N_PH_BUM_p Business Model and Financial Plan

NEWTON University
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Petr Šoupal (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Adam (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. František Müller, MBA
Centre for Business Studies – Academic Department – NEWTON University
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 9:40–11:10 WebinarJam, except Wed 11. 3. ; and Wed 18. 3. 9:40–11:10 WebinarJam
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
N_PH_BUM_p/01: each odd Friday 11:20–12:50 PH Učebna 04, except Fri 27. 2., except Fri 10. 4. ; and Thu 26. 3. 16:50–18:20 PH Učebna 03, Thu 16. 4. 16:50–18:20 PH Učebna 05, P. Adam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The objectives of the course are:
- to teach students how to properly evaluate business opportunities and analyze the market environment,
- to familiarize them with and teach them how to use Lean Canvas tools in practice,
- to familiarize students with legal forms of business and their basic differences. So that they can easily choose the right option, including practical implementation,
- teach students how to work with monetization in a specific business, including the preparation of a financial plan,
- familiarize students with the possibilities of financing a business from various sources and describe the individual types of financial security.
Syllabus
Course outline
I. Validating business opportunities – reality check
II. Factors influencing the business environment
III. Evaluating business opportunities using lean canvas tools
IV. Identifying the appropriate legal form of business
V. Monetization
VI. Financial plan
VII. Sources of financing
Literature
  • Podnikatelský plán a strategie, nakladatelství Grada Srpová Jitka, Svobodová Ivana, Skopal Pavel, Orlík Tomáš
  • Peter Thiel - Od nuly k jedničce, nakladatelství Jan Melvil Publishing
  • Charlotte and Peter Fiell – Harvard Business Review Entrepreneur’s Handbook - k dispozici na Amazon Books
Assessment methods
Submission and defense of seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2025.
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