Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Courses

Entrepreneurship 121: Introduction to Entrepreneurial Management

In this class, students meet nationally prominent entrepreneurs and gain an overview of business from the standpoint of the business owner. Guest lecturers, including leading professors from most College of Business Administration departments, speak in the class. (3 credit hours, cross-listed as Management 121).

University Honors Freshman Seminar 189H (Comparative International Entrepreneurship)

In this course, the business practices of entrepreneurs in the United States are compared and contrasted with similar practices in entrepreneurs in at least two other countries. Emphasis is placed on investigating how business operators respond to the social/cultural, political/legal, physical/environmental, and economic/labor environments over which they have entrepreneurs in different countries. Country-specific material will be presented by a professor and/or business person from each of the countries studied during the semester. (3 credit hours)

Entrepreneurship 291(Special Topics in Small Business and Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors)

Topics in small business and entrepreneurship, including but not limited to marketing, finance, human resources, and operations, designed for non-business students who want to know more about starting their own businesses are offered in one credit modules.Note: Credit for 291 will not fulfill any requirements for degrees in the College of Business Administration. (1 credit hour units)

Entrepreneurship 321. Business Plan Development

The course will enable the student to evaluate his or her own desires and prospects for a career as an entrepreneur. In so doing, it provides the aspiring entrepreneur with a framework for selecting, funding, and starting his or her own business. In a highly competitive environment, this course provides tools and insights that may improve the chances for success as an entrepreneur. (3 credit hours, cross listed as Management 321)

Entrepreneurship 322: Family Business Management

A course for students whose families own and operate businesses. The course will explore and analyze best management, family and governance practices, and continuity challenges for leading successful family owned businesses. If you are from a family farm, ranch, retail shop, professional practice, or thinking of owning such a business, consider enrolling.

University Honors Seminar 395H (Entrepreneurship Theory And Practice)

The course first explores the historic and economic roles of entrepreneurship. After this introduction, students study the theory and the practice of entrepreneurship in independent and corporate organizational contexts. The theory of Entrepreneurship is investigated through the discussion of classic and current articles, books, and cases on Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship practice is explored through interviews of entrepreneurs and discussions with guest speakers. Throughout the course, students will be given the opportunity to review the historical and current roles of entrepreneurs in society and assess their personal entrepreneurship. (3 credit hours)

Entrepreneurship 398: International Study

Students have the opportunity to study Entrepreneurship on study tours around the world. Previous tours included Moscow State University, Russia and the Pan Pacific Conference in Malaysia, Australia, China, Japan and New Zealand. (3 credit hours, cross-listed as Management 398)

Entrepreneurship 399: Internship

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Students gain valuable experience presenting the concepts learned in the classroom and observing how successful entrepreneurs build organizations. Many internships are paid and /or offered with college credit. All interns and cooperating businesses are carefully matched to maximize benefits. (3 credit hours, cross-listed as Management 399)

Entrepreneurship 421/421C: Entrepreneurship and Venture Management

As the first class in the core Entrepreneurship curriculum, this class investigates, through lecture, readings, analyses of plans written by UNL students, and guest speakers, the successful planning, implementation, and launching of new business ventures.It focuses on the characteristics of entrepreneurs and the importance of building networks.(3 credit hours, cross-listed as Management 421)

Management 422/422C: Small Business Management

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This second core course examines all aspects of operating a small business, whether new or acquired. Students assist Nebraska-based enterprises with problems that are typical for a small business. (3 credit hours, cross-listed as Management 422)

Management 423: Small Business Growth and Development

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This final core course addresses financial, human resource, operations and marketing issues that face entrepreneurs whose businesses are confronted with significant growth potential or that have matured.Topics will also include franchising, initial public offerings, succession and estate planning. (3 credit hours, cross-listed as Management 423)

Graduate Entrepreneurship Classes

Management 821/821C: Entrepreneurship and Venture Management

The class deals with the important aspects of starting and managing a new enterprise. Attention is given to the characteristic of entrepreneurs, the identification and evaluation of new venture opportunities, resource utilization, strategy development and successful planning, implementation and launching of a new business venture. Students analyze case studies and develop a detailed business plan for starting and owning an enterprise. The "C" course is offered in the evening. (3 credit hours)

Management 822/822C: Small Business Management

This course examines all aspects of operating a small business, whether new or acquired. Students assist Nebraska-based enterprises with problems, which typify a small business. (3 credit hours).

Management 823: Small Business Growth and Development

This course addresses financial, human resource, operations and marketing issues that face entrepreneurs whose businesses are confronted with significant growth potential or that have matured.Topics will also include franchising, initial public offerings, succession and estate planning. (3 credit hours)

Management 996A: Internship

Students gain valuable experience presenting the concepts learned in the classroom and observing how successful entrepreneurs build organizations. Many internships are paid and /or offered with college credit. All interns and cooperating businesses are carefully matched to maximize benefits. Also offered as GRBA 890 for A through F grade.

Management 996B: International Study

Students have the opportunity to study Entrepreneurship on study tours around the world. Previous tours included Moscow State University, Russia and the Pan Pacific Conference in Malaysia, Australia, China, Japan and New Zealand. (3 credit hours)

Management 996D: Independent Study: Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures

The course will focus on sources of seed, start-up and growth capital and look at the orchestration of raising capita, the investment agreement, and deal valuation and structure during this portion of the course. Cases will examine financing issues from start-up through early rapid growth and maturity. This course is offered in the evening, one night a week for five weeks. (1 credit hour)