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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

BPS 6370.501 FALL 2005

|Class Meeting |Dr. Joseph C. Picken |

|Wednesday 7:00 – 9:45 PM SOM 2.801 |SOM 4.212 |

|Office Hours: Mon/Wed 3:00 – 4:30 PM |Email: jpicken@utdallas.edu |

|Or by appointment |Phone (UTD office): (972) 883-4986 |

| |Phone (McKinney office): (972) 562-5401 |

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

This course has been designed to provide an overview of the entrepreneurship process by focusing on new venture creation from idea generation and opportunity recognition to feasibility analysis and business formation. The course will require you to integrate your current knowledge of business functions and apply techniques of business analysis from other courses to the analysis of venture opportunities.

The readings will provide a framework for understanding the entrepreneurial process and evaluating new venture opportunities, exploring the sources and processes of innovation, and developing an understanding of the various methods and techniques available for evaluating new business opportunities. Case studies will be used to explore the various steps involved in evaluating, creating and launching a new business venture, including assessing and acquiring the required resources, structuring the business, arranging financing, and managing the growing enterprise. We will also explore the identification, evaluation and acquisition of existing businesses, and the important activity of harvesting the value created by the entrepreneurial venture.

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