Courses & Faculty

Networks & Events

Resource Center

Research

ENTP 497 - Senior Portfolio: Writing the Business Plan - three credit hours: Students will study the basic components and varied audiences for the business plan. Each student will write a business plan and will be required to present the plan to a panel of business leaders.

PREREQ: ENTP 150, ENTP 300, ENTP 333 or by consent of instructor.

ENTP 375 - Marketing Strategies for Entrepreneurial Businesses - three credit hours: A strategic marketing process approach will be illustrated emphasizing the design of entrepreneurial marketing plans; the innovation and new product or service process; implementation of product, price, place and promotion goals; and, methods of evaluation and control.

PREREQ: ENTP 300 or by consent of instructor.

ENTP 376 - New Venture Financing - three credit hours: Many new ventures and innovation fail due to inadequate funding. Major sources of funding for new ventures are reviewed and evaluated in this course; including: venture capital, informal investors, banks, investment banks, suppliers, buyers and the government. Some of the topics for this course include valuation, "guerilla financing," joint ventures, strategic alliances, private placements, IPOs, ESOPs and management buyouts.

PREREQ: ENTP 150, ENTP 300 or by consent of instructor.

ENTP 377 - Family Business Management - three credit hours: This course provides an overview of the importance of family firms and the unique problems and opportunities they face. Family businesses represent the interests of two distinct, yet overlapping institutions: the firm and the family. Actual family business case studies are used to examine these issues. Family business owners serve as invited speakers.

PREREQ: ENTP 300 or by consent of instructor.

ENTP 378 - Emerging Enterprise Law - three credit hours: This course involves the study of legal issues surrounding emerging enterprises, including, new venture formation, choice of legal entity, financing, siting and leases, intellectual property, debtor-creditor relations, contracts and employment law.

PREREQ: ENTP 300 or by consent of instructor.

ENTP 405 - Corporate Entrepreneurship - three credit hours: This course is designed to explore the concepts of change, innovation, and corporate venturing. Issues associated with entrepreneurial behavior and the development and implementation of programs to encourage Entrepreneurship (creating value through innovation) in midsize and large firms are explored.

PREREQ: ENTP 300 or by consent of instructor.

ENTP 496 Field Studies in Entrepreneurial Firms - three credit hours: This course involves supervised study of an organization in one of two forms. Students may work in student groups to establish a relationship, identify a strategic problem or question, design and execute a study, and report implementable recommendations to a regional firm or work in a supervised internship in an entrepreneurial business.

PREREQ: ENTP 333 or by consent of instructor.

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute of

Northern Kentucky University

Invest in your startup dreams or take your company to the next level. Get the business know-how you need, and explore issues facing women entrepreneurs, in online courses and Webcasts from the Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute (WEI).

The WEI offers a wide range of online courses covering virtually every aspect of starting and running a business. The courses include videotaped lectures, interviews with successful entrepreneurs, lively forums and chats, and comprehensive feedback on assigned projects and business plans. WEI courses are designed to be practical in nature, providing resources and templates that students can use as they start their own businesses. Students who complete five WEI courses receive a Certificate in Entrepreneurship.

The WEI also offers live, interactive Webcasts featuring business leaders and journalists from The New York Times, discussing important trends and issues for women in business today. Participants viewing live webcasts will have the opportunity for their questions to be answered during the session.

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Institute is an exciting program developed by Northern Kentucky University and The New York Times Knowledge Network. The WEI provides valuable networking opportunities; connecting students with mentors as well as with other new entrepreneurs, helping them establish the professional connections that are vital to business success.

Northern Kentucky University was recently cited by Women 3.0 magazine as one of the Top 50 MBA programs for entrepreneurship.

Click here to download a complete list of course information

Click here to download a complete list of webcast information

Registration Period:

Opens Monday, May 12

Closes one day prior to start of each course or webcast

Click here to register

For more information, please contact Dr. Rebecca White at Northern Kentucky University 859-572-7541 or email nytimes@nku.edu.

Instructors:

Keith Schneider

Rebecca White

Webcast Panelists: