Entrepreneurship Courses
Information about modules and programmes relating to entrepreneurship
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Entrepreneurship modules offered in the BCom Programme.
- MAN201: Entrepreneurship – Starting a small business. The module provides an in-depth discussion on starting a business and offers a guide on planning the business, writing the business proposal and business plan.
- MAN206: Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises. The module provides an introduction to the different finance requirements across the various stages of the entrepreneurial life cycle. In addition, students are introduced to the various forms of financing opportunities available to SMEs in South Africa.
Postgraduate
- Doctor of Philosophy (1921): across the different departments doctoral candidates can get admission into the PhD program to conduct research on entrepreneurship related topics, although most research on entrepreneurship are tied to the management and entrepreneurship department programs.
- Masters in Commerce (Entrepreneurship) (1801): across the different departments doctoral candidates can get admission into the Masters program to conduct research on entrepreneurship related topics, although most research on entrepreneurship are tied to the management and entrepreneurship department programs.
Information about standalone programmes relating to entrepreneurship
The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) was established at the University of the Western Cape in 2013 to develop and grow entrepreneurial thinking and acting within all disciplines on campus.The CEI purpose is provide a holistic and integrated entrepreneurial development support for both students and broader community of SMMEs in the Western Cape designed to create future entrepreneurial leaders and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The following are CEI’s current entrepreneurial programmes:
- Bankseta (10 community businesses)
- INSETA (25 young people group 1 and 20 existing brokers and funeral parlor owners in group 2)
- Master Builder Association [MBA] (30 small contractors
- City of Cape Town Programmess (100 community businesses) to kick off in August 2023
- ABSA and Sanlam - Fellows leadership and mentoring programme. (2 groups of 20 existing businesses)
- UWC Students: STEP 13 weeks programme - currently 500 applied but we will only be able to accommodate 200. Programme is in partnership with Leuphana University.
- Initiating this year: Student Mentorship programme in partnership with Notre Dame University and Silulu Ulutho Technologies.
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