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
Why Study Entrepreneurial Studies?
Morningside University’s Entrepreneurial Studies minor prepares students to launch businesses, lead innovation, and solve complex problems in startups, nonprofits, and established organizations. Students develop entrepreneurial thinking through experiential learning, business planning, mentorship, and connections with regional business leaders.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Venture-based learning and business development projects
- Support through the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED)
- Mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and faculty
- Strong preparation for startups, innovation, and business leadership
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 explore entrepreneurial traits, business forms, ethics, and opportunity identification. They’ll grasp feasibility analysis, goal-setting, vision, mission, financial concepts, market segmentation, and value propositions. By the course’s end, students will analyze opportunities, assess resources, and deliver a compelling 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.
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
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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
Dr. Thomas Paulsen
Professor & Dean of Agriculture and Aviation / Interim Dean, School of Business
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