Entrepreneurship — 3rd Year (Mathematics-Physics & Biology-Chemistry-Earth Sciences tracks)

The complete Entrepreneurship — 3rd Year curriculum, on Akaguriro Academy: the official Burundian syllabus, covered in full, term by term, like a real school year.

Entrepreneurship A3 — from a business idea to a full business plan

This course follows the exact structure of the Burundian curriculum, common to both the Mathematics-Physics and Biology-Chemistry-Earth Sciences tracks. It builds up step by step: first knowing yourself as a potential entrepreneur, then observing your environment for opportunities, then turning an idea into a structured project, and finally writing and managing a complete business plan — all illustrated with real, named Burundian case studies and worked financial examples (cash books, balance sheets, profit calculations, break-even points, tax assessments).

🎯 Course goals

• Master the entire Entrepreneurship A3 syllabus as taught in Burundi.
• Identify entrepreneurial attitudes, aptitudes and motivations, and turn an observed opportunity into a structured project idea.
• Conduct a market study, organize a business (production, HR, finance) and keep simplified accounts.
• Write a complete business plan, judge a project's profitability, and design management and evaluation tools.
• Practice with corrected exercises and random-question quizzes on every chapter, plus 6 full real-world integration cases with model answers and grading grids.

📘 Detailed syllabus — 32 sections, exercises and quizzes, over 3 terms

Term 1 — Self-knowledge, environment, business ideas (12 sections)

1. Entrepreneurial attitudes and aptitudes
2. Motivations for entrepreneurial activity
3. Entrepreneurial qualities
4. The entrepreneurial dream
5. Observing the social environment
6. Observing the environment (continued) — turning difficulties into opportunities
7. Sources of business ideas
8. Methodology for finding an idea (brainstorming, the five whys)
9. Screening ideas and formulating a full project (SMART objectives)
10. Integration — synthesis of the term
11. Integration case: MATABURA's success (a young mason turned construction entrepreneur)
12. Integration case: electrifying NYAKAZU (a student inspired by solar panels)

Term 2 — Market study, business organization, simplified accounting (10 sections)

1. Market study: definition, purpose and types
2. Segmentation, customer loyalty, market size, competition, quality (real figures)
3. Marketing strategy: product, price, distribution, communication
4. Business organization: structure and org chart
5. Production function and human resources management
6. Finance function and simplified accounting tools (real cash book example)
7. Financial statements: balance sheet, profit statement, cash flow table (real worked example)
8. Synthesis of accounting tools, with a new worked exercise
9. Integration case: BARUMWETE's clothing shop
10. Integration case: MUDANDAZA's shop (a full balance sheet to build)

Term 3 — Writing a business plan and management tools (10 sections)

1. Writing a business plan: definition and elements
2. Profitability analysis: margin, break-even point, payback period (real examples)
3. Role of the business plan, writing steps, market size estimation (real examples)
4. Competition analysis, SWOT analysis, 3-year revenue projections
5. Marketing plan, production plan, working capital (real unit-cost example)
6. Marketing tools and dashboards for business tracking
7. Project evaluation tools (ex-ante, monitoring, ex-post)
8. Synthesis of the whole term
9. Integration case: GIRISHAKA's commercial operations (a real tax assessment)
10. Integration case: tourist leaflets (a full business plan to write, the final case of the course)

Every chapter includes its lesson and a random-question practice quiz; the 6 integration cases bring together real, complete Burundian situations with model answers and grading grids.

🎓 Learning format

• 📖 Lessons, organized exactly like the real school year, with real Burundian case studies throughout.
• ✅ Corrected exercises for every chapter, and random-question practice quizzes.
• 🧮 Real worked examples with actual figures — margins, break-even points, cash books, balance sheets, tax calculations — not abstract formulas alone.
• 💬 Forum, chat and private messaging to ask a question anytime, without waiting for the next class.
• ♾️ Unlimited access over time after purchase — review one specific chapter the night before a test, or go through the whole year again from the start.