ENTR 400
Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures (3) Overview of alternative forms of financing including seed capital, valuing a company, going public, partnerships, and acquisitions.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
B A 243 orB LAW 243;ENTR 320, FIN 301
ENTR 410
Entrepreneurial Marketing (3) Principles of Internet marketing and strategies for marketing new ventures on the Web.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
ENTR 320, MIS 204, MKTG 301
ENTR 420
Leadership and Growth of New Ventures (3) Leadership of an entrepreneurial organization, including organizational effectiveness, stages of entrepreneurial growth, strategies for the future, and developing people.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
ENTR 320;MGMT 100 orMGMT 301
ENTR 430
Entrepreneurship and New Product Development (3) Examines the process of designing, testing and launching new products, and developing a strategy for commercialization of the technology.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
ENTR 300
ENTR 440
Entrepreneurship and Franchising (3) Overview of the entire franchising process with a focus on licensing and distributorship, trade marks, strategy, and growing the enterprise.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite:
ENTR 300
ENTR 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, that are supervised on an individual basis and that fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2000
ENTR 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Summer 2000
ENTR 497A
Sheetz Fellow Program (1) This course is an introduction to the Sheetz Fellows Program. It prepares students with an entrepreneurial mindset for leadership roles by providing them with mentoring opportunities, acadmic challenges, and resources. Topic areas include; servant leadership, business networking, social networking, study abroad exploration, and resume development. The Sheetz Fellows experience offers "an education for leadership" in the best tradition of the Business program. It molds well-rounded students who are ready for the world and prepares students for citizenship and for life-long learning.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
ENTR 500
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (1-3) Practical and theortical insights into analyzing a new business opportunity that you have created.
Effective: Summer 2008
ENTR 501
Opportunity Creation and Launch (2) Identify a new opportunity, quantify its potential, understand key competitive factors, and develop presentations to secure venture financing.
Effective: Summer 2002
ENTR 502
Starting and Growing a New Business (2) An overview of traditional entrepreneurship considerations including competition, management teams, financing, and exit plans.
Effective: Summer 2002
ENTR 503
Garber Venture Capital Practicum (1-2) Structure investment opportunities, conduct due diligence, and potentially invest funds from the Smeal College of Business Garber Venture Capital Fund.
Effective: Summer 2002
ENTR 504
Essentials of Business Planning (2) Create a concise and coherent business plan for a start-up or a new corporate initiative.
Effective: Spring 2011
ENTR 571
Strategic Innovation in Corporate Networks (2) Capstone course integrating themes related to innovation by exploring entrepreneurism as strategic force throughout a full range of corporate entities.
Effective: Spring 2010
ENTR 596
Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, that are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Summer 2002
ENTR 597
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Spring 2002
ENTR 597C
Technology Commercialization (2) The course will use prototypes to set up problem-based learning projects on how to commercialize technology both within corporations and as spin offs/ startups.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
ENTR 597E
Sustainable Business Strategies (2) Course will provide a unique view of business issues that relate to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
ENTR 597E
Creating Value Through Social Entrepreneurship (2) Gain a toolkit of social-entrepreneur tactics for creating change; apply this toolkit to startup contexts as well as traditional managerial roles.
Effective: Spring 2014 Ending: Spring 2014 Future: Spring 2014
ENTR 597F
Entrepreneurial Finance (2) Students will learn by examining real cases including bootstrapping, grants, corporate partnering, etc. This course is suitable to students wishing to start their own companies or wishing to learn more about private equity models.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
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