Wooster offers six courses that focus on entrepreneurship. These courses are open to all students at the College and attract a wide variety of majors.
ENTR 120 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary world of entrepreneurship. Emphasis is placed on the ideation process, how entrepreneurs generate new ideas that create value, and the process they use to implement those ideas. The Opportunity Recognition framework, Creativity Process, Validation techniques, Business Model Canvas and Lean Startup approach will be the foundations for exploring this process. The entrepreneurial attributes examined in this course have broad value that extend beyond the startup of a business to include developing sustainable solutions to any societal or market problem.
ENTR 220 Entrepreneurship and Society
This course will introduce students to the concept of Impact Entrepreneurship and how it can be used to positively address critical global issues. It uses the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to explore the benefits of using entrepreneurship to create positive change. Students explore how entrepreneurs have tackled the needs of people around the world through the creation of innovative products, services, and business models. Additionally, students will practice creating their own solutions to global problems using the methodologies of entrepreneurship.
ENTR 405 Angel Investing
This is an experiential learning designated course designed to teach students about the role of angel investors in entrepreneurship. Through classroom discussions, readings and direct interaction with a startup company and angel investors, students will learn about the different aspects of startup funding. Working in collaboration with actual entrepreneurs, students will review a new product, assess the market, evaluate the team, and analyze the financial projections for a startup business. The results of this research will be used in a presentation given to the board of directors for the Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund who will make an actual investment decision based on the student recommendations.
ENTR 230 Business Consulting
This is an experiential learning designated course designed to teach students about general business consulting through a combination of lectures, readings, and work on an actual project for a new or existing business. Using the knowledge gained in this course and building off the knowledge learned in other courses, students will act as consultants for companies by working on projects selected from the Riipen database. Students will interact with business owners, conduct targeted research, perform business analyses, and provide written recommendation reports.
Global Social Entrepreneurship
Recognized by the Institute of International Education for excellence, Global Social Entrepreneurship is a credit bearing seminar and field experience completed in Spring and Summer. Multidisciplinary student teams study and critique solutions to international social and economic challenges, such as poverty. The seminar is followed by a six-week summer field experience in India. To learn more about Global Social Entrepreneurship and how to apply, visit the Global Social Entrepreneurship Website.
Local Social Entrepreneurship
Local Social Entrepreneurship is an innovative seminar/internship that gives students hands-on consulting experience locally in Northeast Ohio. Seminar students learn how to construct a business plan, learn consulting skills, and team-building essentials. After the seminar, student teams apply what they have learned to assist local non-profit organizations. Students devise sustainable revenue-generating ventures that help further the non-profit mission. To learn more about Local Social Entrepreneurship and how to apply, visit the Social Entrepreneurship website.
