Entrepreneurship
MBA Concentration

Do you want to be your own boss rather than working for someone else?  Have you the passion to convert an idea into reality?  Do you want to be involved in the total operation of a business, from concept to creation?  Are you interested in developing a venture in an established firm?   Do you want to become a consultant to bring about change in firms?  If so, the MBA Entrepreneurship Concentration can be of help.  Students can pursue the Entrepreneurship concentration by itself or add it as a second concentration in order to become an entrepreneur in a functional field.  For example, you may use it to launch a CPA practice, become an independent financial planner, or start a marketing research firm.

The Entrepreneurship Concentration is earned by taking three courses (9 credits) beyond the core:

Two required courses:

53:620:517   Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation
Foundation course that provides an understanding of the key components of creating a new business. Students develop a business concept into a potential business opportunity. They screen it against success criteria, perform research, develop the business model and marketing strategy, and create a comprehensive business plan.

53:620:535   Entrepreneurship Team Consulting
Practical course in which students work in teams, with guidance from the instructor, on consulting projects for clients to bring about change. The course has an in-class component of instruction.  Students learn the protocol of consulting, from client engagement, through managing deadlines, to making a final presentation to top management.

One approved elective course taken from the following:

53:620:670    Corporate Restructuring
53:620:678    Business and the Natural Environment
53:390:670    New Venture Finance
53:135:670    Raising Capital
53:620:670    Strategic Management of Technology Ventures
53:630:670    Selling and Sales Management
53:620:671    Business Venturing in Established Companies (or Corporate Entrepreneurship)
53:620:530    Mergers and Acquisitions

One elective related to Entrepreneurship to be Approved by the  Area Coordinator, Professor Briance Mascarenhas, mascaren@crab.rutgers.edu