AEM 3250 Personal Enterprise and Small Business Management
Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; AEM 1200 and 2210 or permission of instructor. Absolutely no adds or drops after second class meeting. Cost of term project: approx. $100 per team. D. Streeter.
Focuses on the activities involved in planning a start-up business, including the exploration of strategic dimensions, performance of marketing research, and planning of financial aspects related to the new company. Lectures and hands-on clinics include visits by real-world entrepreneurs, who discuss the start-up process and the challenges of managing growth in a small business. Term project is the development of a business plan, completed in teams of no fewer than three students.