BUS 399 - Entrepreneurship

Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter

Prerequisites: BUS 211 and 221, and senior standing, or instructor consent. A capstone course focused on developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to plan, finance, and launch a new business venture. To accomplish this, students utilize strategic management models, theories, and concepts to search the environment for entrepreneurial opportunities, analyze market potential, devise plans for operations, and assess the sources of capital required to convert the opportunity into a viable new business venture. This course uses lectures, case studies, guest speakers, class discussions, and experiential exercises in order to expose students to the challenges that entrepreneurs face. Students work in teams to develop a business plan and give a professional presentation for a high potential new business venture. Shay.