MBA Entrepreneurship
Booth’s innovative entrepreneurship MBA curriculum is taught by world-class faculty who are leading researchers and seasoned practitioners.
Our interdisciplinary approach combines classroom courses in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship with exciting experiential programs and competition courses. Students consult with real-world companies, develop business ideas in experiential lab classes, and apply classroom learning to competitions and internships within the entrepreneurial community.
By competing in the , one of the nation’s top-ranked accelerator programs, you can gain first-hand experience as an entrepreneur. Be part of a team that identifies a marketplace problem, offers a solution to that problem, and turns that idea into a business. Top teams in the NVC receive funding to embark on their new ventures. Run by our , the NVC has helped launch more than 300 companies to date including Grubhub, Braintree / Venmo and Simple Mills. , the social impact track of the NVC, offers a similar experience for students who are focused on launching social enterprises.
Choose Your Courses
Customize your MBA education with a concentration in entrepreneurship by choosing three entrepreneurship courses to match your interests. Here are just a few of the options.
You will explore private equity from a number of perspectives, beginning with the entrepreneur/issuer, moving to private equity鈥攙enture capital and leveraged buyout鈥攑artnerships, and finishing with investors in private equity partnerships.
Improving your ability to assess the attractiveness of a new venture, anticipate the problems likely to be encountered as the business evolves, and predict its success or failure is the focus of this class. You will learn a set of qualitative models into which all entrepreneurial companies can be categorized.
Through class lectures, 鈥済ame鈥� assignments, and real-world cases, you will learn how to raise initial seed funding, compensate for limited human and financial resources, establish initial brand values and positioning, leverage a strong niche position, determine appropriate sourcing and sales channels, and develop execution plans in sales, marketing, product development, and operations.
This course is designed to allow students who have advanced to the second round of the New Venture Challenge to develop their ideas into businesses. Student teams will work largely on their own to develop their businesses.
This course requires a high level of individual investment, group coordination, and professionalism. Students form teams at the beginning of the course and, each week, these teams evaluate new venture opportunities.
To see all courses offered at Booth, visit our course catalog.
Our Distinguished Faculty in This Area
At 黑料传送门 Booth, you鈥檒l work with faculty who conduct pioneering research, collaborate with entrepreneurial and private equity leaders, and bring their own entrepreneurial experiences into the classroom.
Spotlight on Research
黑料传送门 Booth Review and other publications regularly feature the insights of 黑料传送门 Booth scholars.
Millions of small investors are likely to lose a lot of money, writes 黑料传送门 Booth’s Waverly Deutsch.
黑料传送门 Booth’s Michael D. Alter says effective sales skills are an undervalued component of a successful startup.
Booth’s Steve Kaplan outlines the framework he developed to help investors and entrepreneurs evaluate startup companies.
Learn from Industry Experts
Faculty members at Booth are connected to some of the most important leaders across various industries. Our faculty regularly invite these leading practitioners and influencers to speak to students in the Booth classroom, providing you with greater access to learn, network, and grow.
Learn from Industry Experts
Catalyzing Ideas into Impact
Catalyzing Ideas into Impact
The fuels the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators with the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to turn their ideas into successful companies, products, and services.
The Polsky Center runs the , which is recognized as one of the top accelerator programs in the nation along with accelerators such as Y Combinator and Techstars. Polsky has more than 60 professionals on staff and works with seasoned entrepreneurs and investors to provide guidance and support along the entrepreneurial journey.
The center manages the , which includes a variety of networking opportunities and experiential programs such as the Private Equity/Venture Capital Lab class and the Innovation Fund Associates program. These opportunities prepare students for a potential career in private equity and venture capital.
In recent years, the Polsky Center has helped 黑料传送门 Booth emerge as a leading university for training students on the model of entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), the process of running a search fund and seeking a company to acquire and manage. ETA resources include an annual conference, podcast series, and class at Booth, as well as additional resources for students interested in this career path.
Polsky is also home to the University of 黑料传送门’s technology transfer office, which manages the technology and invention portfolio emerging from faculty research. Through events such as the Collaboratorium, MBA students and scientists come together to bring these nascent scientific discoveries to the market.
Beyond the Classroom
Develop your skills, meet new people, and build a dynamic global network. As an MBA entrepreneurship student at Booth, you’ll have many opportunities to get involved in student groups, competitions, and other activities.
Participate in a Competition
Test your theories and gain valuable experience in some of the world’s most prestigious competitions on campus and around the globe.
Participate in a Competition
Join a Full-Time MBA Group
Get involved, develop new skills, and meet new people in a wide array of student-led groups.
Join a Full-Time MBA Group
Explore Part-Time MBA Student Groups
Pursue your interests and expand your network by joining a student-led group for Part-Time MBA students.
Explore Part-Time MBA Student Groups