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3.00 Credits
All Semesters See description for EGR491. Prerequisite: EGR492. 2 credit hours. Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Spring Semester This course is structured to provide an overview of entrepreneurial activities relevant to both start-up companies and existing business expansions. It is applicable to students in all academic disciplines interested in starting or owning a business, while maintaining relevance for existing business owners looking to gain an edge. The course details the fundamental principles and processes of entrepreneurship. It will focus on entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial thinking, idea generation, market evaluation, financing options, business essentials, the execution phase, growth strategies, and exit plan development. 3 credit hours.
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Spring Semester (beginning 2009) This course focuses on two critical issues for entrepreneurs: the evaluation of market potential during the concept development and business plan stage and the challenges of growing sales of high-potential ventures. Topics include the basics of market analysis, researching markets and market segments, translating assumptions on buyer's need into product recognition and acceptance curves, the impact of product life cycles, product/service validation and entrepreneurial pricing and advertising. Prerequisite: ENT150 and MKT200 both with a grade of 2.0 or higher. 3 credit hours
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Spring Semester (beginning 2009) This course is designed to review and analyze the role of entrepreneurial management in today's marketplace. The course will focus on the major traditional and nontraditional theories that have been developed in this field. This course will also examine unique challenges and problems that entrepreneurs face in managing their businesses in today's competitive marketplace. Topics such as leadership, funding sources, capital investment, networking, and diversity will be discussed. Case analysis, experiential exercises, and readings will supplement the coursework. Prerequisite: ENT150 and MGT250 both with a grade of 2.0 or higher. 3 credit hours
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Fall Semester (beginning 2008) This course is designed to review and analyze the role of women and minority entrepreneurs in today's marketplace. It focuses on the major traditional and nontraditional theories that have been developed in this field. This course will also examine unique challenges and problems that women and minority entrepreneurs face. Topics such as leadership, funding sources, human capital, networking, teamwork, diversity, and venture capital will be discussed. Case analysis, experiential exercises and readings will supplement the coursework. Prerequisite: ENT150 with a grade of 2.0 or higher 3 credit hours.
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Spring Semester (beginning 2010) This course is designed to review and analyze the role of franchising in today's marketplace. The course will focus on the major traditional and nontraditional theories that have been developed in this field. This course will also examine unique challenges and problems that franchisers face in today's competitive marketplace. Topics such as acquiring a franchise, leasing options, funding sources, capital investment, leadership, networking, and diversity will be discussed. Case analysis, experiential exercises and readings will supplement the coursework. Prerequisite: ENT150, ENT220 and ENT260 with a grade of 2.0 or higher in each course 3 credit hours.
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Fall Semester (beginning 2009) This course assumes that all students have an understanding of basic concepts related to the U.S legal system as well as policymaking and regulation at the federal, state, and local levels of government. This course examines the legal issues that every entrepreneur should understand, from early start-up through potential exit. The course emphasizes an understanding of contracts (both supplier and customer), intellectual property rights, buy-sell agreements, employment law, partner agreements, joint-ventures and limited liability companies. In addition, this course will explore the philosophy and role of ethics as it is applied to entrepreneurial operations. Prerequisite: ENT220, ENT260 and BUS345 with a grade of 2.0 or higher in each course 3 credit hours.
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Fall Semester (beginning 2009) This course emphasizes how entrepreneurs explore and meet the requirements of various funding sources from original idea through ramp-up to exit. These funding sources include commercial banks, angel investment, venture capital companies, private placement consultants and state/federal grants. Entrepreneurial financing can be viewed in terms of a life cycle. The course assists the entrepreneur-student with understanding the process of procuring financing and analyzing the high-growth business in terms of matching potential with reward. Prerequisite: ENT220, ENT260, ACC220, ACC225, QBA260, ECO200, ECO201 and FIN300 with grade of 2.0 or higher in each course. 3 credit hours
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Fall Semester (beginning 2010) The course will emphasize the cultural, technological, financial and legal issues associated with international business opportunities. Students will gain valuable insight into the application of management, finance, marketing, and accounting techniques to entrepreneurial opportunities in this global context. Using primarily a case-study approach to the topic, students will learn how actual entrepreneurs attack important issues as they launch and build their high-growth businesses. Prerequisite: ECO200, ECO201, ENT340 and ENT360 with a grade of 2.0 in each course. 3 credit hours
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Fall Semester (beginning 2010) To develop their entrepreneurial skills, students will be required to assist small business owners in diagnosing and solving business problems. Student groups will work with local small business owners to assist them in solving these issues in a variety of areas ranging from, but not limited to, marketing, financial analyses, product line development, break-even analysis, acquiring financing, and strategic planning. Prerequisite: ENT340 and ENT360 with a grade of 2.0 or higher in each course 3 credit hours.
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