Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development (Elective)

3 credit hours · Graduate

Using lectures, group work, individual work, cases, and guest speakers, this course examines the key theories and elements related to the entrepreneurial cycle. The entrepreneurial cycle includes the idea generation and investigation phase, the start-up, the potential for rapid growth, and harvesting the value created by the firm at exit. The questions addressed specifically investigate: 1) whether it is viable to either start or purchase a business, 2) where and how to secure financing for either option, 3) how to marshal other resources critical for growth, and 4) how to position the firm to capture its wealth when the entrepreneur is ready to exit.