EPS 3501 - Entrepreneurship And New Ventures

Institution:

Babson College

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Description:

4.00 credits EPS3501 Entrepreneurship and New Ventures (General Credit) EPS3501 and EPS3503 are equivalent courses. Students can take only ONE of these courses. This course is currently under revision and is expected to be implemented with the fall offering. The first course description is for the proposed revised course. There is a slim possibility that the revised course will not be available for Fall 2009 in which case the existing course (see second course description) will be delivered. Proposed Fall 2009 Course Description Course concentrates on identifying and evaluating opportunities for new businesses. There are two primary course objectives: 1. To investigate the concepts, tools, and practices of entrepreneurship. We will concentrate on: - Identifying new venture opportunities (versus ideas), - Evaluating the viability of a new venture, " Understanding key industry factors " Understanding how market and competitive factors influence/shape opportunities " Understand how to determine customer needs - Opportunity shaping 2. To identify and exercise entrepreneurial skills through classroom debate and assignments. Upon your completion of Entrepreneurship & New Ventures you will: - Be superior opportunity assessors and shapers, - Understand the integration of people and process in entrepreneurship, - Have a better understanding of your personal entrepreneurial capacity. Case studies are used as the primary tool for discussion, and are augmented with readings, guest speakers, videos, and software simulations. Each student will write a detailed feasibility report analyzing the viability of a new venture. Prerequisites: OEM and MCE

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.babson.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 235-1200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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