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Elucidation pertaining to mba concentration in entrepreneurship.
The Foundation for The Gator Nation
An Equal Opportunity Institution
Warrington College of Business Administration 267 Stuzin Hall
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation PO Box 117168
Gainesville, FL 32611-7168
352-273-0330
352-846-2170 Fax
www.cei.ufl.edu
MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship
To be successful, future entrepreneurs need to be prepared to effectively address the broad range
of challenges that lie ahead in their careers. Like any other discipline, entrepreneurship is
comprised of discrete skills, strategies, and behaviors that can be modeled successfully. Much of
the program's curriculum focuses on opportunity assessment, business plan development, and
the sourcing of capital and is suitable for specializations in which there is a need for informed
decision making, innovative management, and value generation. Participants will be given a
cutting-edge education in entrepreneurial and innovative business practices and upon
completion of the program, graduates will be able to effectively initiate, develop, grow and
manage new ventures, either as start-ups, in the corporate environment or the non-profit sector.
The MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship is open to MBA students only. Students must
complete courses as outlined below.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Learning Goals and Objectives:
I. Students pursuing the MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship will be able to define
the entrepreneurial context for new venture creation including:
(1) Identifying the mindset, attitudes and behaviors of successful
entrepreneurs both domestically and abroad
(2) Outlining the legal, ethical, and social responsibilities of start-up
organizations
II. Students pursuing the MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship will be able to define
the necessary steps for the recognition and evaluation of actionable new venture
opportunities and assess the necessary resources required for launch including:
(1) Calculating the feasibility of new venture opportunities
(2) Assessing the human, physical, and financial resources required to launch
new ventures
III. Students pursuing the MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship will be able to write
and communicate effectively a plan for the growth and development of new
ventures including:
(1) Writing a comprehensive business plan for the growth and development of
new ventures that is clear, concise, grammatically correct and with
convincing analysis
(2) Developing an effective pitch for the growth and development of new
ventures including speaking in groups and in public clearly, concisely,
grammatically correct, with convincing analysis and appropriate use of
visual aids
_______________________________________________________________________________
Concentration Outline and Course Descriptions:
Required Courses (choose four):
• Entrepreneurship (ENT 6006) – 2 Credits (Summer A / Summer B / Fall Mod 1)
Practical, hands-on understanding of stages of entrepreneurial process. Focus on decision-
making process within start-up company.
• Integrated Technology Venture (ENT 6950) – 2 Credits (Full year commitment)
(Must Contact Ted Astleford to Register: [email protected])
The Integrated Technology Venture program (ITV) is a year-long interdisciplinary
collaboration meant to emulate the earliest stages of a technology startup company.
Students and faculty from business, engineering and law team up under the guidance of a
volunteer CEO to work intensively with a technology invented by a University of Florida
researcher.
• Business Plan Formation (ENT 6116) – 2 Credits (Spring Mod 4)
Professional development and preparation of company business plan. Full analysis of
plan outside evaluation and ranking.
• Global Entrepreneurship (ENT 6706) – 2 Credits (Fall Mod 1)
Consideration of global market context in starting entrepreneurial ventures
internationally.
• International Study Program (GEB 6930) – 2 credits (Fall break)
The Global Entrepreneurship Study Program is designed to introduce students to global
entrepreneurial perspectives and cultural differences. By visiting various businesses and
organizations, as well as participating in academic lectures, students will gain a more
practical understanding of entrepreneurship as a global economic development engine from
individuals who actually work within the entrepreneurial environment.
• Product Development & Management (MAR 6833) – 2 Credits
(Fall Mod 1 Open Enrollment / Fall Mod 2 MBA Only)
Product development is an increasingly critical activity in most firms. Success at new product
development can determine the survival of a firm. Unfortunately, an astonishingly large
percentage of new products fail, and the cost of failure in dollar terms can be enormous. Our
objective is to become as proficient as possible at managing the product development process.
• Social Entrepreneurship (ENT 6506) – 2 Credits (Fall Mod 2)
Process of starting, financing, assessing, and managing a succession of mission-based for-
profit and no-for-profit ventures.
• Venture Analysis (ENT 6016) – 2 Credits (Spring Mod 3)
To explore and critique real-world examples of how new business ventures were conceived,
started and run. To provide students with the analytical skills necessary to examine the
structure and strategic and tactical activities of new business ventures.
• Venture Finance (ENT 6416) – 2 Credits (Fall Mod 2 / Spring Mod 4)
Capital structure and financing needs of Start-up Company as well as valuation of non-
publicly traded companies, intellectual property.
doc_148397582.pdf
Elucidation pertaining to mba concentration in entrepreneurship.
The Foundation for The Gator Nation
An Equal Opportunity Institution
Warrington College of Business Administration 267 Stuzin Hall
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation PO Box 117168
Gainesville, FL 32611-7168
352-273-0330
352-846-2170 Fax
www.cei.ufl.edu
MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship
To be successful, future entrepreneurs need to be prepared to effectively address the broad range
of challenges that lie ahead in their careers. Like any other discipline, entrepreneurship is
comprised of discrete skills, strategies, and behaviors that can be modeled successfully. Much of
the program's curriculum focuses on opportunity assessment, business plan development, and
the sourcing of capital and is suitable for specializations in which there is a need for informed
decision making, innovative management, and value generation. Participants will be given a
cutting-edge education in entrepreneurial and innovative business practices and upon
completion of the program, graduates will be able to effectively initiate, develop, grow and
manage new ventures, either as start-ups, in the corporate environment or the non-profit sector.
The MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship is open to MBA students only. Students must
complete courses as outlined below.
_______________________________________________________________________________
Learning Goals and Objectives:
I. Students pursuing the MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship will be able to define
the entrepreneurial context for new venture creation including:
(1) Identifying the mindset, attitudes and behaviors of successful
entrepreneurs both domestically and abroad
(2) Outlining the legal, ethical, and social responsibilities of start-up
organizations
II. Students pursuing the MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship will be able to define
the necessary steps for the recognition and evaluation of actionable new venture
opportunities and assess the necessary resources required for launch including:
(1) Calculating the feasibility of new venture opportunities
(2) Assessing the human, physical, and financial resources required to launch
new ventures
III. Students pursuing the MBA Concentration in Entrepreneurship will be able to write
and communicate effectively a plan for the growth and development of new
ventures including:
(1) Writing a comprehensive business plan for the growth and development of
new ventures that is clear, concise, grammatically correct and with
convincing analysis
(2) Developing an effective pitch for the growth and development of new
ventures including speaking in groups and in public clearly, concisely,
grammatically correct, with convincing analysis and appropriate use of
visual aids
_______________________________________________________________________________
Concentration Outline and Course Descriptions:
Required Courses (choose four):
• Entrepreneurship (ENT 6006) – 2 Credits (Summer A / Summer B / Fall Mod 1)
Practical, hands-on understanding of stages of entrepreneurial process. Focus on decision-
making process within start-up company.
• Integrated Technology Venture (ENT 6950) – 2 Credits (Full year commitment)
(Must Contact Ted Astleford to Register: [email protected])
The Integrated Technology Venture program (ITV) is a year-long interdisciplinary
collaboration meant to emulate the earliest stages of a technology startup company.
Students and faculty from business, engineering and law team up under the guidance of a
volunteer CEO to work intensively with a technology invented by a University of Florida
researcher.
• Business Plan Formation (ENT 6116) – 2 Credits (Spring Mod 4)
Professional development and preparation of company business plan. Full analysis of
plan outside evaluation and ranking.
• Global Entrepreneurship (ENT 6706) – 2 Credits (Fall Mod 1)
Consideration of global market context in starting entrepreneurial ventures
internationally.
• International Study Program (GEB 6930) – 2 credits (Fall break)
The Global Entrepreneurship Study Program is designed to introduce students to global
entrepreneurial perspectives and cultural differences. By visiting various businesses and
organizations, as well as participating in academic lectures, students will gain a more
practical understanding of entrepreneurship as a global economic development engine from
individuals who actually work within the entrepreneurial environment.
• Product Development & Management (MAR 6833) – 2 Credits
(Fall Mod 1 Open Enrollment / Fall Mod 2 MBA Only)
Product development is an increasingly critical activity in most firms. Success at new product
development can determine the survival of a firm. Unfortunately, an astonishingly large
percentage of new products fail, and the cost of failure in dollar terms can be enormous. Our
objective is to become as proficient as possible at managing the product development process.
• Social Entrepreneurship (ENT 6506) – 2 Credits (Fall Mod 2)
Process of starting, financing, assessing, and managing a succession of mission-based for-
profit and no-for-profit ventures.
• Venture Analysis (ENT 6016) – 2 Credits (Spring Mod 3)
To explore and critique real-world examples of how new business ventures were conceived,
started and run. To provide students with the analytical skills necessary to examine the
structure and strategic and tactical activities of new business ventures.
• Venture Finance (ENT 6416) – 2 Credits (Fall Mod 2 / Spring Mod 4)
Capital structure and financing needs of Start-up Company as well as valuation of non-
publicly traded companies, intellectual property.
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