MGT 6820 - Building the Entrepreneurial Venture

This course takes the student through the process of writing a business plan and establishing a new business venture. Building from business concepts developed in MGT 6780, students will create fully developed business plans. Students will be encouraged to enter these plans in the Utah Entrepreneurial Challenge competition. The course also will cover the process of building a company from the business plan. Concerns about legal, human resource, financing, marketing, location, and other relevant issues will be addressed. This course will be very hands-on and focused on the practical aspects of turning a technological promise into a viable business. The outcome of the course will be, at a minimum, a complete business plan. Students will be ready to start a company on completion of this course.