Entrepreneurship Theme | Grossman School of Business | The University of Vermont(title)

The Entrepreneurship theme focuses on the creation of new enterprises and regeneration of existing family or non-family enterprise by developing the core capabilities of idea generation, opportunity recognition and evaluation, resource acquisition, and entrepreneurial leadership.

As part of the undergraduate program at the Grossman School of Business, entrepreneurship theme students will learn to shape their careers by building on who they are, what they know, and whom they know to access financial, human, and social resources from their environment.

Courses in this theme aim to help students develop skills applicable to numerous challenges and opportunities including, managing proficiently in rapidly growing global markets, comfort with ambiguity and personal risk-taking. Experiential exercises are used to develop skills in networking, team building, business feasibility assessment and business plan development for new and existing enterprises. Additional experiential opportunities include participation in Case Competitions and Pitch Competitions. The skills and competencies gained through the Entrepreneurship theme are vital for the success of any business or organization start-up, corporations, family business, non-profit, franchise, or other settings.

Possible Career Paths Following an Entrepreneurship Theme

Many of the students who choose the Entrepreneurship theme plan to, or already have, started their own businesses. Other graduates are in high demand as employees for companies stressing innovation and change. Some students studying the Entrepreneurship theme may choose to work for a family or closely held business, purchase a franchise, work as a business consultant, or enter the financial services industry.

Required Coursework

Required Senior Capstone: 
BUS 4910Entrepreneurship Capstone3
Select three courses from the following list (5000-level courses require Dean's Office or faculty approval):9
BUS 2370Business Law I 
BUS 2380Business Law II 
BUS 2385Real Estate Law 
BUS 2744Database Management 
BUS 2748Bus. Driven Decision Making 
BUS 2792Business Process Improvement 
BUS 2810Intermediate Financial Mgmt 
BUS 2990Special Topics (As Approved) 
BUS 3310Human Resource Management 
BUS 3330Tech, Entr & Commercialization 
BUS 3350Entrepreneurial Family Firms 
BUS 3360Integrated Product Dev 
BUS 3510Marketing Research 
BUS 3550Digital Marketing 
BUS 3556Product Management 
BUS 3560Retail Management 
BUS 3615Financial Statement Analysis 
BUS 3620Adv Topics in Management Acctg 
BUS 3643Taxation of Social Enterprises 
BUS 3660Accounting Information Systems 
BUS 3700Quant Anyl for Managerial Dec 
BUS 3871Current Topics Fin Reporting 
BUS 3990Special Topics (As Approved)