The businesses are liquidated at the end of the school year. Profits in excess of the seed capital fund a charitable project undertaken by the freshmen class, with the remainder donated in cash. To date, every student team has shown a profit at year's end. The first year of the new two-year M.B.A. program is based on the new venture model. Students trace the business life-cycle from launching a product or service, through assessing the opportunity, into building the marketing and delivery systems, and on to further product development.
Students develop practical and theoretical knowledge using real business problems.
The following courses are taught at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Other courses are scheduled depending on student interest and faculty availability, but each is taught at least once annually. See which professors teach which courses with our interactive course matrix . This course concentrates on how new businesses are started. Objectives of the course are understanding entrepreneurs, seeking and evaluating opportunities for new ventures, and gathering resources to convert those opportunities into businesses.