HOURS
15 total hours for the minor.
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Why minor in entrepreneurship at Weber State?
Our entrepreneurship minor teaches the skills you need to identify opportunities in the marketplace and launch your own business, even before graduation. Entrepreneurship minors develop abilities and attitudes that enable the creation of new ventures, and are also useful for reinvigorating established organizations. We awarded $55,000 in funding during the 2014-15 academic year to students who started 10 businesses. Competitions are held each year with cash awards ranging from $250-$30,000.
$55k
seed money awarded in 2020
3
complete minor in 3 semesters
FLEXIBLE
great minor for ANY major
$130k
given in scholarships & seed funding
Launch your business with a certificate or minor in entrepreneurship
You'll learn skills such as: developing an entrepreneurial mindset, problem identification and solution creation, how to identify and create valuable entrepreneurial opportunities, financing techniques, sales and marketing, investor pitching. You'll also get invaluable hands-on experiences such as: the opportunity to compete in multiple contests for big awards and test your concepts, products and ideas in the community to get REAL feedback.
Companies owned by or who employ entrepreneurship graduates report greater than 5 times the sales and employment growth than companies that do not.
Entrepreneurship graduates accumulate 62% more in personal assets after graduation than non-entrepreneurship graduates Mean income for entrepreneurs almost 50% greater than for “employees”
HOURS
15 total hours for the minor.
GPA
C- or higher in all minor courses
MAJOR
No business major required!
COURSE DELIVERY
GRAD MAP
Graduation MAPs (Major Academic Plans) show a semester-by-semester plan for taking all classes needed to earn your degree.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Explore all of the requirements to complete the entrepreneurship minor. Check the course year, requirements may change.
ADMISSIONS
This minor is available to ALL majors. Approval by the Goddard
School of Business is required to declare the minor.
CAREERS & RESOURCES
Explore what you can do with a minor in entrepreneurship, job demand, industries, and resources.
This minor is open to anyone and is only 15 credits. Approval of a minor program by the John B. Goddard School of Business is required.
(For information on the 10 credit Online Entrepreneurship certificate, visit here)
Entrepreneurship students come from all walks of life. They are generally determined, not afraid to take risks, confident, passionate, understands failure is a stepping stone to success, and are visionaries.
Taylor, Entrep minor '21
Outstanding Grad "If you have a passion for business, this is an excellent place for you to nurture that passion. I love the staff and the opportunities given at the WSU"
JC, Entrep minor '21
"The biggest effect WSU had on my life was helping me realize my potential. I spent a long time trying to figure out what I was going to do with my life."
Pamela, Entrep minor '18
Non-Traditional Student "It's an awesome experience working with these people, and developing leadership abilities that I didn't know I had. It's exactly what I needed."