Entrepreneurship (MBA)

Entrepreneurship is more than a set of tools and techniques for starting and growing a business. It's a mind-set, a creative way of looking at opportunities. It's about passion - doing what you love. It's about creating wealth in all its forms: money, independence, power, and innovation. It's about challenge and persistence. And, it's about writing new execution strategies for the way your business operates.

Students work with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in the formulation of business plans based on new products that will be presented at international business plan competitions. Students learn entrepreneurial skills related to starting or buying a small business, working for a fast growth business or corporation, family business, and franchising.

Admission Requirements

You need to have a completed application to be considered for admission. That means that you have to have a GMAT score (at least 500), a TOEFL score if you are an international student, hold an undergraduate degree, have your statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, resume, transcripts (at least a 2.75 GPA) and all the other material in to us so that our graduate admissions committee can evaluate your application.

Akron Advantage

For five consecutive years, the Princeton Review has rated the College of Business Administration at The University of Akron as one of the best business schools in the nation. Regardless of the field you choose, at Akron you have the opportunity to learn from business faculty with a deep involvement in business and who are dedicated to sharing their knowledge with you.

In recent studies by AACSB International, The University of Akron CBA was rated at the top in its Carnegie Class in terms of faculty accessibility and willingness to help our students. This is an attribute that we hold in high regard and one that we are proud to offer to our students.

Current students and alums of our graduate programs attest to our strengths and our dedication to meeting the needs of our students by providing an excellent education and solid support service to help students succeed. We believe in fitting the product to the consumer, not the consumer to the product.

All the graduate business programs can be pursued on a full or part time basis and course loads can vary each semester. A student pursuing an accounting degree may wish to take a heavier load in the summer and fall and less of a load in the busy season of spring. Others may wish to take summers off or accelerate their studies to accommodate their future plans.

Your degree, your way. That is clearly an advantage of Akron.

Additional Information

Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Required:
6500:663	Data Analysis for Managers	3
6500:608	Entrepreneurship	3
6300:640	Financing the Entrepreneurial Venture	3
6300:670	Managing Entrepreneurial Growth	3
	Total	12
Free Electives
Foundation and required courses may not be used as free electives
Select 3 credits of free electives OUTSIDE of your area of concentration. May be a Graduate level course from outside the CBA with approval of Director.
Integrative
6500:695	Business Strategy and Policy: Domestic and International	3
	(Restricted to students graduating within two semesters.)