Entrepreneurship
Why pursue a degree in entrepreneurship at North Central College?
Entrepreneurs know how to build, promote and manage their own business, and are typically known as innovators who are good at coming up with new ideas, services and goods. Entrepreneurs also play the role of “jack of all trades”, learning how to develop, design, produce, market and sell. This program is designed to give you a comprehensive business core as well as hands on experience in on-campus clubs like American Marketing Association. At North Central, you will acquire the skills necessary to start a business from the ground up. You will also learn how to apply your creativity and entrepreneurial energy into making an existing business more productive. You may go on to own and operate a small store, tech startup, creative online idea or add value to an existing business. Whatever you may do with your entrepreneurial skills, entrepreneurship will be an extremely rewarding and fulfilling career.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
- Building, promoting and managing your own business
- Identifying needs and innovating solutions in the marketplace
- Taking on the role as CEO or leader of your own company
then a degree in ENTREPRENEURSHIP might be for you.
Why study entrepreneurship at North Central College?
In the Classroom
Coursework topics:
- 11-course comprehensive business core
- Applied entrepreneurship
- Design thinking for social impact
- Entrepreneurship experimentation
- Entrepreneurship exploration
- Entrepreneurship strategy
- Finance and law for social impact
- Introduction to web development
- Marketing in social impact
- Marketing research
- Professional selling
- Social entrepreneurship
- Social innovation
School of Business & Entrepreneurship
Take a virtual tour of the School of Business & Entrepreneurship and the state-of-the-art Bloomberg Finance Lab, where you can conduct market research and engage in real-time data analytics.
Beyond the Classroom
As an Entrepreneurship major, you can:
- Simulate trading and access thousands of proprietary reports in the Bloomberg Finance Lab, equipped with ten dual-monitor workstations, Bloomberg Terminal software, and Bloomberg’s unique keyboards.
- Become “Bloomberg Certified” by completing a series of advanced financial modules in our Bloomberg Finance Lab.
- Apply for internships and jobs through robust faculty and alumni networks or the Center for Career and Professional Development.
- Attend presentations by guest speakers who share their experiences, offer advice and answer questions.
- Apply what you’ve learned in class to entrepreneurial projects through student organizations like the Entrepreneurship and International Business Organization (EIBO) and Enactus.
- Attend professional events such as the Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) annual conference in Chicago and the Self Employment in the Arts (SEA) Conference.
- Complete a student consulting project through North Central’s business accelerator ConVerge.
Entrepreneurship, B.B.A.
Entrepreneurship focuses on developing capabilities in new enterprise development, customer validation and small and family business management. Courses specifically build competencies in the entrepreneurial mindset, opportunity recognition, opportunity evaluation, business model design, raising capital and the lean startup methodology.
For additional programs and courses in this department, see Management and Marketing.
Common SBE Core
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SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society
SBEN 100 - Globalization and Society
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ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting
ACCT 201 - Financial Accounting
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ACCT 202 - Managerial Accounting
ACCT 202 - Managerial Accounting
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BUSN 205 - Business Law and Ethics
BUSN 205 - Business Law and Ethics
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BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics
BUSN 265 - Business and Economics Statistics
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BUSN 485 - Business Strategy
BUSN 485 - Business Strategy
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ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics
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ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics
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FINA 350 - Corporate Finance
FINA 350 - Corporate Finance
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MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior
MGMT 305 - Management and Organizational Behavior
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MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing
MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing
Entrepreneurship Courses
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BUSN 170 - Entrepreneurship Exploration
BUSN 170 - Entrepreneurship Exploration
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BUSN 370 - Entrepreneurship Experimentation
BUSN 370 - Entrepreneurship Experimentation
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BUSN 470 - Entrepreneurship Strategy
BUSN 470 - Entrepreneurship Strategy
Electives
Eight credit hours from the following:
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BUSN 380 - Applied Entrepreneurship
BUSN 380 - Applied Entrepreneurship
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INFS 115 - Introduction to Website Development
INFS 115 - Introduction to Website Development
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LEAD 100 - Design Thinking for Social Impact
LEAD 100 - Design Thinking for Social Impact
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LEAD 200 - Social Innovation
LEAD 200 - Social Innovation
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LEAD 300 - Social Entrepreneurship
LEAD 300 - Social Entrepreneurship
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LEAD 370 - Marketing for Social Impact
LEAD 370 - Marketing for Social Impact
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LEAD 380 - Finance and Law for Social Impact Business
LEAD 380 - Finance and Law for Social Impact Business
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MKTG 330 - Digital Marketing
MKTG 330 - Digital Marketing
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MKTG 340 - Professional Selling
MKTG 340 - Professional Selling
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MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management
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MKTG 370 - Marketing Research
MKTG 370 - Marketing Research
Entrepreneurship Minor
Entrepreneurship focuses on developing capabilities in new enterprise development, customer validation and small and family business management. Courses specifically build competencies in the entrepreneurial mindset, opportunity recognition, opportunity evaluation, business model design, raising capital and the lean startup methodology.
For additional programs and courses in this department, see Management and Marketing.
A minimum of 23 credit hours, including:
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BUSN 170 - Entrepreneurship Exploration
BUSN 170 - Entrepreneurship Exploration
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BUSN 370 - Entrepreneurship Experimentation
BUSN 370 - Entrepreneurship Experimentation
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ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics
Elective
12 credit hours from the following:
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BUSN 380 - Applied Entrepreneurship
BUSN 380 - Applied Entrepreneurship
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BUSN 470 - Entrepreneurship Strategy
BUSN 470 - Entrepreneurship Strategy
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MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management
MGMT 345 - Human Resource Management
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MKTG 330 - Digital Marketing
MKTG 330 - Digital Marketing
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MKTG 340 - Professional Selling
MKTG 340 - Professional Selling
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MKTG 370 - Marketing Research
MKTG 370 - Marketing Research
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INFS 115 - Introduction to Website Development
INFS 115 - Introduction to Website Development
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LEAD 100 - Design Thinking for Social Impact
LEAD 100 - Design Thinking for Social Impact
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LEAD 200 - Social Innovation
LEAD 200 - Social Innovation
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LEAD 300 - Social Entrepreneurship
LEAD 300 - Social Entrepreneurship
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LEAD 370 - Marketing for Social Impact
LEAD 370 - Marketing for Social Impact
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LEAD 380 - Finance and Law for Social Impact Business
LEAD 380 - Finance and Law for Social Impact Business
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Internships and Jobs
A North Central education integrates career preparation with rich academic study. Our faculty encourages you to refine and apply your knowledge in an interconnected world. Here you'll learn to think independently and work globally to solve problems and lead.
Internships
- Alive Center
- CIS Onsite
- Hilary Lamon
- Michael R Trauscht CPA PC
- MSUS
- Painting with a Twist
- R. Streiter Ltd.
- Southern Wine and Spirits
- Walker Athletics
- WreathWorks Home and Garden
Careers
Graduates employed with the following companies
- DSW
- T-PROMOS, LLC
- Division D
- Nordstrom
- Travelers
- DLT Upholstery Supply
- RSM
- WreathWorks Home and Garden
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