An introductory course for students other than entrepreneurship majors. The course, which is designed around the business plan, examines how to formulate business ideas, select a location, select a legal form of organization, locate financing sources, assess the market, develop a human resource management system, and establish budgets for control.
Introduction to the small business environment with emphasis on developing and implementing a business concept. Topics may include: initial problems in starting a business, financial and administrative controls, legal and governmental control, preparing a business plan, securing financing and operating a small business.

Effective Small Business Management:  An Entrepreneurial Approach, 6/e
 Norman M. Scarborough,  Thomas W. Zimmerer  June 1999
ISBN 0-13-080708-7