Electronic Entrepreneurship Development Programmes on How To Start Your Own Business & Raise Finance (eEDPs)
Electronic Entrepreneurship Development Programmes are being organized regularly to nurture the talent of youth by enlightening them on various aspects of industrial activity required for setting up MSMEs. These IEDPs are generally conducted in unemployed candidates and skill development (Example- UPSDM, BSDM & PMKVY etc.) ITIs, Polytechnics and other technical institutions, where skill is available to motivate them towards self-employment.
The course contents of such Electronic Entrepreneurship Development Programmes are designed to provide useful information on product/process design, manufacturing practices involved, testing and quality control, selection and usage of appropriate machinery and equipment, project profile preparation, marketing avenues/techniques, product/service pricing, export opportunities, infrastructure facilities available, financial and financial institutions, cash flow, etc.
ABOUT PROGRAMME:
An Electronic Entrepreneurship Development Programme (eEDP) aims at training the S&T graduates and the diploma holders in the essentials of conceiving, planning, initiating and launching an economic activity or an enterprise successfully.
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR Electronic ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES (IEDP)
MODULE – 1: ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SCHEMES OF ASSISTANCE
Day |
Session – 1 |
Session - 2 |
Session - 3 |
Session – 4 |
1st |
Inauguration |
Programme Objectives: Expectations from trainees, Final Goal, Program me’s Strategy |
Who is an Entrepreneur & Charms of Being an Entrepreneur: |
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2nd |
SchemesofAssistanceforMSMEs: Financial Agencies /Institutions |
Schemes of Assistance for MSMEs: NSIC, SIDBI, DIC and Other Support Agencies |
MODULE –2: PROJECT SELECTION & IT’S PRE-FEASIBILITY
3rd |
How to Identify Business Opportunities |
Opportunities identification: Criteria of selection & Sources of Information |
Business Opportunity Guidance Interactions with Rep. From SFC, KVIC, Consultant etc. |
4th |
Business Opportunity Guidance Interactions with DIC, SISI, Bank, KVIC etc. |
How to conduct Market Survey: Tools, Techniques and Guidelines |
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5th |
How to find out pre-feasibility of a Project |
Preparing Pre-feasibility Report: Preliminary Project Report (PPR) |
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6th |
Brief on Factory Visit |
Factory Visit and Experience Sharing with Entrepreneurs |
MODULE - 3: CONSOLIDATION OF BUSINESS IDEA
Day |
Session – 1 |
Session - 2 |
Session - 3 |
Session – 4 |
7th |
Soft Skill Development: Communication |
Soft Skill Development: Information Seeking |
Briefing and Planning for the Market Survey: Questionnaire Preparation |
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8th |
Field Work: Conducting Market Survey and Data Collection for the identified business opportunities |
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9th |
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10th |
Day |
Session – 1 |
Session – 2 |
Session – 3 |
Session – 4 |
11th |
Feedback and Discussion on Market Survey |
Evaluating the PPRs prepared by the Trainees |
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12th |
Linking Business Opportunities with trainees |
Interactions with Technical Experts for finalising projects |
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13th 14th 15th |
Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies (Achievement Motivation Training) |
MODULE – 4: PROJECT REPORT PREPARATION
16th |
How to Prepared Detail Project Report |
Production Planning in MSME |
Purchase Technique |
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17th |
How to assess Working Capital Requirement for SSI |
Working Capital Management |
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18th |
Product Costing and Cost Consciousness |
Break Even Point |
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19th |
Cash flow |
Profitability & Balance Sheet |
Product Planning & Product Mixing Strategy |
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20th |
Preparation of Detail Project Report |
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MODULE – 5: MANAGEMENT INPUTS
Day |
Session – 1 |
Session - 2 |
Session - 3 |
Session – 4 |
21st |
Marketing Management: Product Promotion, Sales and Advertisement |
Financial Management |
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22nd |
Personal Management: IPR and It’s Management |
Pattern, Copy Rights, Trade Mark and Industrial Management |
Legal Formalities in an Enterprise: (Factory Act, PF, Labour Laws etc.) |
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23rd |
Negotiation and Networking |
Delegation of Authority and Work Effort |
Leadership Modes |
Efficiency Orientation and Systematic Planning |
24th |
Legal formalities for Loan Disbursement |
Taxation: Various Taxes Applicable to MSME |
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25th |
Interfacing with Leading Institutions for Business Plan Appraisal |
Feedback from Participants |
Valedictory |
Rojgar Bharat- Aantmanirbhar Bharat,
ESSC- Entrepreneurship Sector Skill Council
This Programme is aimed at training Unemployed Candidates in the age group of 18 to 55 years for establishing their own enterprises.
Qualification Title |
ElectronicEntrepreneurship Development Programme (eEDP) for Micro Entrepreneurs |
Qualification code |
NARQ40001 |
Pre-requisites to training |
Inclination for taking up self employment activities in the interested areas of agriculture / service / manufacture or trade business. Candidate should be able to read and write local language. Minimum 8th passed is preferred. |
Training outcomes |
At the end of the training, the candidates will be able to
1. Appreciate the importance of embarking on self-employment and has developed the confidence and personal skills for thesame. 2. Indentify business opportunities in chosen sector / sub-sector and plan and market and sell products /services 3. Start a small business enterprise by liaising with different stakeholders 4. Effectively manage small businessenterprise |
Sl. No. |
Course Component |
Key Learning Outcomes |
Estimated size (Learning hours) |
NSQF Level |
1 |
Professional Knowledge-
1. Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2. Knowledge ofAchievement Motivation and Positive Psychology 3. Understanding of the basic aspects of Business Management § Concepts related to planning andefficiency § Concepts related toRisk Assessment § Various aspects offinancial |
1. Trainee is clearly able todifferentiate between wage employment, self- employment andentrepreneurship 2. Understand, appreciate and develop positive thinking and self-confidence for embarking on self-employment / entrepreneurship. 3. Candidate is able to appreciate the importance of systematic planningin setting up and managing a business enterprise. 4. Candidate is able to understand the concept of efficiency and its key rolein success of anenterprise 5. Candidate is able to understandthe |
36 Hours (Theory) |
Level 4 |
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management · Book Keeping and Accountancy · Banking and Sources of Finance · Working Capital Management · Costing andPricing · Insurance · Business lawsand Taxation § MarketingManagement · Overview of IndianRural Market · MarketSegmentation · 4 Ps ofMarketing · Concept ofUSP · MarketingMix · MarketSurvey 4. Legal aspects,regulatory aspects of SMEs and LaunchingFormalities 5. Business Strategy and Growth |
concept of Risk and Risk Assessment and Risk Taking Ability 6. Candidate knows various aspects of financial management and its keyrole in the success of small business enterprise. 7. Candidate has understood the concepts relating to Insurance and taxation and its role in ensuring proper functioning of anenterprise. 8. Knows the legal aspectsgoverning MSMEs 9. Understands the concept of Government regulation with examples of varioussectors. 10. Understands the procedure involvedin launching an enterprise and issues involved in thesame. 11. Knows the concept of ‘business strategy’ and importance ofgrowth oriented thinking andplanning. |
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2 |
ProfessionalSkills
6. Ability to develop understanding of self and do SWOTAnalysis 7. Abilities relating to self-motivation anddeveloping positivePsychology 8. Entrepreneurial Competencies (RUDSETI Model of 15Competencies) 9. Business Management Skills in the followingareas: · FinancialManagement · OperationsManagement · Materials and Inventory Management |
At the end of the training the trainee is able to:
12. Engage in process of self-understanding (to limited extent) through reflection and peerfeedback 13. Is able to do one’s own SWOTanalysis 14. Has developed the ability to engagein positivethinking 15. Knows how to motivate one-self and others 16. Is able to know and practice the 15 entrepreneurial competences suchas: · Initiative · Identifying and acting on opportunities · Persistence · Informationmanagement · Qualityorientation |
36 Hours (Practical) |
Level 4 |
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· MarketingManagement 10. Business Opportunities IdentificationTechniques 11. Conducting MarketSurvey 12. Preparation of BusinessPlan |
· HonoringCommitments · SystematicPlanning · EfficiencyOrientation · Problem solvingabilities · Developingself-confidence · Assertiveness · Persuasion · Ability to influenceothers · Ability to monitor self andothers · Concern and respect for others especiallyemployees
17. Ability to maintain simple booksof accounts and prepare financial statement for smallbusiness 18. Ability to estimate cash flow and manage thesame 19. Skills in goods andinventory management 20. Ability to engage in the exercise of indentifying business opportunities in chosen sector / sub-sector /area of work by gathering and analyzing information from multiplesources 21. Skills and ability to conduct market survey in local area on a limitedscale 22. Ability to prepare simple business plan as per given instructions / protocol provided. Trainee is able to analyze major trends in a given economicsector / sub-sector and identify Business Opportunities 23. Trainees able to devise a simple marketing and sales strategies andplan for a smallbusiness |
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3 |
Core Skills 13. CommunicationSkills 14. Time ManagementSkills 15. ProblemSolving 16. CreativeThinking 17. Developing healthy Inter- personalrelationship 18. Team WorkAbilities 19. LeadershipAbilities |
24. Ability to communicate effectively – both oral andwritten 25. Effectively use various forms ofmedia for businesscommunication 26. Ability to plan and manage timeand take decisions to ensure good time management 27. Skills of problem solving andlateral thinking 28. Think creatively and out of thebox 29. Manage inter-personal relationshipat work place and resolveconflict 30. Able to manage small team ofworkers 31. Demonstrate leadership abilitiesin difficultsituations |
36 Hours (Practical) |
Level 4 |
Inauguration, Valedictory and Assessment |
6 Hours |
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Total |
104 Hours |
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SL No |
Subject |
Mode of delivery |
Hrs |
MODULEI - Introduction toEntrepreneurship |
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1 |
Registration & Inauguration. · A formalgathering · Introduction oftrainers · Objectives of theprogramme · Rules & Regulations of theInstitute |
Lecture, Video |
2 hrs |
2 |
Rapport building & unfreezing – Ice breaking exercise · Climate Setting & confidence building by Ice Breakingexercises · Familiarizing themselves with eachother · Importance of interaction in the learningprocess · Psychological approach – Rising participants’consciousness · Shedding shyness, reservations, inferiority complexetc. |
Games, Exercises, Group discussion, Skits etc |
2 hrs |
MODULEII - Achievement Motivation and positivepsychology |
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3 |
Achievement Motivation - Confidence building · What is motive? Internal & ExternalMotivation · Motivational Factors leading tomotivation · Positivethinking · Shedding negativefeelings · Experience Sharing by successfulentrepreneurs · Motivational videoclips · Scope for Selfemployment |
Lecture PPT Video |
2 hrs |
4 |
Why self employment - Advantages over wage employment, Entrepreneurship Development · Need and importance of embarking on selfemployment · Advantages of self employment vis-à-vis wageemployment · Assessing self to know entrepreneurialtendencies · Process of EntrepreneurshipDevelopment · Importance of behavioral changes forentrepreneurship · Difference between Income Generating Activity, SelfEmployment andEntrepreneurship · Characteristics of an entrepreneur – Dynamics ofEntrepreneurship · Attitude and its impact onEntrepreneurship |
Group Discussion, PPT |
2 hrs |
5 |
Self RatingQuestionnaire(SRQ) on Competencies – Administering self rating questionnaire from Achievement Motivation Training Workbook |
Exercise |
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MODULEIII - Entrepreneurial Competencies |
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6 |
Entrepreneurial competencies – importance, explanation with examples, case study for identification of different competencies · Defining Competencies – Combination of knowledge, skill,motive andtrait |
Lecture, PPT, Group Discussion , Video Clips & |
8 hrs |
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· Understanding all the 15Competencies · Relevance of entrepreneurial Competencies at different stagesof enterprise launching andmanagement · Facilitatinginternalizingtheentrepreneurialcompetenciesbywayof stories, viewing videosetc. · Identifying entrepreneurial competencies through a casestudy How success is related to EntrepreneurialCompetencies |
Case Study |
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Self-RatingQuestionnaire (SRQ) on Competencies - evaluation |
Exercise |
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7 |
Ring Toss Exercise · Importance of Risk Taking & Goal setting for becomingan entrepreneur · Examine one’s own risk taking behavior i.e a high risk taker, moderate or low risk taker by administering Ring Tossexercise · Need to take Moderate and calculatedrisk |
Game, Discussion, Lecture, PPT |
4 hrs |
8 |
Systematic Planning & Efficiency Orientation – Boat building exercise · What is quality, attributes ofquality · Factors affectingquality · QualityManagement · Systematicplanning |
Game, Discussion, PPT, Lecture |
4 hrs |
9 |
Tower Building Exercise – Eradication of Dependency Syndrome · Role of Self confidence in performing anyactivity · Importance of planning & scanning theenvironment · Developing belief in own ability to complete a given task/facea challenge without depending upon externalassistance |
Game, Discussion, Lecture |
4hrs |
MODULE IV - Personal Skills |
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10 |
Problem Solving & Creativity · Need for developing problem solvingskills · Process involved in problemsolving · Importance of Creativity inEntrepreneurship |
Lecture, PPT, Video, Games |
2hrs |
11 |
Effective Communication · Importance of communication skills in running anenterprise · Elements of effectivecommunication · Barriers of effective communication & the ways to overcomeit |
Lecture, PPT, Exercise |
2 hrs |
12 |
Time Management · Time Management – time as aresource · Key factors of managing the timeeffectively · Prioritizing thework |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion |
2 hrs |
MODULEV - BusinessManagement |
13 |
Banking - Deposits & Advances, Lending Schemes / Government Sponsored Schemes · Various Deposit Schemes and other services ofbanks · General Advances -Security Norms & marginrequirement · Term Loan & Working Capitalfinance · MSMECredit · MudraLoan · PMEGP Scheme · CGTMSE Scheme |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion |
4 hrs |
14 |
Marketing Management/Packaging/branding · Indian rural market anoverview · Elements of successfulmarketing · Marketsegmentation · 4 Ps ofmarketing · Marketingmix · Productmix · Unique SellingProposition · Need for understanding consumer behavior andpreferences · Importance of customerservice · Marketing strategies for exploring opportunities in ruralmarket · Onlinemarketing |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion |
4 hrs |
15 |
Costing & Pricing, Fixed cost & Variable Cost, Breakeven point etc. · Components of direct and indirect, fixed and variablecost · Importance of Costing inprofitability · Concepts of pricing and factors affecting pricingdecisions · Commercial feasibility of anenterprise · Break Evenanalysis |
Lecture, Discussion, PPT and Exercise |
2 hrs |
16 |
Inventory Management · StockingPattern · DemandForecasting, · WarehouseFlow, · Inventory Turns/StockRotation, · Cycle CountingAnd · ProcessAuditing. |
Lecture, Discussion, PPT and Exercise |
2 hrs |
17 |
Working Capital and its Management · What is WorkingCapital · Effect of Credit policies on workingcapital · Key points to note while managing workingcapital · Cycles of WorkingCapital |
Discussion, Lecture, PPT, Exercise |
2 hrs |
18 |
Book Keeping & accountancy – cash book, sales & purchases, book keeping methodology · Various types of records to be maintained in small enterprises - Cash Book, General Ledgeretc. |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion, Exercise & |
4 hrs |
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· Accountingmethodology · Various heads of accounts and how to appropriate expenditurethere in · FinancialStatements |
Case Study |
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19 |
Insurance · Importance of securing assets throughinsurance · Types of insurance coveravailable · General Insurance (fire, theft, burglaryetc) · Insurance Schemes of theGovernment · How to claiminsurance |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion |
2 hrs |
20 |
Business Laws – Taxation & related laws: · Legal aspects of weights andmeasures · IT, VAT Sales Tax, state and central Govt. Rules and regulationsin business · Compliance for various statutory requirements VAT, CST, Income Taxetc. · Compliance for various statutory requirements (VAT, CST, Income Taxetc.) |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion, Exercise |
2 hrs |
21 |
Inter personal relationship, Labor Management · Importance of maintaining good inter personal relationshipwith related people inbusiness · Need for leadership in the enterprisedevelopment · Various styles of Leadership Characteristics of a goodleader |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion |
2 hrs |
22 |
IT Factor in managing an enterprise - impending need. · Importance of Computer literacy & basic knowledge ofcomputers · E filing of various taxreturns · Onlinemarketing |
Lecture, PPT, Exercise |
4 hrs |
MODULE VI - Business Opportunity Identification Guidance |
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23 |
Business Opportunity Guidance – Description of methodology, case study – group exercise, Selection of product / service · What is a business idea/ · Tools for generating businessidea · Screening of business idea – Macro screening & Microscreening · Selection of businessidea · SWOTAnalysis |
Group Discussion, Lecture, PPT |
4 hrs |
MODULE VII - Market Survey |
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27 |
Market Survey – methodology, sources, nature of information to be collected · Need for marketsurvey · Methodology to collect and use the informationgenerated · How to develop an effective survey plan for the selectedactivity · Dos &donts for conducting marketsurvey |
Lecture, Group Discussion, PPT |
4 hrs |
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· Questionnaire for marketsurvey · Market survey reportformat |
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28 |
Market survey – Collection of information, field work. Candidates will go to the market and collect information of identified/potential activity to assess the demand /supply position, market trends, marketing practices, competition, current state of technology etc. |
Practical work |
8 hrs |
29 |
Market Survey – Report Writing, Presentation of market survey report, discussion on presentation Candidate will prepare Market survey report and present the report in the class followed by discussion to be moderated by the resource Person. |
Group Discussion, Lecture, PPT |
4 hrs |
MODULE III - Business Plan Preparation |
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30 |
Business Plan Preparation? · Planformat · How to ascertain initial viability of a businessproposal · Enlistingtechnical,financial,marketingandcommercialaspectsof business · Profitability |
Lecture, PPT, Exercise, Discussion |
4 hrs |
MODULE–IX Launching Formalities |
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27 |
Field Visit to units established & successfully run by first generation entrepreneurs Candidates are taken for exposure visits to Enterprises established and successfully managed by RSETI trained Entrepreneurs where in they will be able to: · Know various steps involved in establishing a MicroEnterprise · Understand how a Micro Enterprise ismanaged · To identify the Entrepreneurial competencies &Entrepreneurial behavior · To analyze the external factors influencing the success orfailure of theenterprise. · Toanalyzetheinternalfactorsaffectingsuccessorfailureofthe enterprise/entrepreneur. · Toidentifytheareas/issueswhichcanbeaddressedbyRSETI,ina similar case, to facilitate success of theentrepreneur |
Field Visit, Interaction |
6 hrs |
28 |
Interaction with successful entrepreneurs · Identify factors responsible for the development of theentrepreneur · Assess the Entrepreneurial Competencies of theEntrepreneur · Impact of EDP traininginputs · Understand how the entrepreneur reacts to a challengingsituation |
Interaction followed by discussion |
2 hrs |
29 |
Resource mobilization, supporting organizations. · Support systems available at various District/State/nationallevel · State/Central Government Schemes for giving impetusfor entrepreneurshipdevelopment |
Lecture, PPT, Discussion |
2 hrs |
30 |
Launching formalities · Steps in launching of an enterprise, common crisis inbusiness · Pitfall and theircontrols · Licensing & Registration: Formalities for obtaining TradeLicense from Panchayath/Muncipalagencies · Formalities for obtaining PAN Card, TAN, Service Tax &VAT Registration. |
Lecture, PPT and Discussion |
2 hrs |
MODULE X Business Strategy & Growth |
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31 |
Enterprise growth, expansion & diversification · Critical factors contributing to the sustenance of anenterprise · Need for growth in theenterprise · Various avenues for growth of anenterprise · Product addition, product deletion and productsubstitution · Forward & backwardlinkages |
Lecture, PPT, Exercise |
2 hrs |
33 |
Feedback & Valedictory |
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2 hrs |