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Entrepreneurship & Innovation Minor

Earn an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor in 18 Credit Hours
  • 18

    Credit Hours to Earn This Minor

  • 75%

    of Small Business Owners Are Very Happy

  • 60.6M

    People Are Employed by Small Businesses

Why pursue this minor?

To be successful in entrepreneurial ventures, you must gain an entrepreneurial toolbox which includes:

  • financial literacy
  • marketing
  • business strategy
  • leadership
  • product management
  • negotiation
  • soft skills
  • and more

Studying entrepreneurship and innovation will build your entrepreneurial toolbox, help recognize opportunities, and become more business agile. Coursework in this minor will enhance your analytical and logical thinking and ultimately help you to secure your future success. 

Become a Creative & Independent Problem-Solver

Entrepreneurship is flexible. No matter your major or career plans, you can benefit from developing the sharp, versatile mindset unique to entrepreneurs. An entrepreneurial mindset means you are a creative and independent problem-solver who sees the bigger picture and doesn't see limits to what you can achieve.

A Talking Point in Your Job Interviews

Applying an entrepreneurship minor to a major/subject you are currently passionate about will help you orient yourself career-wise after graduation. Having a minor in entrepreneurship will be a talking point in your job interviews and your entrepreneurial mindset and skill-set will be attractive to employers across industries. 

Quick Facts About Entrepreneurship

  • Entrepreneurship rates have been trending upwards for two decades
  • Retail and hospitality are the most popular businesses owned by entrepreneurs
  • Average start up capital needed is $10,000

With an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor, graduates can become a:

Students can start their own business to pursue their entrepreneurial ideas for selling a product or service.

A good salesperson meets sales objectives while remaining polite and helpful to customers. To be successful as a salesperson you must have excellent communication skills.

A marketing manager promotes a business, product or service. They make sure that the company is communicating the right messaging to attract prospective customers and retain existing ones.

Financial analysts guide businesses and individuals in decisions about expending money to attain profit. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds and other types of investments.

A technical analyst is responsible for analyzing the stock market and investment opportunities. Duties include analyzing the stock market, creating potential investment forecasts and advising company leadership on investment opportunities.

A data manager supervises a company's data systems and ensures they are organized, stored and secure.

Business developers work for corporations to help achieve business goals. They use their experience to contribute innovative ideas to a company and its future growth within an industry.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor

What Makes this Program Different?

The Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation prepares non-business students to engage in entrepreneurial activities related to their major.

What Does This Program Entail?

The Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is open to all non-business majors and requires 18 credit hours of study. Admission to the minor requires achieving a grade of ‘C’ or higher in EBD 280.

Our Courses

3 required courses:

  • EBD 280 - Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors
  • EBD 301 - Managing Money in an Entrepreneurial Venture
  • EBD 302 - Growing and Managing the Business

3 additional credit hours from:

  • EBD 281 - Creativity and Innovation (or an approved equivalent by the Department Chair)
2 electives (see catalog for a full list)
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Contact Us

Dr. Jessica Magnus, Department Chair

Phone: (910) 962-7193

magnusj@uncw.edu

Cameron Hall 200
601 S College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403

Danielle Myers, Administrative Specialist

(910)962-2157

myersd@uncw.edu

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