Explores various dimensions of the creation of new ventures, including family enterprises. It is concerned with content and process questions as well as with formulation and implementation issues that relate to conceptualizing, developing and managing successful new ventures. The course examines the nature of entrepreneurs and what they do. It identifies the nature of opportunities and considers how new venture ideas can successfully be screened. The course provides the opportunity to develop a cohesive and affective business plan for a start-up venture.

Prerequisites: All 5100-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses.

The course focuses on entrepreneurial activities in large, established corporations. To survive and to enable continued growth in today’s fast changing environment, large corporations need to continually renew themselves through new products and new businesses. The course will introduce students to the best practices and theory on fostering innovation through the process of identifying new ideas and converting them to commercial products and new businesses. We will discuss strategies, organizational structures and implementation challenges of new ventures within an established corporation as well as options to leverage external partners outside of the boundaries of the corporation within the process of developing new businesses. The course will be taught primarily through case studies, supplemented with lectures, guest presentations by corporate entrepreneurs, and group projects. Prerequisite: all 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses.

This course is for students interested in the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship. Using a combination of assigned readings, videos, guest speakers, and extensive interaction with real-world social entrepreneurs, students will gain a broad understanding of business models within the field, as well as the challenges and decisions social entrepreneurs face during start-up and on an ongoing basis.

Prerequisites: All 5100-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses.

Provides students with firsthand experience of the opportunities and challenges growing organizations face. Student groups are paired with an entrepreneurial firm to research an opportunity or project for the firm. Students’ firsthand experience will be supported by four scheduled classes emphasizing consulting, market research and presentation skills.

Prerequisites: All 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses. Those admitted must supply the instructor with a current résumé so that the instructor can effectively assign students to projects.

This course is primarily geared to students interested in working in venture capital or other private equity organizations at some point in their careers. It is also valuable for those who intend to work alongside venture capitalists as managers of firms being financed by such investors and for students interested in applying aspects of private equity investing to established organizations. The course is divided into 4 modules focusing on the venture capital cycle including fundraising, investing, and exiting. In the final module the course explores new frontiers in venture capital including corporate venturing. Throughout the course we touch on career issues with respect to private equity. Prerequisite: all 5000-series Required Foundations of Management Core Courses.

This experiential learning course offers the opportunity for MBA/IMBA students to accelerate their understanding of entrepreneurship and earn credit for gaining relevant work experience – under the direct on-site mentorship and guidance of a handpicked Innovation Sector

Founder or Venture Investment Leader.