Understanding and development of the entrepreneurial mindset and key skills when launching a business and/or pursuing a professional career. Particular focus is given to creativity, opportunity identification, networking, team building, and securing needed resources for success.

Exposure to the essential principles underlying creativity, lateral thinking, and problem-solving in the context of opportunity in the global economy. The focus is to develop students' abilities to generate ideas, understand and manage innovation, and transform organizations. Current trends in local, national and global business and society are analyzed.

Contemporary areas of entrepreneurship and innovation. May be repeated with permission of advisor.

The creation of a pragmatic, effective, and comprehensive business plan for a for-profit or nonprofit entity that is prepared to solve a problem in the market or for society. A laboratory style approach will be used as the student(s) compile and combine all necessary organization components to prepare the entity for market entry.