Me as an Entrepreneur – Do I Have What it Takes?

Education name: Me as an Entrepreneur – Do I Have What it Takes?
Education type: Bachelor level
Scope of studies: 5 ECTS
Implementation time: 21.09.2026 - 08.11.2026
Enrollment time: 06.04.2026 08:00 - 06.09.2026 16:00
Seats free: 20/20
Implementation type: Full time day studies
Themes: Human being and society, Sustainable development, Business and entrepreneurship, Product development and innovation
Price: 75€
Teaching language: English
Teacher: Elisa Maljamäki

General information

During the course, you will see entrepreneurship as a real career opportunity. You will identify the key skills and capabilities of a successful entrepreneur. At the same time, you will assess your own strengths and readiness to become an entrepreneur. You will be able to develop business ideas from a responsibility perspective.

The contact session will be hold at Lapland UAS Campus.

Implementations

Me as an entrepreneur – do I have what it takes?
Basic information
Identifier: LUCFC001-3002
Learning Objectives

After the study unit

- you recognize entrepreneurship as a career option
- you recognize the traits and requirements needed to become an entrepreneur
- you are able to analyze your personal readiness to become an entrepreneur
- you are able to take into account responsibility as a source of one’s own idea and business opportunities
- you are able to utilize your strengths in planning your own business idea and are able to make a plan for your business idea in the form of the responsible business model canvas

Content

Themes:

Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship as a phenomenon
- Entrepreneurship as a career option
- Forms of entrepreneurship (light entrepreneurship, business forms)

Characteristics, skills and knowledge of an entrepreneur
- Characteristics, skills and knowledge of an entrepreneur
- One’s own characteristics, strengths, and development areas
- Identifying and utilizing one's own entrepreneurial skills and knowledge

Planning one's own business idea
- Ideation and innovation
- Megatrends, weak signals, and opportunities in the region
- Responsibility as a source of one’s own idea and business opportunities
- Potential customers and the needs of the customer/end user
- Responsible business model canvas as a tool for business planning

Additional information

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