The entrepreneurship concentration was created to prepare students to successfully launch new businesses either independently or within companies. By completing the courses in this concentration, you will learn how to assess business opportunities, obtain funding for new ventures, operate efficiently and profitably, and build maximum value for your estate.

Specialized Courses in the Concentration (18 units)

The entrepreneurship concentration consists of seven three-unit courses. Students complete four advanced seminars (choose from Management 460, Management 461, Marketing 462, Accounting 463, and Management 464), which can be taken in any order. These seminars focus on critical knowledge and often include live client engagements with local firms. A two-course sequence (Management 465A and 465B) is also required, emphasizing new venture creation and launch. Together, these courses provide hands-on experience with entrepreneurs to prepare students for success in starting and growing businesses.

The five specialty courses:

*Note: Students majoring in Entrepreneurship must take four of these courses.

Management 460: Lean Startup Entrepreneurship

Provides a rapid-action framework along with data collection and analysis skills for pursuing or supporting early-stage startups including customer development, product-market fit, and go-to-market strategy.

Prerequisites: ACCTG 201B and MGMT 339

Management 461: Entrepreneurial Management

Covers general management issues for new ventures, including planning, organization, and control with an emphasis on setting systems to better serve the new venture's customers.

Prerequisites: ACCTG 201B and MGMT 339

Marketing 462: Marketing for Entrepreneurs

Covers market analysis for new products and services, competitive analysis, alternatives for entering markets, associated costs, and launch feasibility.

Prerequisites: ACCTG 201B and MKTG 351

Accounting 463: Accounting for Entrepreneurs

Covers accounting system design for new ventures, budgeting, purchasing, collections, payroll, taxes, safeguards against error and embezzlement, financial reports, cash management, and banking relationships.

Prerequisites: ACCTG 201B and FIN 320

Management 464: Entrepreneurial Leadership

Coverage of leadership roles, organizational development, and human resource management for new ventures. Specific topics include job design, job specification, recruitment, selestion, compensation, benefits, training, team building, performance review, rewards, and incentive plans.

Prerequisites: MGMT 340

The two-course, new venture sequence:

Note: Students majoring or minoring in Entrepreneurship must take both of these courses.

Teams of 1-4 students will develop product and service concepts for new ventures, test the concepts, design operating systems, and develop financial forecasts. The teams will synthesize their work into business plans for the ventures, and present the plans to funding panels of successful entrepreneurs and financial experts. The new ventures may be the students' own, or the team may choose to help a business owner create a new venture. The new ventures may be start up businesses or new profit centers within existing businesses.

MGMT 465-B: New Venture Launch

Advisement note: MGMT 465A must be taken prior to MGMT 465B. Please plan accordingly.

Teams of 1-5 students will participate in the launch of new ventures. The new ventures may be the students' own, or the team may choose to help a business owner launch a new venture. The new ventures may be startup businesses or new profit centers within existing businesses. Ventures may be funded ventures carried over from the New Venture Creation and Funding class. Students may switch teams between the two classes.

Interested?

Contact the Business Advising Center to declare in College of Business and Economics SGMH 1201, (657) 278-2211. For details regarding the concentration, contact the Center for Entrepreneurship, [email protected] or visit the Center in College of Business and Economics SGMH 3280. 

Undergraduate Program: Entrepreneurship Minor

The Minor in Entrepreneurship is designed for students majoring in disciplines outside of business who want to develop essential skills in business and entrepreneurship. Whether your goal is to pursue a career at a smaller, technology-driven company or to start your own business, this minor provides a solid foundation to help you succeed.

If you are a student in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics or the College of Engineering & Computer Science, this program offers tailored courses that equip you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the business aspects of science and technology-focused industries.

Take the next step in your academic journey and prepare to make an impact in the world of entrepreneurship!

Following is a list of required courses, by catalog number, title and units of credit. To enroll, first contact the Business Advising Center located in College of Business and Economics SGMH 1201 to declare your entrepreneurship minor. The center is open Monday through Thursday on a walk-in basis. For further information and specific hours, call (657) 278-2211 or e-mail [email protected]. You need to declare the minor before enrollment in upper division classes. 18 units are required for the Minor in Entrepreneurship.

Requirements for the Minor in Entrepreneurship (18 units)

	BUAD 210	Understanding Business	(3)
	ACCTG 201A	Financial Accounting	(3)
	FIN 320	Business Finance	(3)
	MKTG 351	Principles of Marketing	(3)
	MGMT 465A	New Venture Creation	(3)
	MGMT 465B*	New Venture Launch	(3)

*Advisory Note: MGMT 465B requires the prior completion of MGMT 465A. Please plan to take these classes sequentially. No exceptions.