INTRAPRENEURSHIP

Building proactive and entrepreneurial motivation and skills in the corporate team

Tzvetelina Teneva,Svetlan Stanoev

Cisco Entrepreneur Institute

THE CHALLENGESof the New Economic Environment

THE TRENDS… A.C. (after the crisis)

Challenging Market Puzzles

Opportunity Chase

Results REGARDLESSof the Resources Available

INTRAPRENEURSHIP

The Definition

Turning an idea into a profitable business project through assertive risk-taking and innovation.

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Intrapreneur in Bulstrad Life Vienna Insurance Group, Guest-speaker at the Master in Entrepreneurship and Finance

Intrapreneur in Telelink, Guest-speaker at the Master in Entrepreneurship and Finance

Intrapreneur in Avendi, Student at the Master in Entrepreneuriship and Finance

Intrapreneur Key Characteristics

• Result driven• Action-oriented• Creative• Original• Self-confident• Risk-tolerant

• Ambitious• Persistent• Influencing• High energy• Interpersonal• Innovative

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Intrapreneur Benefits

• Flexibility• Less restrictions• Supportive environment• Recognition• Satisfaction that their ideas are vehicles for

improvement• Related remuneration

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Roles in Intrapreneurship

• Initiator• Sponsor• Champion/ Manager• Supporter• Critic/ Judge

Entrepreurial skillset

Managerial skillset

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Intrapreneurship-Friendly Organisational Culture

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Intrapreneurship-Friendly Organisational Culture

• Encourage creativity and search for improvements

• Company involvement with employee proactivity

• Treat entrepreneurial teams as profit rather than cost centers

• Allow variety of options in jobs, innovation efforts, alliances and exchanges

• Encourage development through training

MASTER

in Entrepreneurship and Finance

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Competencies in Focus

• Intrapreneurship• Finance• Management skills• Leadership Skills• Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset

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Unique Educational Product

• Content based on programs of Stanford University, Cornell University

• Workshop-based training methodology• Real business cases excersises• Direct contact with variety of practitioners• Joint program of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute and

VUZF University

Workshop Approach

Successfulbusiness-peopleshare their experience

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Curriculum Extract

Growing a Business

Intrapreneurship

People Management and Leadership Skills

Strategic Management

Valuation of Companies and Projects

Business Modeling

Financial Management

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Intake 2012

Two-semester master degree program

Start in November 2012

Weekend sessions

English language placement test

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Contacts

Cisco Entrepreneur Institute

Svetlan Stanoev

sstanoev@entrepreneurinstitute.eu, +359 88 9431440

Tzvetelina Teneva

tzteneva@entrepreneurinstitute.eu, +359 88 8676065