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Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship

The major in Entrepreneurship prepares students for the challenges of today's fast-paced and uncertain economic environment, where competition is based on opportunity recognition, innovation, speed to market, and entrepreneurial drive. In this innovative degree program, the focus is on developing an entrepreneurial mindset and creating value in the marketplace. Students learn to capitalize on uncertainty rather than avoid it and embrace the learning that comes from taking calculated risks. The curriculum is multidisciplinary and designed to give students as opportunity to develop their own creative skills where applying basic business principles to the challenges of starting a new business, growing a business, or managing a family business. The program emphasizes the new venture creation model and its application in small and large companies and in profit and not-for-profit organizations.

The entrepreneurship major prepares its graduates for a wide range of business-related career paths. Some are prepared to start their own business, either soon after graduation or at some point in the future. Some are prepared to begin a more traditional leadership path where the self-reliance, initiative, creativity, and communications skills developed in this program are viewed as positive qualities by prospective employers. Still others are prepared to apply their newly developed business planning and analysis skills to obtain entry-level positions with consulting firms, commercial lending institutions, and private equity firms. The major in Entrepreneurship provides students with career options not available to students graduating with traditional business degrees.

Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute

The mission of the Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute is to serve the northern region of Kentucky by maximizing learning opportunities for entrepreneurially inclined students by: providing an entrepreneurship curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels; conducting applied research on topics relevant and useful to practicing entrepreneurs; and, serving as a comprehensive and valued resource for students, faculty, and the regional business community. Entrepreneurship, creating value through innovation, is one of the fastest growing subjects in today's business schools. The focus of the academic programs in the Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute is on generating ideas based on creativity, opportunity identification, feasibility studies, start-up activities and early stage strategies; and sound business practices and new initiatives within corporate environments.

Areas of Study:

• Opportunity Recognition
• Feasibility Analysis
• Business Planning
• Venture Financing
• Corporate Venturing
• Management of Innovation

Career Opportunities:

• Consulting Firms
• Commercial Lending Institutions
• New Business Start-Ups
• Private Equity Firms

AACSB International Accreditation

NKU College of Business has earned AACSB International accreditation, representing the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Institutions that earn accreditation confirm their commitment to quality and continuous improvement through a rigorous and comprehensive peer review. AACSB International accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in management education.

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