8 courses with the subject SBE, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SBE 301Entrepreneurial Thinking3
Entrepreneurship is more than just a solution to a problem and the drive to succeed. An entrepreneurial method approach is that effectual entrepreneurship is learnable and teachable and not just an inherent talent or skill. The course explores the basic mindset, skills, thinking processes, and the five principles of effectual logic to make entrepreneurial decisions. It also examines how one starts with ideas, and in the process of creatively developing them, goals gradually emerge.
The challenges associated with embarking on an entrepreneurial journey can be daunting. A review of the academic scholarly literature reveals that successful entrepreneurial ventures are rooted in the questions of 1) why entrepreneurship (purpose of the entrepreneurial venture) and 2) how to start and grow an entrepreneurial firm. This course yields a scholarly-practitioner analytical framework/guide for entrepreneurial decision- making. Through case studies and a review of the academic-scholarly literature, students will engage in "in- depth" analysis of the foundational pillars of "why" entrepreneurship (purpose of starting the entrepreneurial venture) and "how" to engage in entrepreneurship.
A study in entrepreneurship that helps to build entrepreneurial skills in developing an idea or passion into a prospective business while developing the skills to pitch the attributes of the prospective business. Students will work with real world entrepreneurs to develop necessary skills in developing their own ideas, collaborating with classmate(s), evolving an idea that already exists, or making up a fictional idea. This is the first class in a two-class series with the continuation class offered the next semester.
This course prepares students to appropriately influence and inspire stakeholders within the framework of small business ownership, planning, and strategic development. The course explores the necessary skillsets for effective communication in addition to sound principles of collaboration and negotiation as it pertains to 91 | A v e r e t t U n i v e r s i t y A c a d e m i c C a t a l o g 2 0 2 6 - 2 0 2 7
Total 60 *If SBE 305 is taken, SBE 402 must also be taken. It is a continuation course in a pitch contest. Sample Four-Year Course Sequence for Business Administration: Small Business & Entrepreneurship Freshman Year:
SBE 402Entrepreneurship with Focus on Small Business3
This course is a continuation of SBE305, Business Plan Competition I, to build entrepreneurial skills in developing an idea, passion or solving a problem into a prospective business. Students will finalize the business development idea from the previous semester to prepare for the pitch competition with students from other institutions. Students will collaborate with classmates, real world entrepreneurs, coaches, and faculty. 92 | A v e r e t t U n i v e r s i t y A c a d e m i c C a t a l o g 2 0 2 6 - 2 0 2 7
