Pre-Incubator (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Students are able to realistically assess the profitability of their business ideas, as well as their own capacity to implement them. To assess the profitability the student should be able to draw up a preliminary business plan, the necessary calculations, and a sales and / or marketing plan.

Content

A business plan, commercialisation, pricing, market analysis, competitor analysis, marketing and sales plan, profitability calculations, sources of funding.

Materials

The material will be defined at the beginning of the course in according to the needs of students´ goals for learning.

Completion alternatives

Assessment is carried out on the basis of learning tasks and self-assessment that takes place during the course. Students must be present in training sessions at least 80 % which is eight of total of ten times. It is obligatory to be present at the starting contact lesson and in the final presentation.

Student workload

Student workload constitutes of:- coaching sessions 40 h - independent work 95 hTotal 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass / fail
The assessment will be done in relation to the learning outcomes.

Qualifications

Students have a business idea on which they will be working during coaching.

Students are admitted to the JAMK Pre-Incubator by their applications.

Further information

After the Pre-Incubator’s first phase students will have the opportunity to: 1) Set up a business (students will have the opportunity to continue the development of their business in the JAMK Business Incubator);2) Develop further the business idea (students will have the opportunity to continue in the Pre-Incubator’s 2nd phase); 3) Abandon the business idea (students will have the opportunity to continue in the Pre-Incubator with a new idea).