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Entrepreneurship and small enterprise
Founding a small business
A course plan with outcomes, modules and assessment, written before the lessons and reviewed before teaching starts. in preparation.
- Levels
- Foundations
- Study time
- To be set
- Wave
- 2
- Status
- Planned
Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.
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- Money This is general information, not financial, investment or tax advice.
How this course handles evidence
Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
- Verified
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- Secondary source
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- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Stephen Syrett, Janroj Yilmaz Keles (2019). Diasporas, agency and enterprise in settlement and homeland contexts: Politicised entrepreneurship in the Kurdish diaspora. Political Geography. DOI 10.1016/j.polgeo.2019.05.008
- Stephen Syrett, Janroj Yılmaz Keles (2022). A contextual understanding of diaspora entrepreneurship: identity, opportunity and resources in the Sri Lankan Tamil and Kurdish diasporas. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research. DOI 10.1108/ijebr-08-2021-0658
01About this course
Part of Entrepreneurship and small enterprise. Starting and growing a business, as a migrant, a returnee or a family firm in the region.
- Levels
- Foundations
- Wave
- Wave 2
- Discipline
- Entrepreneurship and small enterprise
02What happens next
Its outline is written first, then reviewed by the responsible A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area.. Teaching starts only after review.
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
- It shows
- You finished the course and its assessment.
- Scope
- This course only. It is not an accredited qualification, a degree or a language certificate.
- Validity
- A permanent record of completion. It does not expire and is not renewed.
- Withdrawal
- Withdrawn if obtained by misrepresentation.
- Not an endorsement
- Completion does not mean KCO endorses you, your work or your views.
- Charter roles
- Roles under the charter have their own criteria, renewal and revocation rules.
03Your progress
Lessons, completion and your course A record that you completed a course or took part; it does not attest to competence for any role., kept for you.
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- Published when the course opens
- Course achievement
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04Who teaches it
Teachers are named here when the course opens.
Course lead
Forming
A teacher of the subject, named here when the course opens.
- Outline review
- A community of practice in the Academy reviews the outline before teaching starts.
- Teach with us
- Offer to teach or review this course
05More from Entrepreneurship and small enterprise
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Food entrepreneurship
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
06Further reading
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Stephen Syrett, Janroj Yilmaz Keles · 2019 · Political Geography
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Stephen Syrett, Janroj Yılmaz Keles · 2022 · International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research
ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY
Sources, licences and fetch dates: OpenAIRE (CC BY 4.0 (OpenAIRE Graph)), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.
07Record
Every course is a public good. Its record follows the charter’s publication rules.
- Version
- Not yet drafted
- Review
- Not started
- Handling
- Public
- Provenance
- Listed in the curriculum plan
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Corrections
- Report an error
- Use
- Do not use this course or its completion to imply endorsement or political standing.
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@misc{kco2026_learn_catalogue_founding_a_small_business, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Founding a small business}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/founding-a-small-business/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/founding-a-small-business/}, }- RIS
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