Creating and Managing New Ventures
Key issues and problems facing managers in start-up companies. Team-taught by professors and entrepreneurs; particularly helpful for students starting businesses.(Fall)

Entrepreneurial Marketing
Marketing strategies for start-up companies. Topics include marketing to investors, internal marketing, and how to market products/services without a marketing budget.(Winter)

Venture Capital/Private Equity Fundamentals
Academic and applied experience opportunities focusing on venture capital and private equity industries, capital acquisition, due diligence, management, governance issues, and best-practice decision making.(Fall and Winter)

Managing Entrepreneurial Firms and Family Businesses
Issues and problems facing managers of entrepreneurial enterprises and leaders of family-owned businesses. Includes start-up growth, and exit strategies. Consulting project required.

Real Estate Analysis: Finance and Investment.
Applying principles and techniques of property investments, including determining value, financing arrangements, and marketing and management problems.

Advanced Venture Capital/Private Equity Strategies.
Prerequisite: MBA 664
Applied experience in venture capital and private equity, conducting due diligence on clients, industry, competition; observing and participating in deal structure; tracking progress of funded client companies. Yearlong course.

Entrepreneurial Strategy.
Developing and applying strategies in emerging businesses, focusing on strategic business models, capital acquisition, and competitive differentiation in new businesses, especially e-businesses. Students consult directly with businesses.