MGMT 215 Small Business Management Wells College
Matthew C. McCabe
689-7256 Work mmccabenmc@verizon.net
224-1181 Cel
Textbook: Roberts, Stevenson, Sahlman, Marshall, Hamermesh: New Business Ventures & the Entrepreneur, 6th edition (McGraw-Hill Irwin)
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Dates 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/5 3/12 3/19 3/26 4/2 4/9 4/16 4/23 4/30 5/7 |
Chapters 1 1 2 3 & 4 5 5 Midterm Exam 6 Break 7 & 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 Final Exam, Evaluations |
Topics "A Perspective on Entrepreneurship," Case 1.1, "The Cases "R&R (1.2)," "Vermeer Technologies (A) (1.3)," and "Endeavor -- Determining a Growth Strategy (1.4)." "Some Thoughts on Business Plans" "Note on Business Model Analysis for the Entrepreneur," "Valuation, Financing and Capitalization Tables in the New Venture Context" Meet With Groups to Discuss Projects, "How Venture Capitalists Evaluate Potential Venture Opportunities," "Beta Golf (2.1)." Present preliminary ideas for projects with groups, "Zipcar: Refining the Business Model (2.2)," "Keurig (2.3), " Midterm Exam: Chapters 1 – 5 "Crunch (2.4)," "The Legal Protection of Intellectual Property" "New Venture Financing," "Deal Structure and Deal Terms," Case "Sheila Mason & Craig Shepard (3.1)," Turn in Draft Business Plans for Projects "NanoGene Technologies (3.2)," "Business Plan for Room for Dessert (3.3)," "Walnut Venture Associates (D): RBS Deal Terms (3.4)," Meet With Groups "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged) (3.5)," "Managing Risk and Reward in the Entrepreneurial Venture," Turn in Final Business Plans, Meet With Groups "The Legal Forms of Organization," "ONSET Ventures (4.1)," "E Ink: Financing Growth (4.2)," Meet With Groups " "Managing the Growing Venture," Meet With Groups, Revise Final Project Write Ups Turn in Project Write Ups, "KIPP National (A) (Abridged) (5.1)" Take Home Final: Due by 5/14. Exams can be emailed, sent by campus
mail, or mailed to my home ( Evaluation Forms |
Assignments/Activities Read and prepare Cases "R&R (1.2)," "Vermeer Technologies (A) (1.3)," and "Endeavor -- Determining a Growth Strategy (1.4)." Read Chapter 2. Read Chapters 3 & 4. Read Chapter 5, Read and prepare Case "Beta Golf (2.1)," Form Groups for Project Read and prepare Cases "Zipcar: Refining the Business Model (2.2)," "Keurig (2.3)" Read and prepare Case "Crunch (2.4)," Chapter 6 Read Chapters 7 & 8, Read and prepare Case "Sheila Mason & Craig Shepard (3.1)," Prepare Draft Business Plan for Project Read and prepare Cases "NanoGene Technologies (3.2)," "Business Plan for Room for Dessert (3.3)," "Walnut Venture Associates (D): RBS Deal Terms (3.4)" Read and prepare Case "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (Abridged) (3.5)," Read Chapter 9, Prepare Final Business Plan for Project Read Chapter 10, Read and prepare Cases "ONSET Ventures (4.1)," "E Ink: Financing Growth (4.2)" Read and prepare Cases "Valhalla Partners Due Diligence (4.3)," "MAC Development Corporation (4.4)" Read Chapter 11, Work on Final Write Ups Summarizing Group Project Results Read and prepare Case "KIPP National (A) (Abridged) (5.1)," Work on Final Write Ups Summarizing Group Project Results |
Grading: MidTerm: 20%
Project: 30%
Class Participation and Case Discussion: 20%
Final Exam: 30%
Notes: 1) Please read the assigned chapters and prepare the cases. Make notes for discussion, apply case information to what you have learned, and indicate the lessons from each case.
2) My office is in Macmillan 304A, which is off the Social Sciences Lab (312). I share this space with two other Instructors. To get to Macmillan 304A, you need to walk down to the end of the hall in the North end of Macmillan and then proceed into and through room 312. At this point, I have no specific office hours, however, you can always e-mail me with any questions or to set up a time to meet. I will generally be available as needed before and after class.
3) Project:
a) Establish a group of at least 3 students.
b) Identify a fundraising activity (One time activity) that you can perform on campus. The activity can be, for example, a car wash, an activity with students on campus, sale of seasonal items to fellow students, a dance or a concert, or a similar one time event. Students are responsible for preparing a preliminary plan, identifying a charity, scheduling the event and obtaining all necessary approvals, assembling all necessary participants and materials, promoting the activity, collecting and accounting for funds, and writing a report summarizing the planning and the outcome of the event.
c) Run the activity, compare the plan to the outcome, and turn in a write up on the date of the final.