MGT 6810 - Entrepreneurship and Emerging Business

This course introduces the concept of the entrepreneur and of the role of the entrepreneur and innovator in the modern economy. It introduces the processes involved in identifying and defining opportunities in emerging industries and of developing and refining the business concept. At the end of this course, the student should understand the potential of Entrepreneurship as a career option and should have completed the preliminary analysis for an entrepreneurial business idea. The course will involve extensive exposure to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ventures and will require a formal business concept paper. Students are encouraged to develop new venture teams with both classmates and outside business partners.