Practicum in New Venture Creation (In the Trenches with Entrepreneurs)

Catalog description

Intended to provide an immersive, hands-on experience for aspiring entrepreneurs. Students will encounter and learn of the life of an entrepreneur through real-world stories and experiences of entrepreneurs discussing their business successes and failures. The focus will be on both serial entrepreneurs, as well as nascent entrepreneurs within their first three years of starting their new venture. Students will see and experience “entrepreneurship in action” by encouraging students to bridge theory and practice while working on a project of strategic importance for an existing entrepreneurial organization. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students who have completed all lower-division pre-business core (major status in Business Administration - i.e. attained business status). Prerequisite(s): ENTR 320 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.