Entrepreneurship Concentration—Management Degree

Powerful innovation happens when students with diverse ideas and experiences share challenges and successes, pool knowledge and expertise, and share a common purpose to create what tomorrow needs. Be a part of something greater and add a new dimension to your management degree with an entrepreneurship concentration.

Upgrade Your Skills and Degree

The Michigan Tech management major with a concentration in entrepreneurship helps students get their business ideas off the ground through individualized attention, learning by doing, and financial opportunities. Learn how to make a business plan, hire employees, and stay on top of innovation trends—everything you need to know to successfully launch your high-tech ideas.

At Tech, you'll work with professors who believe in you and nurture your ideas. You'll take specialized classes that help you meet your goals, including crowdfunding success. You'll have the opportunity to join Michigan Tech's one-of-a-kind Enterprise program, working on a team to innovate your product, process, or concept and pitch it to real clients. You can be part of Experience Innovation trips, visiting leading-edge companies and learning firsthand from entrepreneurs. It's all a part of the practical preparation we offer for your future in business.

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10+
years of Husky Innovate on-campus entrepreneurial hub
$6.15M

total scholarships and grants awarded to undergraduate business students
25+
Michigan Tech Enterprise Teams to join

Join National Science Foundation's I-Corps Program

Starting a business requires learning, planning, and networking. Michigan Tech's partnership with the National Science Foundation's I-Corps program helps students find markets for their inventions as an experiential learning project integrated into the entrepreneurship concentration.

"Entrepreneurial thinking is the soul of industrial revolution. Technological advancement succeeds when technology connects with purpose at a personal level."Jonathan Leinonen, teaching professor and advisor, College of Business

Be Inspired by Business Alumni Success Stories

Businesses and ventures created by Michigan Tech College of Business Alumni include:

SwimSmart Warning Systems, Jacob Soter '20
Makerhub, Cedric Kennedy '16
Source Performance, Malcolm Gwilliam '08
Kaye Putnam Brand Strategy, Kaye Putnam '08
Electric Brewing Supply, Ryan Gray '07

STEM + Business

Technology is shaping our lives faster than ever before. Michigan Tech's College of Business provides real-world graduate education experiences steeped in STEM to prepare the future business leaders of tomorrow.

Go for a coveted slot in our Applied Portfolio Management Program. One of the top 50 student funds in the nation, it offers Huskies from all majors experience on the trading room floor managing a real investment fund valued at $3 million.

Gain entrepreneurial experience on campus. Collaborate with peers in our Business Development Experience, creating and presenting a business plan for a Senior Design or Enterprise project.

Join Business-specific student organizations, the Professional Blueprint program, and internships and co-ops that give you opportunities to travel, learn, and stand out.

Tomorrow Needs You

Supercharge your entrepreneurial spirit and meet the demands of a technology-driven society at a flagship public research university powered by science, technology, engineering, and math. Graduate with the theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed to succeed in tomorrow's high-tech business world.

Undergraduate Majors

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Why Accreditation Matters

As an accredited business college, Michigan Tech assesses student learning to ensure quality for business education and to continuously improve curriculum and programs.

Student Learning Goals

Students in the College of Business can expect to achieve the following learning goals—which also align with University Undergraduate Student Learning Goals:

Technical Competence—Ability to critically analyze and achieve proficiency of information technology
Global Awareness—Skill in emerging trends and ability to see global perspective
Professional Know-how—Mastery of ethics and effective communication through coursework and professional business experiences
Disciplinary Knowledge—Discipline-specific expertise and cross-discipline strategy