Study Guide

Objective

The student
- Knows how to run a small business with focus on sustainability
- Knows how to turn sustainability into profitable business
- Can develop business operations and plan in strategic way
- Can engage stakeholders and customers
- Can build communication and marketing plans
- Knows how to build sales processes and utilise methods

Content

- Small business management and development
- Small business and the economy of sustainability
- Strategic planning
- Stakeholder engagement, communication, marketing, and sales

Qualifications

No prerquisites.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has a basic understanding of sustainable business governance, economy, stakeholders, communication, marketing, and sales.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows what to do in practice when taking care of small business governance, economy, stakeholders, communication, marketing, and sales combined with sustainability.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has an excellent command of sustainable business governance, economy, stakeholders, communication, marketing, and sales. They can put their learnings into practice in an excellent and successful way.

Further information

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If students have acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, they can show their competence via a demonstration. The demonstration must be agreed with the course teacher.

The course can be replaced by another similar course at Master's level (EQF7). The student must apply for replacement in Peppi.