Entrepreneurship is a subset of management that may be defined as the “pursuit of opportunity” and is often manifested in either a new business startup or a value-creating expansion within an ongoing enterprise. This entrepreneurial spirit is universal and is impervious to age, gender or social/economic background. It has been the engine of job creation, innovation and the creation of new industries within the United States for decades.
To fully understand the risks and rewards of an entrepreneurial endeavor, students in this discipline learn how to evaluate the degree to which an idea is an opportunity. The dynamics, paradoxes, myths and critical aspects surrounding this process also are studied. The minor in entrepreneurship provides students with a basis of knowledge that will improve their understanding of entrepreneurial processes and prepares them to evaluate an idea, structure a top management team and marshal resources in the pursuit of opportunity.
For students pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration, a minor in entrepreneurship consists of: MGT 370 , MGT 371 , MGT 463 , MKT 351 and nine additional advanced semester hours in management, including at least six hours from MGT 366 , MGT 390 , MGT 464 , or MGT 485 . This minor requires 21 hours, at least nine hours must be completed at SFA, and a minimum 2.0 GPA at SFA and overall.
A minor in entrepreneurship for students outside the Nelson Rusche College of Business consists of: MGT 370 ; MKT 351 ; ACC 231 or ACC 101 ; and nine additional advanced semester hours in management, including at least six hours from MGT 366 , MGT 390 , MGT 464 , or MGT 485 . This minor requires 18 hours, at least nine hours (six of which must be advanced) must be completed at SFA, and a minimum 2.0 GPA at SFA and overall.*
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