# Entrepreneurship and Small Firms (ENT) (N1020)

**Source**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/modules/undergraduate/2026/100983-entrepreneurship-and-small-firms-ent
**Parent**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-analytics-bsc-hons

**15 credits, Level 6**

**Autumn teaching**

This module provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the entrepreneurial process and the development of new ventures.

Entrepreneurship is viewed as a process to provide sustainable economic, social and institutional change. Module content is limited to entrepreneurship in a small business context.

### Teaching

67%: **Lecture**\
 33%: **Seminar**\

### Assessment

30%: **Coursework** (Group presentation)\
 70%: **Written assessment** (Project)\

### Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 32 hours of contact time and about 118 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these
modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to
our curriculum.

**We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.**

### Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

- [Business Analytics (with a professional placement year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-analytics-with-a-professional-placement-year-bsc-hons)
- [Business Analytics BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-analytics-bsc-hons)
- [Business and Management Studies (with a professional placement year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-and-management-studies-with-a-professional-placement-year-bsc-hons)
- [Business and Management Studies BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/business-and-management-studies-bsc-hons)
- [Economics and Management Studies (with a professional placement year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/economics-and-management-studies-with-a-professional-placement-year-bsc-hons)
- [Economics and Management Studies BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/economics-and-management-studies-bsc-hons)
- [Finance and Business (with a professional placement year) BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/finance-and-business-with-a-professional-placement-year-bsc-hons)
- [Finance and Business BSc](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/finance-and-business-bsc-hons)