Academic Programs
At the heart of our entrepreneurship programming is learning. We have several opportunities:
Certificate in Entrepreneurship
This certificate is designed to provide the basics of entrepreneurship to students of any major. Accountants, artists, biologists, chemists, petroleum geologists, computer scientists, managers, music technologists, web developers, finance students, and many other students can benefit from knowing the fundamentals of starting a business. This certificate has been influenced by some of the top experts in entrepreneurship in the world.
University minor in Entrepreneurship
When FHSU began this minor in Entrepreneurship, that is open to students of any major as a "university minor". This minor is designed to provide a student from any major with the foundational tools to take an idea, evaluate it, and potentially turn it into a real business in his or her chosen field of study.
BBA, Concentration in Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a versatile field that allows creativity to become a reality. Students have a chance to acquire the professional skills and tools that are needed to be successful in an ever changing marketplace. Careers in entrepreneurship will improve different aspects in the economy, such as creating jobs and allowing new ideas to improve the corporate world all over the world.
Entrepreneurship Internship
Entrepreneurship Internships offer students a tremendous opportunity to learn from the inside of a start-up business and to help propel it forward. Funding from Peter and Pamela Werth and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation provide 80% of the funding with the business providing 20%. Students work an average of 15 hours a week in these popular funded internships.
Studying in the Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Not all business, information technology, or media students will become entrepreneurs, but nearly all will work for, sell to, provide services to, provide financing to, provide technology, train employees for, or otherwise interact with startup companies and entrepreneurs. Having a fundamental understanding of entrepreneurship is important for all students in the Robbins College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Therefore, basic principles key to entrepreneurship are threaded through the core programs in this college.