LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMERCE
THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
CO 3807 – ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Date : 08/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
Section: A
Answer All Questions: 10 x 2 = 20
- Define a Small Business.
- State any two objectives of Small Business.
- Who is a Social Entrepreneur?
- Distinguish between Entrepreneur and Manager.
- Write a short note on: “Ancillary Industry”.
- What is meant by Network Analysis?
- What is Venture Capital?
- Why do business firms grow?
- What is feasibility Analysis?
- Distinguish between Innovation and Invention.
Section: B
Answer any five questions: 5 x 8 = 40
- Discuss the traits of a successful entrepreneur.
- What are the chief characteristics of Small Scale Industries?
- In what ways the subsidies and incentives are beneficial to entrepreneurs?
- Explain the role of entrepreneur in economic development.
- Give a brief profile of women entrepreneurs and discuss the main problems faced by them.
- What is Techno- Economic Analysis in project formulation?
- What is a project report? Explain the contents of a “Project Report”.
- Write short note on: a) Joint Venture, b) Vertical Integration.
Section: C
Answer any two questions: 2 x 20 = 40
- Who is an entrepreneur? Differentiate an entrepreneur from a corporate entrepreneur. Describe the various types of entrepreneur with a suitable example.
- “Diversification may be more risky as compared to Expansion”. Discuss. What are the practical problems faced in expansion and diversification?
- Make a comparative evaluation of the various project appraisal methods.