Entrepreneurship
Find creative and inventive ways to make the impossible possible with a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Here, we won't just support you in your dreams to start your own business — we'll help make it happen. We have the students and alumni to prove it.
Run Your Own Business Someday
Our entrepreneurship program provides students with the tools, resources and knowledge necessary to succeed in running their own business or working within organizations to champion new business ideas and expansion. Course curriculum will provide you with the ability to identify viable new business ideas, the ability to look at the feasibility of an idea in the market and financially, helpyou understand steps to start up new business, or business idea within a current organization, and how to complete a business plan. Through projects, internships, and competitions, you will get hands on experience in developing ideas and business plans.
Students will also get real-world experience. Through participating in Start Up 48 - working on business ideas side-by-side with community members, and through developing and presenting full business plans to community members, you will have the opportunity to develop your own unique business idea. Partnerships with local community entrepreneurs and presentations with business owners will allow you to improve your business plan and work toward your goals on a regular basis.
Our entrepreneurship program will provide you with what you need to make your ideas a reality.
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Accreditation Information
Our business programs are among the best. We are accredited by AACSB International, a mark of excellence achieved by less than 5% of all business schools worldwide.
Demonstrate your expertise at the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, Swim with the Sharks, or the UW-Eau Claire Perfect Pitch. These competitions are excellent ways to sharpen your skills, build confidence, and jump-start your career.
Through competitions, scholarships, and pitches – students can get access to funds in order to start their own business. This is just one of the many ways UW-Eau Claire tries to encourage and support our promising entrepreneurs.
Unique assignments and projects in the entrepreneurship major will give you real, tangible experience. Much of the coursework also offers opportunities to network and meet other small business owners, community members, and potential investors and/or employers. Guest speakers frequently present to students on how they became successful in their entrepreneurial adventures and well as how to overcome challenges in starting up a business.
UW-Eau Claire's College of Business offers more than 20 student organizations, all aimed to provide you with new experiences, skills and opportunities. One unique organization, UW-Eau Claire’s BluGold Innovation Club, helps students get their business ideas off the ground. It's how Blugold Roast, a successful coffee business (now an LLC), landed a location right here on campus.
Blugold Stories
I’ve found myself surrounded by opportunities that are created and supported by amazing people. Having a safety net of support has allowed me to try new things and take risks. I’ve been able to find myself and rediscover my passions, and I will continue to carry that mindset throughout the rest of my lifetime.
Not only has UW-Eau Claire given me a wonderful education and taught me how to run a business, but I have also gained valuable connections and built relationships that will continue to flourish well after graduation.
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Where can the entrepreneurship program lead me after graduation?
With an entrepreneurship degree, you will have the confidence to go out into the real world and succeed in your business ventures. You'll learn practical skills in idea development, how to identify successful ideas, how to do feasibility studies, and putting together business plans — all of which you can leverage during job interviews, or in presenting your ideas to investors.
Example Careers
- Small business owner
- New venture manager
- New product or service developer
- Feasibility analysis
- Small business consultant
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In addition to the required business core classes you will take during your time at UWEC, you will also experience a series of classes focused specifically on entrepreneurship. These classes will allow you to develop a business concept from start to finish, learn the inner workings of how to create your own business and give you the tools you'll need to succeed in your future endeavors.
Here are a few courses in Entrepreneurship at UW-Eau Claire.
ENT 371
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Students explore entrepreneurship by learning and utilizing a business model framework to guide their exploration and discovery process, toward the creation of a successful startup.
ENT 373
New Venture Feasibility
Students apply market research techniques to refine their business ideas and evaluate market feasibility. Students learn how to conduct operational and financial analyses in the design of a feasible business model.
ENT 374
New Venture Start-Up and Growth
Students learn how to launch a new product and explore the range of functional details involved in a new venture start-up. Strategies for growing the business and challenges in management growth are addressed.
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