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With this detailed criteria regarding mba entrepreneurship at a glance.
MBA Center For Sustainable Enterprise :
At A Glance
PROFILE
MBA14-038
2014 MBA COMPENSATION
MEAN MEDIAN
BASE SALARY $104,286 $100,000
SIGNING BONUS $24,964 $25,000
GUARANTEED
BONUS
$21,832 $16,625
MBA Entrepreneurship: At A Glance
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School is committed to developing transformative entrepreneurial
leaders as founders, funders and growth executives. The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES),
founded in 1997 through the generosity of Frank Hawkins Kenan, offers a comprehensive array of
curricular and co-curricular programs under the rubric Learn-Launch-Lead (L3)™ to develop skills
and direct experience not found at other business schools. Our broad-spectrum entrepreneurship
curriculum fosters our collaborative, hands-on and results-driven learning environment to build
an entrepreneurial mindset. And, our commitment extends beyond graduation to support career
transitions through our global network of alumni mentors and coaches.
CLASSES OFFERED
FOUNDER
Entrepreneurs Lab (ELab)
Innovation and Product Development
Launching the Venture (LTV)
Protecting and Designing Technology Startups
Social Entrepreneurship
FUNDER
Applied Private Investment Management
Applied Venture Capital Concepts
Business Plan Analysis
Private Equity
Venture Capital Valuation and Deal Structure
GROWTH
EXECUTIVE
Family Business I: Introduction to Family Enterprise
Family Business II: Managing the Family Of?ce
Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Managing the Growing Business
Sales
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
U.S. News and World Report
2015 Best Colleges report,
consistently in the top 10
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneur Magazine
2015 Top 25 Colleges report
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9
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12
KEY RESOURCES
SELECT NOTABLE ALUMNI
Brent Callinicos: Uber
GROWTH EXECUTIVE
Joseph Colopy: Bronto Software
FOUNDER
Jason Kilar: Hulu
FOUNDER
Martin Lagod :
Firelake Capital Management
FUNDER
Julian Robertson: Tiger Management
FOUNDER
Amit Singh: Spectraforce
FOUNDER
Bill Starling:
Synergy Life Science Partners
FOUNDER
Jeff Tucker: Century Bridge Capital
GROWTH EXECUTIVE
Sumit Vohra:
Lonerider Brewing Company
FOUNDER
Matt Williamson: Windsor Circle
FOUNDER
Tucker York: Goldman Sachs
GROWTH EXECUTIVE
CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES (CES)
At UNC Kenan-Flagler, an entrepreneurial spirit is ingrained into our culture. Since 1997, CES has
offered students, staff and faculty the resources to identify and evaluate valuable entrepreneurial
opportunities and get connected to mentors and coaches in Research Triangle Park (RTP) — one of
the nation’s most vibrant entrepreneurial hotspots.
FACULTY, ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCE (EIRs) AND PRACTICING ENTREPRENEURS
UNC Kenan-Flagler faculty are dedicated to making the complex world of entrepreneurship accessible
and tangible. The UNC Kenan-Flagler EIRs leverage a deep industry expertise and network, and they
mentor and coach students through a myriad of innovative topics. Successful practicing entrepreneurs
enhance the classroom experience by guiding students’ entrepreneurial ideas and models based on
their startup experiences.
1789 VENTURE LAB
The 1789 Venture Lab provides support for ?edgling innovators with ideas for non-pro?t, for-pro?t
or social entrepreneurial ventures. Access to relevant mentors and business coaches and essential
services are provided for students and alumni starting their ventures. (www.1789venturelab.com)
ADAMS APPRENTICESHIP
This game-changing program is designed for entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation, creating
opportunities and demonstrating results. Adams Apprentices are offered exclusive access to Adams
Advisors — a select group of Carolina alumni and friends uniquely positioned to open doors and
facilitate entrepreneurial success in multiple career pathways.
LEARN
LAUNCH
LEAD
Establishes a strong foundation through our
curriculum to forge a successful and high-
impact transition to entrepreneurship as a:
Founder: An entrepreneur who initiates a new
enterprise
Funder: A leader in capital formation, venture
capital and private equity investing
Growth Executive: A senior leader in a high-growth
venture or a corporate intrapreneur
Provides direct experience through:
Launching the Venture: A course series designed to
teach, empower and inspire entrepreneurship
LaUNCh Chapel Hill: Our innovative venture
accelerator
Carolina Challenge: Our University-wide venture
competition
De?nes our commitment to the growth
entrepreneur through:
Entrepreneurs Lab (ELab): A marketplace for
entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC ): An
annual global, venture funding competition
Adams Apprenticeship: A year-long coaching
process with UNC’s leading entrepreneurial alumni
and friends
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Campus Box 3440
Kenan Center, Suite 402
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3440 USA
Kris Hergert
Associate Director
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
919-962-5472 [email protected]
@UNCeship
www.kenan-?agler.unc.edu/entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURS LAB (ELab)
ELab offers a select number of UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA business students
a rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs at their
locations to see innovation ?rsthand. The class also invites best-in-class
thought leaders to offer their insights and connections to accelerate
the student experience.
VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPETITION (VCIC)
Founded at UNC Kenan-Flagler in 1998, VCIC attracts 1,200 MBA
students from 60 different business schools around the world. VCIC
provides MBA students with a unique opportunity to learn about
venture capital funding by acting as VCs and evaluating real startup
ventures. VCIC simulates the entire VC investment process in an
extremely condensed time period, providing MBA students with a ?rst-
hand glimpse of venture capital. (www.vcic.org)
THE CAROLINA CHALLENGE
One of the nation’s premier university-sponsored entrepreneurship
competitions. Since 2005, dozens of new ventures created by students,
recent graduates and faculty have competed for up to $50,000 of seed
funding. Participants are also given the opportunity to network with
experienced business experts and receive valuable feedback.
STARTUP CONSULTING PROGRAM
This program provides MBAs an experiential learning opportunity
serving as consultants to early-stage, UNC-af?liated startup companies.
These consulting projects offer students the chance to develop and
hone entrepreneurial and startup skills through hands-on work
and the opportunity to expand their network of founders, advisors
and management teams. Projects often include market research,
competitive analysis, business model development, pitch presentation
re?nement, and validation of ?nancing strategies.
MBA CAREER MANAGEMENT CENTER
UNC Kenan-Flagler offers a broad range of career development
resources including preparatory courses, elevator pitch practice and
startup-focused career treks to the Bay area, RTP, New York and Boston.
A dedicated associate director is focused on entrepreneurial and
startup career outcomes and is actively supported by the Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies.
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
The only student-run fund associated with a top-tier business school
that seeks to provide real returns to its limited partners. Currently, the
Kenan-Flagler PE Fund has more than $4.4 million of committed capital
under management across two funds. (www.kfpefund.com)
LAUNCH CHAPEL HILL
This startup accelerator is designed to increase the growth potential
of high-impact startup and early stage ventures. Launch Chapel Hill
provides the support, tools and knowledge needed to decrease risks,
reduce go-to-market time and accelerate the growth of a startup.
(www.launchchapelhill.com)
LAUNCHING THE VENTURE
A series of courses in feasibility, business planning and ?nancing
designed to teach, empower and inspire entrepreneurial teams at UNC
to launch commercial businesses and social ventures. These courses also
provide hands-on coaching and mentoring. (www.launch.unc.edu)
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER ALUMNI
UNC Kenan-Flagler has a broad and globally active network of 1,150
alumni - and counting, currently working as serial entrepreneurs,
venture capitalist/private equity investors and growth executives.
UNC Kenan-Flagler
is positioned to be
the training ground for
the next generation
of transformative
entrepreneurial leaders.
For business leaders to be relevant in the future, they will need to acquire
the skills of the entrepreneur. UNC Kenan-Flagler is best positioned among
peer business schools to shape entrepreneurial leaders through our Learn-
Launch-Lead. This model delivers depth and breadth to prepare graduates to
transition to entrepreneurship over the course of their career – as founders of
new enterprises, funders in venture capital and private equity investing as well
as corporate intrapreneurs or senior leaders in high-growth ventures.
— Ted Zoller
Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
doc_158533956.pdf
With this detailed criteria regarding mba entrepreneurship at a glance.
MBA Center For Sustainable Enterprise :
At A Glance
PROFILE
MBA14-038
2014 MBA COMPENSATION
MEAN MEDIAN
BASE SALARY $104,286 $100,000
SIGNING BONUS $24,964 $25,000
GUARANTEED
BONUS
$21,832 $16,625
MBA Entrepreneurship: At A Glance
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School is committed to developing transformative entrepreneurial
leaders as founders, funders and growth executives. The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES),
founded in 1997 through the generosity of Frank Hawkins Kenan, offers a comprehensive array of
curricular and co-curricular programs under the rubric Learn-Launch-Lead (L3)™ to develop skills
and direct experience not found at other business schools. Our broad-spectrum entrepreneurship
curriculum fosters our collaborative, hands-on and results-driven learning environment to build
an entrepreneurial mindset. And, our commitment extends beyond graduation to support career
transitions through our global network of alumni mentors and coaches.
CLASSES OFFERED
FOUNDER
Entrepreneurs Lab (ELab)
Innovation and Product Development
Launching the Venture (LTV)
Protecting and Designing Technology Startups
Social Entrepreneurship
FUNDER
Applied Private Investment Management
Applied Venture Capital Concepts
Business Plan Analysis
Private Equity
Venture Capital Valuation and Deal Structure
GROWTH
EXECUTIVE
Family Business I: Introduction to Family Enterprise
Family Business II: Managing the Family Of?ce
Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Managing the Growing Business
Sales
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
U.S. News and World Report
2015 Best Colleges report,
consistently in the top 10
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneur Magazine
2015 Top 25 Colleges report
#
9
#
12
KEY RESOURCES
SELECT NOTABLE ALUMNI
Brent Callinicos: Uber
GROWTH EXECUTIVE
Joseph Colopy: Bronto Software
FOUNDER
Jason Kilar: Hulu
FOUNDER
Martin Lagod :
Firelake Capital Management
FUNDER
Julian Robertson: Tiger Management
FOUNDER
Amit Singh: Spectraforce
FOUNDER
Bill Starling:
Synergy Life Science Partners
FOUNDER
Jeff Tucker: Century Bridge Capital
GROWTH EXECUTIVE
Sumit Vohra:
Lonerider Brewing Company
FOUNDER
Matt Williamson: Windsor Circle
FOUNDER
Tucker York: Goldman Sachs
GROWTH EXECUTIVE
CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES (CES)
At UNC Kenan-Flagler, an entrepreneurial spirit is ingrained into our culture. Since 1997, CES has
offered students, staff and faculty the resources to identify and evaluate valuable entrepreneurial
opportunities and get connected to mentors and coaches in Research Triangle Park (RTP) — one of
the nation’s most vibrant entrepreneurial hotspots.
FACULTY, ENTREPRENEURS IN RESIDENCE (EIRs) AND PRACTICING ENTREPRENEURS
UNC Kenan-Flagler faculty are dedicated to making the complex world of entrepreneurship accessible
and tangible. The UNC Kenan-Flagler EIRs leverage a deep industry expertise and network, and they
mentor and coach students through a myriad of innovative topics. Successful practicing entrepreneurs
enhance the classroom experience by guiding students’ entrepreneurial ideas and models based on
their startup experiences.
1789 VENTURE LAB
The 1789 Venture Lab provides support for ?edgling innovators with ideas for non-pro?t, for-pro?t
or social entrepreneurial ventures. Access to relevant mentors and business coaches and essential
services are provided for students and alumni starting their ventures. (www.1789venturelab.com)
ADAMS APPRENTICESHIP
This game-changing program is designed for entrepreneurs with a passion for innovation, creating
opportunities and demonstrating results. Adams Apprentices are offered exclusive access to Adams
Advisors — a select group of Carolina alumni and friends uniquely positioned to open doors and
facilitate entrepreneurial success in multiple career pathways.
LEARN
LAUNCH
LEAD
Establishes a strong foundation through our
curriculum to forge a successful and high-
impact transition to entrepreneurship as a:
Founder: An entrepreneur who initiates a new
enterprise
Funder: A leader in capital formation, venture
capital and private equity investing
Growth Executive: A senior leader in a high-growth
venture or a corporate intrapreneur
Provides direct experience through:
Launching the Venture: A course series designed to
teach, empower and inspire entrepreneurship
LaUNCh Chapel Hill: Our innovative venture
accelerator
Carolina Challenge: Our University-wide venture
competition
De?nes our commitment to the growth
entrepreneur through:
Entrepreneurs Lab (ELab): A marketplace for
entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC ): An
annual global, venture funding competition
Adams Apprenticeship: A year-long coaching
process with UNC’s leading entrepreneurial alumni
and friends
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Campus Box 3440
Kenan Center, Suite 402
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3440 USA
Kris Hergert
Associate Director
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
919-962-5472 [email protected]
@UNCeship
www.kenan-?agler.unc.edu/entrepreneurship
ENTREPRENEURS LAB (ELab)
ELab offers a select number of UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA business students
a rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with local entrepreneurs at their
locations to see innovation ?rsthand. The class also invites best-in-class
thought leaders to offer their insights and connections to accelerate
the student experience.
VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPETITION (VCIC)
Founded at UNC Kenan-Flagler in 1998, VCIC attracts 1,200 MBA
students from 60 different business schools around the world. VCIC
provides MBA students with a unique opportunity to learn about
venture capital funding by acting as VCs and evaluating real startup
ventures. VCIC simulates the entire VC investment process in an
extremely condensed time period, providing MBA students with a ?rst-
hand glimpse of venture capital. (www.vcic.org)
THE CAROLINA CHALLENGE
One of the nation’s premier university-sponsored entrepreneurship
competitions. Since 2005, dozens of new ventures created by students,
recent graduates and faculty have competed for up to $50,000 of seed
funding. Participants are also given the opportunity to network with
experienced business experts and receive valuable feedback.
STARTUP CONSULTING PROGRAM
This program provides MBAs an experiential learning opportunity
serving as consultants to early-stage, UNC-af?liated startup companies.
These consulting projects offer students the chance to develop and
hone entrepreneurial and startup skills through hands-on work
and the opportunity to expand their network of founders, advisors
and management teams. Projects often include market research,
competitive analysis, business model development, pitch presentation
re?nement, and validation of ?nancing strategies.
MBA CAREER MANAGEMENT CENTER
UNC Kenan-Flagler offers a broad range of career development
resources including preparatory courses, elevator pitch practice and
startup-focused career treks to the Bay area, RTP, New York and Boston.
A dedicated associate director is focused on entrepreneurial and
startup career outcomes and is actively supported by the Center for
Entrepreneurial Studies.
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER PRIVATE EQUITY FUND
The only student-run fund associated with a top-tier business school
that seeks to provide real returns to its limited partners. Currently, the
Kenan-Flagler PE Fund has more than $4.4 million of committed capital
under management across two funds. (www.kfpefund.com)
LAUNCH CHAPEL HILL
This startup accelerator is designed to increase the growth potential
of high-impact startup and early stage ventures. Launch Chapel Hill
provides the support, tools and knowledge needed to decrease risks,
reduce go-to-market time and accelerate the growth of a startup.
(www.launchchapelhill.com)
LAUNCHING THE VENTURE
A series of courses in feasibility, business planning and ?nancing
designed to teach, empower and inspire entrepreneurial teams at UNC
to launch commercial businesses and social ventures. These courses also
provide hands-on coaching and mentoring. (www.launch.unc.edu)
UNC KENAN-FLAGLER ALUMNI
UNC Kenan-Flagler has a broad and globally active network of 1,150
alumni - and counting, currently working as serial entrepreneurs,
venture capitalist/private equity investors and growth executives.
UNC Kenan-Flagler
is positioned to be
the training ground for
the next generation
of transformative
entrepreneurial leaders.
For business leaders to be relevant in the future, they will need to acquire
the skills of the entrepreneur. UNC Kenan-Flagler is best positioned among
peer business schools to shape entrepreneurial leaders through our Learn-
Launch-Lead. This model delivers depth and breadth to prepare graduates to
transition to entrepreneurship over the course of their career – as founders of
new enterprises, funders in venture capital and private equity investing as well
as corporate intrapreneurs or senior leaders in high-growth ventures.
— Ted Zoller
Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Senior Fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
doc_158533956.pdf