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Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization

Starts Sep 19.

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Identify, Analyze, and Launch Your Startup

Entrepreneurship: Launching an Innovative Business Specialization, University of Maryland,
College Park

About This Specialization

Develop your entrepreneurial mindset and skill sets, learn how

to bring innovations to market, and craft a business model to
successfully launch your new business.
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The Entrepreneurship Specialization examines the entrepreneurial mindset and skill sets, indicators of innovation opportunities, critical steps
to bring innovations to the marketplace, and innovation strategies to establish and maintain a competitive advantage. Fundamentals of new
venture nancing are explored with attention to capital structures for new ventures, term sheets and how to negotiate them, and the
dierences between early-stage versus later-stage nancing. You will develop an understanding of how to develop winning investor pitches,
who and when to pitch, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to get to the close. In the nal Capstone Project, you will apply the tools and
concepts from the specialization courses by crafting a comprehensive, customer-validated business model, and creating a business plan and
investor pitch.

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4 courses

Projects

Certicates

Courses

Beginner Specialization.No prior experience required.

COURSE1

Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The

First Step in Entrepreneurship
Upcoming session: Sep 19 Oct 24.
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Commitment

35hours/week

AbouttheCourse
This course assists aspiring and active entrepreneurs in developing great ideas into great companies. With strong economies presenting
rich opportunities for new venture creation, and challenging economic times presenting the necessity for many to make their own job,
the need to develop the skills to develop and act on innovative business opportunities is increasingly vital.
Using proven content, methods, and models for new venture opportunity assessment and analysis, you will learn how to:
* Identify and analyze entrepreneurial opportunities;
* Enhance your entrepreneurial mindset;
* Improve your strategic decision-making; and
* Build innovative business models.
Our goal is to demystify the startup process, and to help you build the skills to identify and act on innovative opportunities now, and in
the future.
With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree
in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative, 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing.

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COURSE2

Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to

Marketplace
Upcoming session: Sep 19 Oct 31.
Commitment

35hours/week

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AbouttheCourse
Develop insights on navigating the innovation process from idea generation to commercialization. Build knowledge on how to create
strategies to bring innovations to market. Develop an innovation portfolio and business model canvas for your venture.
We establish a framework for examining the innovation process, and quickly transition into exploring how to successfully bring
innovations to market. Key questions answered within the course include:
* What are the key indicators of innovation opportunities?
* What steps are critical for entrepreneurs to bring innovations to the marketplace?
* What innovation strategies are valuable for new ventures to establish and maintain a competitive advantage?
With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree
in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative, 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing.

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COURSE3

New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for

Entrepreneurs
Upcoming session: Sep 19 Oct 24.
Commitment

35hours/week

AbouttheCourse

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This course is for aspiring or active entrepreneurs who wants to understand how to secure funding for their company. This course will
demystify key nancing concepts to give entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs a guide to secure funding.
Examine the many nancing options available to get your new venture funded. Learn the basics of nance, valuations, dilution and nondilutive funding sources. Understand capital structure for new ventures, term sheets and how to negotiate them, and the dierences
between early-stage versus later-stage nancing. Develop an understanding of how to develop winning investor pitches, who and when
to pitch, how to avoid common mistakes that limit the eectiveness of the pitch, and how to get to the close. Key questions answered
within the course include:
* When to raise outside capital?
* What kind of investors invest by stage and where to nd them?
* What are your fundraising options?
* What are the key components of the term sheet?
* How to perform company valuations?
* How to pitch to investors?
* What techniques help the entrepreneur get to the close?
With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree
in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu/landing.

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COURSE4

Entrepreneurship Capstone
Upcoming session: Sep 19 Nov 7.
Commitment

46hours/week

AbouttheCapstoneProject
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Integrate the tools and concepts from the specialization courses to develop a comprehensive business plan. Choose to enhance new
venture concepts previously explored in specialization courses, or develop a new concept for this capstone project. Develop a
comprehensive, customer-validated business model and create an investor pitch for the concept.
With this course, students experience a sampling of the ideas and techniques explored in the University of Maryland's master's degree
in technology entrepreneurship, an innovative 100% online program. Learn more at http://mte.umd.edu.

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Creators

The University of Maryland is a globally recognized leader in entrepreneurship education, and the #1 public university in technology
entrepreneurship education.

Dr. James V. Green

Director of Entrepreneurship Education

Michael R. Pratt
Lecturer of Technology Entrepreneurship

Dr. Thomas J. Mierzwa

Lecturer of Technology Entrepreneurship

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