Entrepreneurship in TCI

Topic outline

• Welcome to the Entrepreneurship in TCI Course

  Welcome to ICT-TEX training course in Entrepreneurship! The course outlines the essential steps you need to take to get started and be a successful entrepreneur in the Textile and Clothing business.

  
  

  • Course objectives

    

    The aim of the course is to provide basic, practically applicable knowledge and skills needed for starting, managing and growing entrepreneurial business in fashion industry (textile and clothing).

    The main objective of the programme is to help TCI students, practitioners and teachers in starting a new fashion business: from the idea to the financial calculations and the first steps of establishment (the roadmap of TCI entrepreneurial business).
    

    The course is structured to help new start-ups for successful business in the textile and clothing sector, based on deep knowledge of the market, its composition, segmentation, and technological status. For this purpose students, practitioners and teachers will be led to work individually or in teams on discussion of different case studies.
    

    Certain approach will allow to equip students, practitioners and teachers with specific knowledge and skills related to market analysis techniques, project management and planning, resource and financial management, relationship and commercial networks building based on their own individual or group development of "mini" projects, resp. cases.
    

  • Modules and Topics

    Module I. Basic Entrepreneurial Competencies and Prerequisites in TCI

    • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship in the Textile and Clothing Industry
    • Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment
    • Main Stages of the Entrepreneurial Process in the Textile and Clothing Industry
    • Textile and Clothing Industry Environment for Entrepreneurs
    • Marketing Planning of the Textile and Clothing Business
    • Innovations in the Textile and Clothing Industry

    
    

    Module II. Entrepreneurship in TCI

    • Value and Subcontracting Chains in the Textile and Clothing Industry
    • Regulation, Registration and Support of the Entrepreneurial Activity in the textile and Clothing Industry
    • Financing of an Entrepreneurial Business in the Textile and Clothing Industry
    • Business Planning for a Textile and Clothing Enterprise
    • Practical Steps for Starting Your Own Textile and Clothing Business
    • The Entrepreneurial Roadmap in the Textile and Clothing Industry

  • Learning outcomes:

    Knowledge	Skills	Responsibilities/autonomy
    Тo understand the basic aspects related to entrepreneurship, business economy and enterprise management To understand the main features of a successful entrepreneur To be aware of the individual entrepreneurial skills to be improved To outline idea generation processes To understand business management techniques and methodologies To state market analysis techniques To appraise the current status of the technological innovation in TCI To acknowledge the main programs / opportunities supporting TCI innovation and technology transfer To understand the main aspects related to finance and funding To have an in-depth knowledge about business planning To understand the main procedures to start a new business To identify the regional and national support programs and organizations for entrepreneurship	To apply idea generating techniques to stimulate the innovation process To conduct an evaluation of available opportunities To collect and critically analyze the information To apply market analysis techniques to evaluate a business idea To build a marketing strategy  To define a business model To build a winning team To set price policies and analyze the financial results To define a business plan, set goals and monitoring results To apply all the steps required to start-up a new business To build an entrepreneurial networks and supply chain setting instrument for their management	To apply idea generating techniques to stimulate the innovation process To conduct an evaluation of available opportunities To collect and critically analyze the information To apply market analysis techniques to evaluate a business idea To build a marketing strategy To define a business model To build a winning team To set price policies and analyze the financial results To define a business plan, set goals and monitoring results To apply all the steps required to start-up a new business To build an entrepreneurial networks and supply chain setting instrument for their management

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• Materials for students

  TCI students: after the training they have to possess needed theoretical background to start-up fashion business as well as to be highly motivated and practically prepared to become successful entrepreneurial stars.
  

  Text and media areas: 32 Files: 29 Pages: 4 Glossary: 1 URLs: 10 Assignments: 4 Quiz: 1

• Materials for staff trainees

  TCI employees: after the training they have to possess needed theoretical background to use their professional experience for starting-up internal or external fashion business as well as to be highly motivated and practically prepared to become successful TCI networking entrepreneurial factor.

  Text and media areas: 29 Files: 32 URLs: 9 Pages: 3 Assignments: 4 Quiz: 1

• Materials for teachers/researchers

  TCI teachers: after the training they have to possess needed theoretical background to help their trainees /students or practitioners/ to understand better specific TCI courses as a starting point of the TCI students / TCI employees entrepreneurial fashion business as well as to be highly motivated and practically prepared to become successful advisors of their trainees /students or practitioners/ in start-up and spin-off establishment.

  
  

  Text and media areas: 28 Files: 33 URLs: 14 Glossary: 1 Assignments: 4 Folder: 1 Quiz: 1 Page: 1 Forum: 1