Entrepreneurship Setup and Launch
Subject Overview
Entrepreneurship Setup and Launch is a 12-week, action-based mandatory paper that moves students from understanding what entrepreneurship is to actually launching a small paid business activity. Weekly modules build from identifying a personal value/skill, choosing a business path (content creation, drop-shipping, cloud kitchen, gig economy, local services), making a first sale, gathering customer feedback, and iterating toward a revenue target — closing with a reflection on earnings, resilience and next steps. A 2-credit mandatory practical/workshop paper, evaluated on weekly task completion, revenue target achievement and a final project.
Unit-wise Syllabus
3 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Understanding and starting entrepreneurship
What entrepreneurship is and who can be an entrepreneur, connecting personal strengths/interests to a business opportunity, exploring five business paths (content creation, drop-shipping, cloud kitchen, gig economy, local services), choosing a path and generating a basic business offer
Unit 2: First sales and customer understanding
Taking the first real action (message, post, pitch or sale) to a real customer, reflecting on the outcome with peers, iterating toward the first ₹100 earned, identifying and understanding the target customer through direct conversation and observation
Unit 3: Sustaining and reflecting on the venture
Improving the offer based on customer feedback, exploring core entrepreneurial values (resilience, honesty, effort), completing a second earning task while tracking consistency, and a final reflection on total earnings, resilience moments and habits to continue