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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMERCE
SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
CO 2951 – ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS
Date : 02-05-08 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
Section A
Answer ALL Questions (10×2=20 Marks)
- ‘An entrepreneur faces several problems on exports’. – Comment.
- Define ‘ancillary industrial undertakings’.
- Mention the functions of entrepreneur.
- Comment on the barriers to entrepreneurship.
- What are the objectives of identifying business opportunities?
- State the tools for project appraisal.
- Mention the main difference between feasibility report and project report.
- Enumerate the main functions of ICICI.
- ‘The incentives are classified into three different categories’. – Comment.
- Enumerate the factors governing the selection of location of an enterprise.
Section B
Answer any FIVE Questions (5×8=40 Marks)
- Critically examine the government policy with regard to location of industries in India.
- Discuss the different phases of project life cycle.
- Explain the factors that motivate people to go into entrepreneurship.
- As an entrepreneur how will you select a particular project?
- Examine the investment method of Accounting Rate of Return Method. Highlight its advantages and limitations.
- Explain ‘growth strategies’ for entrepreneurship? Comment on the approaches to growth strategy.
- Discuss the need of infrastructural facilities in the context of entrepreneurship development.
- Discuss and the need and importance of promoting women, rural and small entrepreneurs. How can women and rural entrepreneurship be developed?
Section C
Answer any TWO Questions (2×20=40 Marks)
- ‘Entrepreneurs are not born, but made.’ Discuss. Describe the various factors required in achieving success in entrepreneurship in India.
- What is Project Design? Examine the factors affecting project design. Discuss the two important network techniques in project designing.
- Comment on the Institutional support system for SSIs in India. Examine the various measures taken by the government for the institutional sources of finance for SSIs and offer your valuable suggestion.