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  • 1.00 Credits

    Entering this course, you will move forward with validating in the market an opportunity you have identified that you believe is a high-potential demand creation opportunity. It is expected that you have already 1) verified the customers' job priorities, 2) verified that your value proposition is compelling to those customers, 3) designed a viable business model that you believe can profitably fulfill the value proposition, 4) ascertained an exhaustive set of value targets to inform solution design and 5) determined a demand creation strategy for commercializing the proposed solution (steps 1-5 in the AVID methodology). In this course, you'll continue through the AVID cycle, moving deeper into the discovery process.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course will help you establish an e-commerce foundation for your business that can be built upon as you grow. We'll learn the steps needed to help your business start selling online. From which platform to use, to a growth strategy once a foundation is built, this course will aid your journeyin becoming digitally mature entrepreneurs. I'm not a traditional professor, so this class probably won't follow traditional guidelines. Innovation, experiences gained, and execution of principles taught will be more important than papers written or assignments turned in.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course presents the overall process of taking an idea through to a manufactured product ready for marketing and selling. Starting from the initial product idea, each lecture will cover a step in the process. Though specific skills and techniques will be covered, the goal is to understand primarily how to manage the process of design and development successfully. Students will learn to analytically vet ideas at the beginning and continually through the design and development cycle. They will also research successful products online and in-person, and understand what factors contributed to this effectiveness.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is concerned with understanding and navigating some of the top legal issues facing business today. It is designed specifically for individuals who are, or intend to become, small business owners. The course has a dual focus on developing you: (1) as a more analytical and effective business owner, and (2) leader.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course covers basic financial statements, creating pro-forma statements and analysis of financial statements. The course will view finance from the entrepreneur, lender and investor's perspectives. By the end of the course students will be able to evaluate and apply a range of financial techniques for business startup purposes.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course presents traditional and non-traditional financing techniques appropriate for the entrepreneurial business startup. The course will view finance from the entrepreneur, lender and investor's perspectives. By the end of the course students will be able to evaluate and apply a range of financial techniques for business startup or expansion purposes.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is concerned with identifying, evaluating, and supporting metrics which promote outcomes which are important for your venture. It is designed specifically for individuals who are, or intend to become, small business owners. The course has a dual focus on developing your: (1) results-focused analytical abilities, and (2) leadership approach in directing/promoting employee growth. It is designed to give you insight into your own attitudes, beliefs, and leadership philosophy, to provide you with assessment tools that will help you diagnose, understand, and develop more effective and influential leadership programs for your business. It is also designed to provide skill development in important areas such as leadership, performance enhancement, teamwork, communication, and feedback-giving.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This course is concerned with understanding and managing the human resources of a small business. It is designed specifically for individuals who are, or intend to become, small business owners. The course has a dual focus on developing you: (1) as a more analytical and effective manager, and (2) leader. It is designed to give you insight into your own attitudes, beliefs, and management philosophy, to provide you with analytical tools that will help you diagnose, understand, and develop solutions to management problems. It is also designed to provide skill development in important areas such as leadership, performance enhancement, teamwork, communication, and feedback-giving.
  • 1.00 - 6.00 Credits

    Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The aim of this course is for students to develop a business model that they will validate and iterate via paying and participating customers including managing budgets and spending plans designed to launch a business using actual dollars. Student teams will present their company at the beginning of the course as teams and will then use student start-up funds to launch their business. By the end of the course students will have launched a real start up business.