This course deals with the critical factors of initiating and managing new growth-oriented ventures. There is a primary focus on the behaviors of entrepreneurs (both successful and unsuccessful), the venture creation process, new venture strategies, identification and evaluation of new venture opportunities, new venture financing, legal and tax considerations, and other key aspects of the entrepreneurial process.
This is a proposed required course offered in the new Technopreneurship Program developed collaboratively between the Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science and Business and Entrepreneurship. This course will be added as an elective to the current MBA program.
Provides in depth analysis of venture financing and techniques to manage entrepreneurial risks. Course offered Spring term only. Prerequisites: FINA 3380. All students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, or Bachelor of Science in Materials Management and Logistics from VCoBE, must apply for and be admitted to VCoBE before they are allowed to enroll in the Advanced Business Core and Major coursework for their degree.
This course is designed to provide students with legal literacy relating to entrepreneurship and small business along with the substantive knowledge necessary to enable them to interact competently with lawyers, accountants, and other professionals. Topics discussed include moving from existing business relationships to a start-up, business organizations, real property ownership and leaseholds, engaging with human resources, product sales and liabilities, insurance, creditors rights and bankruptcy, establishing a global presence, and mergers and acquisitions. Other topics introduced and covered extensively in other courses include fundraising, intellectual property, and negotiating and writing contracts.
