Have you ever dreamed of starting or running your own company? Entrepreneurs find and evaluate business opportunities, secure essential funding, and organize and manage such functional business areas as manufacturing, marketing, accounting, and finance. These are the practical elements that shape your entrepreneurial drive and help your ideas catch fire in the marketplace.

Our concentration in entrepreneurship and new venture management teaches students all about developing new business concepts, writing convincing business plans, and seeking financing to make the idea a reality. Students take courses in starting and managing new businesses, small business finance, and planning and growing new ventures. Guest lecturers include top innovators and investors who can give you the benefit of their experience.

Combining sparks of creativity and innovation with solid business know-how, today’s entrepreneur is an important engine for growth and job creation in our economy. The concentration in entrepreneurship and new venture management helps students develop the skills to work effectively within a small business or to manage a business of their own. It also prepares them for careers in sales management, banking, public accounting, and other areas relevant to the small business environment. Entrepreneurship balances business expertise with a passion for the marketplace.