Entrepreneurs aren't just born — they're made. UND's Middleton School of Entrepreneurship
& Management will teach you how.
Get started by learning about topics such as venture initiation, marketing, finance,
and management. You'll develop your own business plan, practice investing with real
money, and even get financial support.
Studying Entrepreneurship at UND means learning how to make big ideas come to life.
You'll get hands-on experience working with real clients on interesting projects.
You'll learn with those who have started where you are now — and succeeded.
But as any successful entrepreneur will tell you, building something that lasts takes
more than just a concept. It means understanding business inside and out. The Nistler
College at UND offers an outstanding B.B.A. degree with a major in Entrepreneurship
to prepare innovative business leaders.
As an Entrepreneurship major, you'll be part of UND's Nistler College of Business
& Public Administration. Your coursework will build a foundation in marketing, accounting,
management, and finance. Faculty have decades of experience in service, retail, international
business, manufacturing, and social enterprises.
Customize your program and select electives in small and family business, social entrepreneurship,
sustainability, UAS, and new product development.
Accredited Entrepreneurship Degree
The entrepreneurship major is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Accreditation by AACSB
International puts the Nistler CoBPA in the top 5% of business schools in the world.
Business Entrepreneurship Degree
Work with real businesses, solving real problems, at a for-credit internship.
Choose from a wide range of electives as you tailor your education to match your goals.
Gain knowledge from faculty who have extensive experience working in a variety of
industries and enterprises.
Earn scholarships! The School of Entrepreneurship & Management recently awarded over
$100,000 to students.
Develop successful product and business ideas working with faculty and other campus
centers and resources.
Learn in the new Nistler CoBPA. It’s a modern and inviting building for UND's business
and public administration students.
What can you do with an entrepreneurship degree?
60K
Average salary of recent UND graduates
UND Career Services
92%
Entrepreneurship alums who are employed or in grad school
UND Office of Analytics & Planning
Start your own business - or gain the skills you'll need - to pursue these types of
positions:
Business Developer
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Business Consultant
Business Entrepreneurship Degree Skills
A bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship is one of the best degrees for entrepreneurs
that gives you the strategic skills you need to succeed, including:
Business Development
Event Planning
Marketing Strategies
Social Networks
Strategic Planning
Careers with an Entrepreneurship Degree
Not all entrepreneurship majors start their own business. With a range of business
skills, some graduates have gone on to a variety of successful careers with:
Northwestern Mutual
RSW Medical, Inc.
AT&T, Inc.
Advanced Cell Training
Entrepreneurship Degree Courses
ENTR 316. Entrepreneur Law & Operations. 3 Credits.
Starting your own venture? Do you know the legal hurdles you must leap? This is not a dry, legal lecture series. Learn entrepreneurship law hands-on! Experience relevant legal requirements as you form a real or simulated corporation/LLC, participate in mock owner disputes, draft contracts, hire employees, assume debt, sell equity, file for bankruptcy, franchise, and a host of other exciting activities! Who knew? Law doesn't have to be boring!. F.
ENTR 333. New Product Development. 3 Credits.
The recognition, discovery and creation of new product/service opportunities is a critical component of the entrepreneurial process. From the inception of the automobile to Facebook, finding the right opportunity can help create products and organizations that can have profound impacts on industries, customers and society at large. Therefore, the goal of the course is to create a product/service development lab, to help participants explore different techniques and perspectives on finding new products/services and bringing them to market. On demand.
ENTR 290. Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Concept Development. 3 Credits.
Every successful venture, big or small, started with a problem and an idea for a solution. Venture success is a measured combination of feasibility, viability, testing, and luck. Too many entrepreneurs, unfortunately, rely strictly on luck. This course will show you how to test your business idea through customer discovery and validation; business and revenue modeling; effectuation; and the ability to communicate all of your findings to stakeholders. Whether for-profit, not-for-profit, or an internal corporate project/venture, success or failure doesn't happen by accident. Learn the tools that give you the best chance to win. F,S.
ENTR 386. Financials for Entrepreneurs. 3 Credits.
This course will review key financing concepts to give entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs a guide to securing funding. Students will develop the skills necessary to complete the financial section of a business plan. Concepts that are taught include sources of capital, the economic ecosystem, core and adjacency strategies, lean startups and strategy pivots, customer value creation and switching costs, pricing models, operating costs, cash flow planning, revenue forecasts and financial projections, private and public company analysis, and franchise evaluation. At the end of the course students should be able to think critically about business and make critical strategic evaluations during the course of a business lifecycle. F,S.
ENTR 450. Venture Implementation. 3 Credits.
Expanding on the idea which began in ENTR 290, a significant pivot, or an entirely new venture idea, ENTR 450 prepares the venture for launch. This course orchestrates the idea, people, business model, legal ramifications, and finances into a complete, executable venture plan. Emphasis will be placed not only on the startup phase of the venture, but the equally important post-startup. You will also learn how to communicate your plan to stakeholders and incorporate constructive feedback from experts. Prerequisite: ENTR 290 and ENTR 386. S.
ENTR 497. Entrepreneurship Practice. 3 Credits.
Practical experience with an entrepreneurial firm or comparable experiential learning. All ENTR 497 experiences must be pre-approved by the Entrepreneurship Practice Director prior to beginning the experience. Prerequisite: ENTR 290 and Department consent. Repeatable to 3.00 credits. S/U grading. F,S,SS.
Entrepreneurship Degree Success
Entrepreneurship and MBA grad, Greg Syrup, thrives in his hometown as an angel fund
manager.
As a full-time college student and small business owner, Pierson Painter stays very
busy hopping between jobs and classes. The entrepreneurship and marketing major has
excelled, even winning a scholarship for his business plan.