Entrepreneurial Studies

EMPOWER YOUR FUTURE

Whether you're aspiring to start your own business or aiming to bring entrepreneurial thinking into an existing organization, the Entrepreneurial Studies Minor provides a solid foundation to foster creativity and drive growth in a rapidly changing global market. The Entrepreneurial Studies Minor is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge needed to launch and manage successful business ventures. This interdisciplinary program offers a blend of theoretical and practical learning experiences, focusing on innovation, business planning, and strategic execution.

Degrees

Entrepreneurial Studies

Minor

A Great Fit For

Innovative Thinker: You enjoy brainstorming and coming up with creative solutions to complex problems, making you ideal for developing new business ideas.
Goal-Oriented: You are motivated by setting and achieving clear objectives, a vital skill for launching and managing successful startups.
Adaptable Learner: You thrive in dynamic environments and can quickly adjust your strategies to meet changing market demands and opportunities.
Proactive Leader: You naturally take initiative and inspire others, ready to lead projects and drive them toward successful outcomes.
Collaborative Networker: You value building connections and working with diverse teams, understanding the importance of networking in the business world.

THE MORNINGSIDE DIFFERENCE

Prime Location

Sioux City is Iowa’s fourth largest city, and other large cities are nearby for abundant options for credit-bearing internships and networking.

Internships

There is a high demand for interns from the Siouxland region and beyond. Internships put you in a professional setting where you work side-by-side with experienced professionals in management, marketing, finance, human resource management, social media marketing, banking, and other desired fields.

Clubs and Organizations

Morningside offers abundant opportunities to get involved including, Accounting Club, Business Honors, Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO), Morningside Investment Group, and Morningside Student Advertising Agency (MSAA).

FEATURED COURSES

REQUIRED

Students will learn and understand the concepts of entrepreneurial characteristics, forms of business, business ethics and opportunity identification. Students will learn the value of a feasibility analysis, developing goals and objectives, and a vision and mission for a business. Students will learn financial concepts, identify market segments and develop a value proposition. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify and fully explain a value proposition, complete a market and financial analysis of an opportunity, evaluate the resource requirements for the venture, and create and present a successful elevator pitch.

REQUIRED

This course will provide students rigorous training in business plan writing and presentation skills needed to start an entrepreneurial venture. Students will learn and produce an industry and market analysis, a competitive analysis, financial projections and other items required to conceptualize, develop, and write a business plan.

REQUIRED

Students will study business activities related to the product, price, promotion, and distribution of goods and services to create, deliver, capture, and communicate value to the customer. Students will carry out individual marketing research project utilizing primary and secondary sources and present an interactive final group industry report.

ELECTIVE

Students in this course will study the basic functions of sales and customer relationship management (CRM). Throughout the course a strategic perspective will be used to develop an analytical understanding of the concepts, tools and techniques related to sales and CRM.

Minor Plan of Study

WHY STUDY AT MORNINGSIDE?

13:1

student/faculty ratio so you’re assured a quality education focused on you

99%

employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation

65+

majors & pre-professional programs available

Related Majors & Minors

Still looking for the right fit? check out some additional program options that we think might interest you or are often paired with this program. You can also view the programs page to keep exploring your options.

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MEET THE FACULTY

Daniel Wubbena

Assistant Professor

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Darrel Sandall

Dean of the School of Business

Because of our close-knit environment and small classes, students in the School of Business build strong connections with the faculty, who all have prior industry experience. As a result, the faculty are tremendously beneficial in helping students understand the career field, learn the skills they need to be successful in their careers, and are great connections for before and after graduation.

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