Entrepreneurship Pathway
Entrepreneurship is a career path for many students upon graduation or later in their career. Launching a new venture raises unique challenges given that a sustainable business model has yet to be determined and financial resources are initially limited. A second path to entrepreneurship is through acquisition of an existing company, which brings challenges of its own and reaches across all business functions.
This pathway offers a curriculum that combines strategy, finance, organizations, and marketing in pursuit of successful new venture creation or acquisition of an existing company. For those interested in new ventures, the pathway includes a sequence that allows students to develop and launch new companies (ENTR 462, 464, and 466), coupled with courses that develop discipline-based skills of particular relevance to building new firms. For those interested in acquiring a company, the introductory course (ENTR 905-5) is followed by courses to develop the skills required to complete the acquisition as well as to be a successful operator.
Faculty sponsors: Ben Jones (Strategy), Mitchell Petersen (Finance).
1 | Foundational
Discover, Test, Launch Series
- New Venture Discovery:
- New Venture Development:
- New Venture Launch:
2 | Depth
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital:
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance:
- Entrepreneurship: Building Innovation, Teams, and Cultures:
- Introduction to Software Development:
- Digital Marketing Implementation:
- Business Law:
- Launching and Leading Startups:
- Startup Branding:
- Intellectual Property for Entrepreneurs: *
- Intellectual Capital Management: *
- Entrepreneurial Selling:
- Entrepreneurship and Market Creation in Emerging Markets:
*These two courses have significant content overlap and students should not take both courses.
3 | Industry-Focused And Experiential
- Medical Product Financing and Commercialization:
- Social Innovation Practicum
- Real Estate Entrepreneurship:
- Commercializing Innovations:
- Digital Health for the Entrepreneur:
4 | NUVention Cross-University
NUVention courses offered through McCormick include discover, test and launch phases.
1 | Foundational
- Entrepreneurship through Acquisition:
- Acquisition & Management of a Small Business:
2 | Depth - Finance, Accounting and Legal
- Financial Modeling for Private Equity Transactions:
- Managerial Accounting:
- Business Law:
3 | Depth - Leadership And Communication
- Strategic Communication for Organizations:
- Personal Leadership Insights:
- Selling Yourself and Your Ideas:
- Negotiations Fundamentals:
4 | Depth - Sales And Marketing
- Entrepreneurial Selling:
- Omnichannel Experience Strategy:
- Growth Strategy Practicum:
5 | Depth - Operations
- Strategic Decisions in Operations:
6 | Depth - International And Emerging Markets
- Strategic Challenges in Emerging Markets:
- Global Entrepreneurial Finance:
If you are interested in this pathway, you may also want to view the Growth & Scaling and Venture Capital & Private Equity pathways.
Last edited May 14, 2024. For any questions regarding this page, please email kellogg-registrar@kellogg.northwestern.edu.