Course Description

Provides student teams the opportunity to start-up proposed business ventures. Each team will identify the key tasks necessary to start their venture. Each team member will be responsible for completing an assigned set of tasks with the help of other members.

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Athena Title

Implementing New Venture Plans

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Prerequisite

(MGMT 5500 or ENTR 5500) and (MGMT 5510 or ENTR 5510)

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

This course has two major objectives: • To complete the various legal and technical formalities associated with the actual real world start-up of a specific business venture. • To understand and complete the various managerial tasks and activities associated with the actual real world start-up of a specific new business venture.

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Topical Outline

The following topics are covered in this course: • Legal Organization • Intellectual Property • Accounting • Marketing and Sales • Operations • Management Systems • Financing and Financial Strategies • Ownership and Deal Structures • Start-up Strategies

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