The College of Business has
several opportunities for local companies looking for assistance with
business plans. We offer courses where students create business plans (or a
portion thereof) for real companies, either individually or as part of a
structured team. Company requirements vary depending on the course, but all
require that a leadership team spend time with students
to answer questions and provide feedback.
If your company does not qualify for any of these programs, or if time frames don't permit you to use them, contact the Office of Employer Relations to advertise the opportunity as a short-term student project.
MBA Program
IBA (Integrated Business Applications)
All students in our Traditional MBA Program are required to complete this six-credit, two- semester course sequence. It utilizes a variety of computer applications, and includes the development of a detailed business plan that includes financial, marketing, information systems, management and operations analysis.
Company criteria:
- Must have a balance sheet and income statement
- Must have a minimum of 15 employees and conduct enough business to keep
five students busy for two semesters.
- Typically a for-profit firm with sales of over $2.5 million retail or $5 million wholesale.
- Must allow students to interview both employees and customers, if needed
For more information please contact Professor Paul Solomon.
Master of Science in Entrepreneurship,
Applied Technologies Program
Business Plan Development
Student teams develop a business plan for an opportunity developed by students or one by an entrepreneur in the local community. Business plans will be presented before a panel of local entrepreneurs for evaluation and critique in a competition format.
Criteria:
- Early stage company that is ideally still a concept without any ongoing operations or revenues.
- The concept will be evaluated to determine if it is capable of generating investor interest.
- Small businesses are typically not a good fit.
- High tech (life sciences, IT, engineering/design) typically are a good fit, as are large real estate projects and franchise concepts.
For more information please contact the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Strategies in Technology Entrepreneurship
The course is taught from a ‘corporate entrepreneurship’ perspective: how existing business ventures grow and transform themselves through identifying and pursuing new opportunities outside of their core business.
Criteria:
- Existing companies with revenues of at least $5 million that are looking to create a new business or enter a new market.
For more information please contact the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Strategic Market Assessment for New Technologies
This course focuses on assessing technology merit of new innovations, including development of an appreciation and understanding of intellectual property and strategic frameworks to commercialize new products.
Criteria:
- Individuals and companies with intellectual property that are trying to determine how to develop a product based on the IP.
For more information please contact the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Advanced Topics
This course helps students apply acquired knowledge into practice through an individual, faculty directed project or through a field study/internship. Projects typically involve developing a business plan for a business the student intends to launch.
Criteria:
- Companies looking for high level/talent interns in any area.
For more information please contact the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Venture Capital/Finance
The course focuses on financing strategies for new venture creation and growth. Three primary topics are covered: overview of the entrepreneurial finance process and involved players; performing business valuations; securities law with emphasis on developing term sheets and private placement memorandums.
Criteria:
- Companies that are looking have a valuation performed, or have a rough draft of a securities offering put together (term sheets, private placement memorandum).
For more information please contact the Center for Entrepreneurship.
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