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On this particular description around entrepreneurship for nonbusiness majors.
Rider University 1
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR NON-
BUSINESS MAJORS
Program Overview
Rider non-business students wishing to take a minor in entrepreneurial
studies will develop the skills and know-how they need to to become
independent, innovative and informed business owners. The minor
emphasizes practical experience and holistic thinking, encourages
students to develop their own business plan, and enhances analytical
skills through experiential classes.
For students in the arts, sciences or education, who may want to
have their own business bases on their skills/talents, the minor in
entrepreneurial studies can help you reach your dream.
The ES minor has two key learning objectives. First, encourage
entrepreneurial thinking among students. This entails the ability to
recognize, evaluate and pursue opportunities. Second, build professional
skills relevant for starting and managing a venture. These include
research, business planning, and understanding functional aspects of
small business management and operation.
Rider entrepreneurial studies students gain an education in business,
plus the skills, attitude and experience needed to create new ventures or
revitalize established businesses. They learn to identify and understand
different types of start-up ventures, how to build and present business
plans, and how to evaluate sources of financing for start-up and other
types of ventures.
Minor Offered
• Minor in Entrepreneurship
Contacts
Dr. Ronald Cook
Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
609-895-5522
[email protected]
Dr. Lee Zane
Director of Entrepreneurial Programs
(609) 895-5519
[email protected]
Program Website: www.rider.edu/entrstudies (http://www.rider.edu/
entrstudies)
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Website: www.rider.edu/
entrepreneurship (http://www.rider.edu/entrepreneurship)
Associated Department: Management Department
Related Programs
• Entrepreneurial studies major (http://catalog.rider.edu/
undergraduate/colleges-schools/business-administration/majors-
minors-certificates/entrepreneurial-studies)
Entrepreneurship Minor Requirements
Available to all non-business majors
(18 credits)
ACC 210 Introduction to Accounting 3
MGT 201 Fund Management & Org Behavior 3
ENT 348 Small Business Management 3
ENT 410 New Venture Planning 3
Select two of the following: 6
ENT 100 Intro to Entrepreneurship
ENT 210 Sports Entrepreneurship
ENT 260 Family Business Management
ENT 335 Small Business Tax Planning
ENT 375 International Entrepreneurship
ENT 444 Special Topics
ENT 490 Independent Study
Total Credits 18
Courses and Descriptions
ENT 100 Intro to Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
ENT 210 Sports Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Sports Entrepreneurship will introduce students to entrepreneurship in
the sports industries as they explore opportunities and challenges for
new ventures in this sector. Using an industry's business model, students
will identify competitive advantages and understand what is required for
startup success.
ENT 260 Family Business Management 3 Credits
This course is directed at understanding the family-owned and managed
firm. Topics included are the strengths and weaknesses of a family
firm, the dynamics of the family and business interactions, conflict
resolution, succession planning and ownership transfer. The course will
help individuals involved with a family firm, regardless if they are a family
member.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 and junior standing.
ENT 335 Small Business Tax Planning 3 Credits
This course provides an understanding of the key tax issues faced by
small businesses and their business implications. It also familiarizes
prospective business owners with various tax filing requirements so that
they can use the expertise of tax professionals more effectively.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 210.
ENT 348 Small Business Management 3 Credits
The role of small business in the American economy is examined.
Favorable practices, policies, functions, principles and procedures of
and for the small business entrepreneur and owner-manager are studied.
Includes learning a method to evaluate a new venture idea.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 or permission of instructor and junior standing.
ENT 350 Entrepreneurial Finance 3 Credits
This course covers the techniques for acquiring financial resources as
a firm advances through successive business stages: seed, start-up,
struggling, growing, and stable. In addition, it examines recent trends in
credit markets and the latest financial innovations as they impact the
process of financing the venture’s growth.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 300.
ENT 375 International Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Students will learn how new or small ventures enter international
markets. Requirements include developing a case about starting or
running a venture in a single country of the student’s choice.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 and junior standing.
2 Entrepreneurship for Non-business Majors
ENT 410 New Venture Planning 3 Credits
This course will require students to select a business and prepare a
complete new venture plan for it. This plan would identify the product and
its target market, analyze its market potential, choose the location, scale
of operation, layout, staffing, type of financing, estimate the revenues and
profits, and present the income statement, balance sheet, and the cash
flow projections.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 348 or permission of instructor.
ENT 420 Student Venture Experience 3 Credits
Students will start and run a small business while under the supervision
and guidance of faculty. Students will take a business plan developed
through New Venture Planning (ENT 410) and execute it. Students will
experience the launch process and learn, hands on, how to adapt to the
marketplace. Some businesses started in this class may also be eligible
for seed venture funding from Rider.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 348, ENT 410, and permission of instructor.
ENT 444 Special Topics 3 Credits
3 Credits.
ENT 448 Small Business Consulting Sem 3 Credits
This course utilizes student teams to assist existing small businesses in
solving problems or researching opportunities. Students will spend the
majority of time in the field utilizing an experiential learning approach.
Weekly activity logs, proposal development, and project completion are
required. Restricted to seniors.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 348 and permission of instructor.
ENT 490 Independent Study 3-4 Credits
3 CREDITS.
ENT 491 Internship 3 Credits
Students will work in a small firm in a significant management capacity
and apply entrepreneurial skills in a real world setting. Requirements
include a journal of activities, a written paper presented to the internship
director, and a report by the firm on the intern’s performance. Class is
pass/fail and counts as a business or free elective.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor and junior standing.
doc_853073052.pdf
On this particular description around entrepreneurship for nonbusiness majors.
Rider University 1
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR NON-
BUSINESS MAJORS
Program Overview
Rider non-business students wishing to take a minor in entrepreneurial
studies will develop the skills and know-how they need to to become
independent, innovative and informed business owners. The minor
emphasizes practical experience and holistic thinking, encourages
students to develop their own business plan, and enhances analytical
skills through experiential classes.
For students in the arts, sciences or education, who may want to
have their own business bases on their skills/talents, the minor in
entrepreneurial studies can help you reach your dream.
The ES minor has two key learning objectives. First, encourage
entrepreneurial thinking among students. This entails the ability to
recognize, evaluate and pursue opportunities. Second, build professional
skills relevant for starting and managing a venture. These include
research, business planning, and understanding functional aspects of
small business management and operation.
Rider entrepreneurial studies students gain an education in business,
plus the skills, attitude and experience needed to create new ventures or
revitalize established businesses. They learn to identify and understand
different types of start-up ventures, how to build and present business
plans, and how to evaluate sources of financing for start-up and other
types of ventures.
Minor Offered
• Minor in Entrepreneurship
Contacts
Dr. Ronald Cook
Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
609-895-5522
[email protected]
Dr. Lee Zane
Director of Entrepreneurial Programs
(609) 895-5519
[email protected]
Program Website: www.rider.edu/entrstudies (http://www.rider.edu/
entrstudies)
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Website: www.rider.edu/
entrepreneurship (http://www.rider.edu/entrepreneurship)
Associated Department: Management Department
Related Programs
• Entrepreneurial studies major (http://catalog.rider.edu/
undergraduate/colleges-schools/business-administration/majors-
minors-certificates/entrepreneurial-studies)
Entrepreneurship Minor Requirements
Available to all non-business majors
(18 credits)
ACC 210 Introduction to Accounting 3
MGT 201 Fund Management & Org Behavior 3
ENT 348 Small Business Management 3
ENT 410 New Venture Planning 3
Select two of the following: 6
ENT 100 Intro to Entrepreneurship
ENT 210 Sports Entrepreneurship
ENT 260 Family Business Management
ENT 335 Small Business Tax Planning
ENT 375 International Entrepreneurship
ENT 444 Special Topics
ENT 490 Independent Study
Total Credits 18
Courses and Descriptions
ENT 100 Intro to Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
ENT 210 Sports Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Sports Entrepreneurship will introduce students to entrepreneurship in
the sports industries as they explore opportunities and challenges for
new ventures in this sector. Using an industry's business model, students
will identify competitive advantages and understand what is required for
startup success.
ENT 260 Family Business Management 3 Credits
This course is directed at understanding the family-owned and managed
firm. Topics included are the strengths and weaknesses of a family
firm, the dynamics of the family and business interactions, conflict
resolution, succession planning and ownership transfer. The course will
help individuals involved with a family firm, regardless if they are a family
member.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 and junior standing.
ENT 335 Small Business Tax Planning 3 Credits
This course provides an understanding of the key tax issues faced by
small businesses and their business implications. It also familiarizes
prospective business owners with various tax filing requirements so that
they can use the expertise of tax professionals more effectively.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 210.
ENT 348 Small Business Management 3 Credits
The role of small business in the American economy is examined.
Favorable practices, policies, functions, principles and procedures of
and for the small business entrepreneur and owner-manager are studied.
Includes learning a method to evaluate a new venture idea.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 or permission of instructor and junior standing.
ENT 350 Entrepreneurial Finance 3 Credits
This course covers the techniques for acquiring financial resources as
a firm advances through successive business stages: seed, start-up,
struggling, growing, and stable. In addition, it examines recent trends in
credit markets and the latest financial innovations as they impact the
process of financing the venture’s growth.
Prerequisite(s): FIN 300.
ENT 375 International Entrepreneurship 3 Credits
Students will learn how new or small ventures enter international
markets. Requirements include developing a case about starting or
running a venture in a single country of the student’s choice.
Prerequisite(s): MGT 201 and junior standing.
2 Entrepreneurship for Non-business Majors
ENT 410 New Venture Planning 3 Credits
This course will require students to select a business and prepare a
complete new venture plan for it. This plan would identify the product and
its target market, analyze its market potential, choose the location, scale
of operation, layout, staffing, type of financing, estimate the revenues and
profits, and present the income statement, balance sheet, and the cash
flow projections.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 348 or permission of instructor.
ENT 420 Student Venture Experience 3 Credits
Students will start and run a small business while under the supervision
and guidance of faculty. Students will take a business plan developed
through New Venture Planning (ENT 410) and execute it. Students will
experience the launch process and learn, hands on, how to adapt to the
marketplace. Some businesses started in this class may also be eligible
for seed venture funding from Rider.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 348, ENT 410, and permission of instructor.
ENT 444 Special Topics 3 Credits
3 Credits.
ENT 448 Small Business Consulting Sem 3 Credits
This course utilizes student teams to assist existing small businesses in
solving problems or researching opportunities. Students will spend the
majority of time in the field utilizing an experiential learning approach.
Weekly activity logs, proposal development, and project completion are
required. Restricted to seniors.
Prerequisite(s): ENT 348 and permission of instructor.
ENT 490 Independent Study 3-4 Credits
3 CREDITS.
ENT 491 Internship 3 Credits
Students will work in a small firm in a significant management capacity
and apply entrepreneurial skills in a real world setting. Requirements
include a journal of activities, a written paper presented to the internship
director, and a report by the firm on the intern’s performance. Class is
pass/fail and counts as a business or free elective.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor and junior standing.
doc_853073052.pdf