The Entrepreneurship degree provides students with the foundational knowledge they need to create, market, and fund new businesses and products. It covers the basic business concepts while also focusing on ways to foster innovation and creativity.\u00a0 Students complete the program with the ability to prepare a business plan.<\/p>\n
While the entrepreneurship degree is designed to help students start their own business, it is broad and flexible enough to help students succeed in finding a job in the corporate environment. Students cover concepts from management, marketing, and finance and may use electives to add competencies in information technology useful for launching e-businesses.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/careeroutlook\/2014\/article\/self-employment-what-to-know-to-be-your-own-boss.htm<\/a><\/p>\n Developing a business plan is a major part of the entrepreneurship program.\u00a0 With this plan students can compete at the Arkansas Governor\u2019s Cup<\/a> in Little Rock for cash prizes.<\/p>\n The Emerging Entrepreneur club at SAU provides a supportive environment to work with other interested and engaged students on ideas or business plans.\u00a0 Additionally, the club works with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center on program topics for business startups.\u00a0 The club has speakers and provides a way to interact with experienced entrepreneurs. An affiliation with the national Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization<\/a>, provides students access to additional opportunities and resources.<\/p>\n The Entrepreneurship degree provides students with the foundational knowledge they need to create, market, and fund new businesses and products. It covers the basic business concepts while also focusing on ways to foster innovation and creativity.\u00a0 Students complete the program with the ability to prepare a business plan. Topics Covered While the entrepreneurship degree is… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16364,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[71766,18309],"delivery":[255],"types":[28854,28853,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-10438","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-college-of-business","8":"college_department-management-marketing-and-management-information-systems","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-major","11":"types-minor","12":"types-undergraduate","13":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"Management, Marketing\u00a0and MIS\u00a0\/\u00a0Rankin College of Business","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"Student Engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n
General Education (35 hours)<\/h4>\r\nNote<\/strong>: ECON 2103 - Principles of Microeconomics is required.\r\n
Business Core (54 hours)<\/h4>\r\nACCT 2113 - Survey of Accounting\r\nACCT 2003 - Principles of Accounting\r\nFIN 2003 - Personal Finance\r\nECON 2203 - Principles of Macroeconomics\r\nGBUS 2003 - Legal Environment of Business\r\nGBUS 2013 - Statistics and Analytics I\r\nIS 2053 - Business Information Systems\r\nMGMT 2003 - Business Communications\r\nAdmission to the College of Business is required to enroll in the following courses:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nFIN 3003 - Financial Management\r\nGBUS 3183 - Statistics and Analytics II\r\nIS 3023 - Introduction to Data Visualization\r\nIS 3053 - Managing Information Systems\r\nMGMT 3023 - Organizational Theory and Behavior\r\nMGMT 3073 - Professional Communication Strategies\r\nMGMT 4063 - Operations and Supply Chain Management\r\nMGMT 4093 - Management Strategy and Policy\r\nMKTG 3033 - Principles of Marketing\r\n
Select 3 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nMGMT 4043 - International Business\r\nMGMT 4313 - International Studies and Field Experience\r\nMGMT 4101 - International Studies and Field Experience and MGMT 4102 - International Studies and Field Experience\r\n
Entrepreneurship Curriculum (24 Hours)<\/h4>\r\nFIN 3033 - Entrepreneurial Finance\r\nIS 3003 - Website Development for Business and Commerce\r\nMGMT 4023 - Entrepreneurship\r\nMKTG 4053 - Integrated Marketing Communications\r\n
Select 3 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nMGMT 4203 - Guided Senior Experience for Entrepreneurs\r\nACCT 3983 - Business Internship in Accounting\r\nFIN 3983 - Business Internship in Finance\r\nIS 3983 - Business Internship in Information Systems\r\nMGMT 3983 - Business Internship in Management\r\nMKTG 3983 - Business Internship in Marketing\r\nSCM 3983 - Business Internship in Supply Chain Management\r\n
Select 9 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nART 2123 - Graphic Software Applications *\r\nART 3353 - Multimedia and Web Design I *\r\nIS 2103 - Object-Oriented Programming *\r\nIS 3413 - Social Media for Business\r\nMGMT 4053 - Human Resources Management\r\nMGMT 4073 - Supply Chain Management\r\nMKTG 4023 - Marketing Research\r\nMKTG 4043 - Retailing\r\n\r\nNote<\/strong>:\r\n*Recommended for web-based entrepreneurs.\r\n
Electives (5 hours)<\/h4>\r\n5 hours of unrestricted electives\r\n
Total Hours - 120<\/h4>","minor_requirements":"
Entrepreneurship Minor for Business Majors (18 hours)<\/h3>\r\nNote<\/strong>: this minor is only available for business majors.\r\n
Minor Requirements<\/h4>\r\nFIN 3033 - Entrepreneurial Finance\r\nIS 3003 - Website Development for Business and Commerce\r\nMGMT 4023 - Entrepreneurship\r\nMKTG 4053 - Integrated Marketing Communications\r\n
Select 6 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nMGMT 4053 - Human Resources Management\r\nMGMT 4073 - Supply Chain Management\r\nMKTG 3063 - Consumer Behavior\r\nMKTG 3413 - Social Media for Business\r\nMKTG 4023 - Marketing Research\r\nMKTG 4043 - Retailing\r\n
Total Hours - 18<\/h4>\r\n
Entrepreneurship Minor for Non-Business Majors (21 hours)<\/h3>\r\n
Minor Requirements<\/h4>\r\nACCT 2003 - Principles of Accounting\r\nFIN 3033 - Entrepreneurial Finance\r\nIS 3003 - Website Development for Business and Commerce\r\nMGMT 4023 - Entrepreneurship\r\nMKTG 3033 - Principles of Marketing\r\n
Select 6 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nMGMT 3023 - Organizational Theory and Behavior\r\nMGMT 4053 - Human Resources Management\r\nMGMT 4073 - Supply Chain Management\r\nMKTG 3063 - Consumer Behavior\r\nMKTG 3413 - Social Media for Business\r\nMKTG 4043 - Retailing\r\nMKTG 4053 - Integrated Marketing Communications\r\n
Total Hours - 21<\/h4>","Degree Plans":"Rankin College of Business Formatted Degree Plan<\/a>\r\n
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