Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development ( BED ) at Pokhara University, Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development ( BED ) Colleges in Nepal

Bachelor Of Entrepreneurship Development ( BED )

Affiliated to: Pokhara University

About Course

Course Title : Bachelor Of Entrepreneurship Development ( BED )
Category/Level : Bachelors
Course Duration (months) : 48 months
Cost Range (NPR) : 0
Affiliated to : Pokhara University

Course Description:

The Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development (BED) is a four-year undergraduate program designed to equip future entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills necessary to launch their own businesses. Through the development of innovative ideas, BED focuses on identifying, analyzing, and evaluating global and local entrepreneurial opportunities. It also aims to create a favorable environment for evaluating new ventures, conducting market research, financial and business planning, and supporting family-owned enterprises/businesses for the transformation and modernization of women and minority entrepreneurs.

Objectives
The course is designed to achieve the following objectives:
> Enable students to start a successful enterprise
> Train students towards fulfilling the demand of technical and professional human resources required for entrepreneurship development
> Provide adequate educational background for careers in individual, community, social, public, and private enterprises
> Create an in-depth understanding of the mainstream as well as alternative and emerging issues of entrepreneurship development
> Equip students with a set of core knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work in communities, social enterprises, and private enterprises

BED graduates can pursue wide career opportunities. They will be able to:
> Start their own enterprises Take over and expand family-owned enterprises Provide professional and extension services to aspiring entrepreneurs
> Bring an entrepreneurial perspective to business decision making Fulfill the need of professionals required for government and non-government organizations such as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), Civil Societies and Research Institutions
> Create a platform in social entrepreneurship and in private sectors

Admission info

Eligibility
Students, who have successfully completed +2/PCL or equivalent level in any discipline, can apply. NEB Students with a minimum D grade in each subject in SLC/ SEE 2079 or D+ grade in each subject till 2078 are eligible.)

Syllabus

Curricular Structure
BED programme is an interdisciplinary course with a totally new insight. This programme incorporates eight semesters (two semesters per year) with 125 credits hours. The major courses include Entrepreneurship Skills for Startups; New Product Development & Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Community Bases Enterprise Development & Management; Strategic Enterprise Management; Business Growth Management; E-Business Management; Indigenous Enterprise Management; Entrepreneurial Skills Development; Facilitation Skills; Business Counselling Skills; Global Entrepreneurship; Micro, Cottage & Small Enterprise Management; Venture Ideas & Model; Fund Raising for Startups; Practicum, etc.

Entrepreneurial Skills Development Practicum
Entrepreneurial Skills Development/Practicum courses will enable students to develop a realistic business plan to implement their business models. Practicum courses will provide students with real-life entrepreneurial experience, Students will start a new venture and run the venture throughout the semester.

Fundraising for Startups
Students will be familiarized with the techniques of generating funds to finance start-up such as Business Angels, Venture Capital Financing, Crowd-funding, etc. A fundraising event will be organized by the students. Potential investors will be invited to the event where the students will present their business idea in the event to attract investors. The investors can provide funds to the students' business ideas that are deemed to have high potential business growth. Students will also make attempts to generate funds from angel investors through the use of social media and crowd-funding websites and approach public agencies to generate funds to finance their start-ups.