New Venture Creation - ENT 475

This course is an integrative capstone learning experience that extends to two academic semesters, in which students get the opportunity to transform their entrepreneurship knowledge into a practical one by appealing to tenders of investors. With close guidance of the practicum faculty, students will get to individually fine-tune their business plan crafted in ENT 301 and go through the different steps of creating a new venture with a focus on the specific challenges faced. Students will provide status reports on a weekly basis to the practicum faculty and receive regular coaching. Students will defend at the end of their second semester their complete venture plan in front of a jury. Coaching topics covered include pitching, prototyping, early adopters targeting, revenues and business model testing, and outreach plans. A minimum of 600 hours of practicum is required. Prerequisite: Senior standing.