Intro: Tools Entrepreneurship

2 Credits · Level: Graduate

Successful entrepreneurship requires understanding and mastering basic tools that are essential to initiating and building a successful company. While the path for each company is unique, this course will concentrate on core principles that are ingredients for success. Many startup companies are known to fail for one or more reasons that can be avoided. Several guests who have successfully started biotechnology companies will present their individual paths to building their companies. Independent studies will include analysis of successes and failures of startups. Exposure to NIH SBIR and SBA funding and independently writing of a business plans will be included. Students will identify internships in startup small companies and with individuals who have started companies that have been able to succeed in bringing products to market.