MBAD606

This course is designed as an introduction to the key elements of entrepreneurship and will focus on:
- Understanding key characteristics of entrepreneurs.
- Mechanics of starting a business.
- Requirements for growing a business.
- Driving the business
- Social/Sustainable Issues
Students will evaluate the business skills and commitment necessary to successfully operate an entrepreneurial venture and review the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship. Students will take an “inward journey”, exploring themselves, their decisions, skill sets and goals to determine if and how entrepreneurship can play a role in their lives. Students will also be introduced to entrepreneurship from an economic perspective and the concepts of social, sustainable, and environmental entrepreneurship/stewardship will be explored. Each class will include participatory lecture, a case study and group activity to develop entrepreneurial "launch tools."