Beyond the Business Plan: Building Implementation into an Entrepreneurship Curriculum
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The document discusses the integration of implementation strategies into an entrepreneurship curriculum at a college with over 23,000 students, highlighting the importance of various success metrics such as student evaluations and funding. It outlines a variety of programs and activities including business plan competitions, internships, and creative problem-solving initiatives. Additionally, it mentions future plans such as a franchise ownership program and web-based mentorship.
Beyond the Business Plan: Building Implementation into an Entrepreneurship Curriculum
- 1. Beyond the Business Plan: Building Implementation into an Entrepreneurship Curriculum Mick Jackowski Ken Phillips Director Chair Center for Innovation Department of Industrial Design
- 2. Center Origins Silo of Entrepreneurship Research New President Launch
- 3. Our College 23,000+ Students Undergraduate Large Minority Student Population Center for Innovation is new home for entrepreneurship training
- 4. Traditional Training Classroom Instruction Capstone Business Plan
- 5. Ranked Characteristics of Entrepreneurship Centers Measure of Success 1. Number of students 2. Student Evaluations 3. Number of graduates 4. Funding Internal Activities External Activities 1. Business plan competitions 1. Seminars and workshops 2. Internships 2. Guest speakers 3. Student Clubs 3. Grants 4. Technology transfer Finkle, Kuratko and Goldsby (2006)
- 6. Differentiators Not Housed in a School Cross-Disciplinary Customer-Driven, not Product-Driven Focus on Implementation
- 7. Curriculum Minor or Certificate Electives Creative Problem-Solving Artrepreneurship New Venture Feasibility Ethics and Entrepreneurs New Venture Creation I & II Entrepreneurial Promotions Internship Planned Electives Entrepreneurship in Music Intellectual Property course
- 8. Programs Innovation Loan Fund – Micro-lending E-Coaching – Web-based Mentorship Innovation Challenge – Business Plan and Idea Competitions
- 9. The Future Franchise Ownership Program Retail Outlets
- 10. Thank You!