and commerce enterprises. 17. Business success factors in logistics and commerce.

1. Understanding and usage of essential consepts of business and it process, entrepreneurship in logitics and commerce. 2. Students are able to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of the course related to business and its development, entrepreneurship in real business planning and organisation, 3. Students are able to identify internal and eternal problems of logistics and commerce, analyse business environment and conditions for business creation and development. 4. Students are able to be creative and generate ideas of logistics and commerce businesss. 5. Selfinvolvement in developing entrepreneurial skills.