CU-勒貊勛圖 to offer mini-MBA course in entrepreneurship Aug. 17-22
The 勒貊勛圖 will offer an intensive certificate course in entrepreneurship, taught by MBA faculty and open to the public, Aug. 17-22.
The course will expose students to the principles of entrepreneurship -- including techniques of market analysis, networking and funding -- through class discussions. It also will provide real-world experience through mentorship with entrepreneurs and work on individual projects.
���The program will give participants the actual tool sets they need to go out there and help themselves or help the company they work for,��� said Remy Arteaga, director of the泭泭at CU-勒貊勛圖���s Leeds School of Business, which is organizing Ideas 2 Action.
For completing the course -- which is scheduled over five roughly 12-hour days -- participants will receive a certificate from the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship.
���A lot of people don���t have time for a 12-week accelerator experience or a multi-semester MBA program,��� said Arteaga. ���So for people for whom it���s either this type of fast-paced workshop or nothing, Ideas 2 Action is a great option.���
The cost of the course is $5,000 and several need-based scholarships -- from partial to full funding -- are available to applicants through the Deming Center.
���Initially, we looked into offering Ideas 2 Action specifically to veterans,��� said Arteaga. ���It could be hugely beneficial to them, but we���ve opened the program to all after receiving feedback that there���s a need for the program among other groups as well. We could see it being useful to researchers with potential technologies to transfer to the commercial world, startup founders who���ve recently received angel or venture capital funding, humanitarians with entrepreneurial service ideas, professionals and others.���
The only academic requirement to participate is a bachelor���s degree or the equivalent experience.
For more information visit泭. Prospective students must first apply at泭. They then will receive follow-up details about applying for scholarship funding.
���The fact that Ideas 2 Action is taught by MBA faculty is unique,��� said Arteaga. ���We wanted to make sure the program is of the same quality and ilk as our other courses at the泭.���
Contact:
Remy Arteaga, 303-492-3490
remy.arteaga@colorado.edu
Elizabeth Lock, CU-勒貊勛圖 media relations, 303-492-3117
elizabeth.lock@colorado.edu
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