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Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

Contact  Office of Undergraduate Programs, 215 Whitman School of Management, 315-443-2361.

Faculty Larry Bennett, George R. Burman, Randal Elder, J. Michael Haynie, Alex McKelvie, Minet Schindehutte, Marcene S. Sonneborn, Clint B. Tankersley, Neil Tarallo, William J. Walsh, Craig Watters, Johan Wiklund, David Wilemon

The major theme of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management is entrepreneurial
management. Entrepreneurial management is defined as the ability to envision and create new business ventures whether in a startup situation or within a mature organization; the ability to identify new opportunities; and the ability to grow and renew existing businesses (including nonprofit organizations) in a healthy, productive manner. Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers must deal with numerous challenges and opportunities including managing proficiently in rapidly growing global markets. These exciting challenges require new ways of thinking, creating, and managing. They also require personal courage and risk-taking.
    The Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises Program (EEE) is designed to link educational excellence and entrepreneurial ingenuity. Topics covered in the curriculum include the entrepreneurial mind, opportunity identification and verification, financing, venture planning, managing family and closely held enterprises, venture capital, startup challenges, legal issues facing entrepreneurs, creating an entrepreneurial culture, and building highly proficient entrepreneurial teams. Students frequently benefit from the expertise of local and national leaders in the field.
    Graduates of the EEE program are particularly well-suited for the growing opportunities found in both small and large organizations requiring entrepreneurial skills. A primary educational mission of the EEE program is to help students recognize and capitalize on their own entrepreneurial potential.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Students majoring in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises must take the following courses:

Sophomore or Junior Year

EEE 370	Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises	3
	Major electives (see list below)	0-3
	Management elective(s)	0-6

Senior Year

Major electives (see list below)	6-9
Management elective(s)	0-6

Three major electives from the following

EEE 375	Entrepreneurial and Family Business Management	3
EEE 378	Imagination, Entrepreneurship, and Creative Problem Solving	3
EEE 382	Entrepreneurial Marketing	3
EEE 400	Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship
EEE 420	Corporate Entrepreneurship
EEE 439	Entrepreneurship and Digital Commerce	3
EEE 442	Emerging Enterprise Law	3
EEE 443	Emerging Enterprise Consulting	3
EEE 444	Dilemmas and Debates in Entrepreneurship	3
EEE 451	Finance for Emerging Enterprises	3
MAR 444	New Product Management	3

Note: Students are eligible to apply for D'Aniello Entrepreneurial Internships (EEE 470), which can be taken for up to 3 credits.

Note: A major in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises requires 12 credits of EEE courses and 6 credits of management electives. The senior capstone course, EEE 457, does not count as part of the EEE major.