Course: BA260 OER | LBCC eLearning

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Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management.
w/ Mindy Bean
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- Hello Entrepreneurs!
  
  This online process is new to many of us but we will figure it out together. If you have any trouble accessing materials or have any questions, I am available by email and by Zoom.
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  This is going to be a great term and I'm so glad you are in this class!
  
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- BA 260: Business Plan & Presentation URL
- BA 260 SYLLABUS URL
- Free Online Textbook - Entrepreneurship URL
- Small Business News Article POST/PRESENTER SCHEDULE URL
- BUSINESS PLAN PRESENTATION SCHEDULE URL
- BA 260 Business Plan & Presentation Assignment URL
- Business Plan Group Ideas & Contact Info URL
- Midterm review topics URL
- Podcast: How I Built This URL
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
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Week 1
Course Admin. Introductions

Topic 1 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Participation- SIGN UP: Small Business News Article URL
- Participation-Introductions: We will be working in teams! Forum
- Participation-Business Ideas Forum
  
  Due: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:59 PM
- SLIDES: The Entrepreneurial Perspective URL
- SLIDES: Entrepreneurial Journey & Pathways URL
- Pure Fix Cycles File
  
  118.9 KB
- Start-up Incubators and Accelerators File
  
  110.8 KB
- Prim: How a Lack of Passion and Resolve Can Kill a Business File
  
  103.1 KB
- STUDY GUIDE: Opportunities and Ideas URL
- Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm - Pandora File
  
  280.4 KB
Week 2
Week 2
- Week 2 Quiz
- SLIDES: Class 3-Creativity, Innovation, & Invention URL
- SLIDES: Problem Solving & Recognition Techniques URL
- Small Business News: Week 2 Forum
  
  Due: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:59 PM
- Brainwriting URL
- Participation-Brainwriting Forum
  
  Due: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:59 PM
- Concept Statement Example File
  
  220.1 KB
- Partnering for Success - Finding a Mentor File
  
  187.7 KB
- Savvy Entrepreneurial Firm - Effective Use of Social Media File
  
  236.7 KB
- What Went Wrong - Why a Company that Solved a Problem With a Great Product Went Out of Business File
  
  198.0 KB
- iCracked File
  
  125.5 KB
- Savvy entrepreneurial firm: 180 Degree Turn File
  
  202.7 KB
- Finding the Right Business Partner File
  
  246.8 KB
- First Screen File
  
  99.1 KB
- Resources for First Screen Activity File
  
  191.9 KB
- VIDEO: Google Doc Share Tutorial URL
- Quiz #1 (Week 1 & 2)
  
  Receive a grade
  
  Closed: Friday, October 8, 2021, 11:59 PM
Week 3
Week 3
- SLIDES: Business Model & Plan URL
- Participation: Create a Concept Statement Assignment
  
  Due: Friday, October 22, 2021, 11:59 PM
- Industry Structure & Opportunities File
  
  55.8 KB
- Case 5.1 - Panera Bread File
  
  236.3 KB
- Participation: Porter's Five Forces Assignment
  
  Due: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:59 PM
- Non-traditional Barriers to Entry File
  
  66.0 KB
- Partnering for Success: The Three T's File
  
  150.5 KB
- Sources of Competitive Intelligence File
  
  206.6 KB
- Competitive Analysis Grid Example File
  
  69.7 KB
- What Went Wrong? Digg: A Start-up that Lost its Way File
  
  143.7 KB
- Small Business News: Week 3 Forum
Week 4
Week 4
- SLIDES: Identifying Entrepreneurial Activity URL
- BA 260 Business Plan & Presentation Assignment URL
- Participation: Meeting with your Instructor Assignment
  
  Due: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:55 PM
- VIDEO: Lecture Business Plan URL
- Sample Business Plan 1 File
  
  340.3 KB
- Comparison of Forms of Business Ownership File
  
  77.5 KB
- How For-Profit & Nonprofit Start-Ups can Build Credibility & Trust File
  
  232.5 KB
- Business Plan Resource Website URL
- Steps to Start a Business in Oregon URL
- Participation: Business Plan Activity 1 Assignment
  
  Due: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:55 PM
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
- Quiz #2 (Week 3 & 4)
  
  Closed: Friday, October 22, 2021, 11:59 PM
- Small Business News: Week 4 Forum
Week 5
Week 5

Midterm in Week 7, use Midterm Study Guide to study on topics listed!
- SLIDES: Building Networks & Foundations URL
- SLIDES: The Ethical & Social Responsibilities of Entrepreneurs URL
- VIDEO: Human Capital- Building a Venture Capital Team URL
- STUDY GUIDE: Building a new venture team URL
- The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team File
  
  1.2 MB
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
- Participation: Business Plan Research Forum
  
  Due: Friday, December 3, 2021, 3:50 PM
- SLIDES: Class 8- Preparing a Legal & Ethical Foundation URL
- VIDEO: Preparing a Proper Legal & Ethical Foundation URL
- STUDY GUIDE: Legal and ethical issues URL
- Securities & Exchange Commission - Company Search URL
- Participation: SBA.gov Forum
  
  Due: Friday, November 5, 2021, 11:55 PM
- Comparison of Forms of Business Ownership File
  
  77.5 KB
- How For-Profit & Nonprofit Start-Ups can Build Credibility & Trust File
  
  232.5 KB
- Steps to Start a Business in Oregon URL
- Small Business Development Center URL
- SBA.gov URL
- Small Business News: Week 5 Forum
- Midterm Review (Midterm in Week 7) URL
Week 6
Week 6
Week 7
MIDTERM Exam due Friday at 11:55pm PST !!!!
- Last Day to Withdraw SUNDAY, February 21st on Webrunner (be sure to click Winter 2021 term) URL
- VIDEO: Value Proposition Canvas Explained URL
- URL News: There's No Law Against Budweiser Calling its Beer "America"
- Participation-SIGN UP Business Plan Presentations Day/Time Slot URL
- Participation: Consent to Understanding Business Plan & Business Plan Presentation Due Dates/Times, Presentation Watch & Rank, and Peer Evaluations Assignment
  
  Due: Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:55 PM
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
- Midterm (due Friday, February 19th at 11:55pm PST) Quiz
  
  Closed: Friday, November 12, 2021, 10:55 PM
- Small Business News: Week 7 Forum
  
  Due: Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:55 PM
- Last Day to Withdraw SUNDAY, February 21st on Webrunner (be sure to click Winter 2021 term) URL
Week 8
Week 8
- SLIDES: Entrepreneurial Marketing & Sales URL
- Last Day to Withdraw SUNDAY, February 21st on Webrunner (be sure to click Winter 2021 term) URL
- URL LinkedIn: Corey Wright
- PDF-SLIDES: Oregon RAIN Presentation Guest Speaker: Corey Wright File
  
  15.4 MB
- VIDEO: Oregon RAIN Presentation Guest Speaker: Corey Wright URL
- Password to Corey Wright Lecture (if needed, recommend copy&paste method):
  F%TA5@%?
- Participation: Guest Speaker Corey Wright's Activities #1 & #2 Forum
- Participation: Rough Draft Business Plan (2 pages per person) Assignment
  
  Due: Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:55 PM
- STUDY GUIDE: Intellectual Property URL
- URL: Fidget Spinner Patent
- US Patent & Trademark Office URL
- URL: US Patent & Trademark Office- Trademark Basics
- Quiz #4 (Weeks 7 & 8)
  
  Closed: Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:55 PM
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
- Small Business News: Week 8 Forum
Week 9
Week 9
- Participation: Corey Wright Oregon Rain - Activity #3 & #4 Assignment
  
  Due: Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:55 PM
- Participation: Presentation Rough Draft Assignment
  
  Due: Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:55 PM
- SLIDES: Next Steps URL
- STUDY GUIDE: Preparing for and Evaluating the Challenges of Growth URL
- SLIDES: Launch for Growth Success URL
- STUDY GUIDE: Strategies for Firm Growth URL
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
- Small Business News: Week 9 Forum
Week 10
- SLIDES: Telling Your Entrepreneurial Story & Pitching the Idea URL
- STUDY GUIDE: Franchising URL
- Quiz #5 (Week 9 & 10)
  
  Closed: Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:59 PM
- BA 260: Business Plan Research Guide URL
- Small Business News: Week 10 Forum
  
  Due: Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:55 PM
- Business Plan (DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 12th, 2021 at 11:55pm PST) Assignment
  
  Due: Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:55 PM
Finals Week
Presentations
- Business Plan Presentation (Due on Day of Presentation before March 16th, 2021 at 11:55pm PST) Assignment
  
  Due: Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 9:55 PM
- PRESENTATION SCHEDULE URL
- Peer Evaluation (Due March 17th, 2021 at 11:55pm PST) Assignment
  
  Due: Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 9:55 PM
- Business Presentation Watch & Rank Assignment
  
  Due: Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 9:55 PM
- #8. VIDEO: Presentation- Lebanon Roller Rink URL

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