Minor at a Glance
The Entrepreneurship Minor develops students into innovative leaders. Our curriculum requires students to learn fundamental skills in ideation creation, business plans, marketing, pitching and product development. In summary, students learn how to create value and launch new businesses.
The University of Texas at Austin is currently ranked 2nd in the nation for undergraduate entrepreneurship by the Princeton Review. Entrepreneurship Minor students have access to work across diverse industries, Forbes top 500 companies, local Austin startups, McCombs alumni, and successful entrepreneurs. Currently the minor has over 750 students from over 150 majors across campus.
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The Entrepreneurial Journey is a multi-staged process of ideation, verification, examination, execution and expansion. It takes knowledge and skills to navigate the journey. The Entrepreneurship Minor is designed to give you access to that knowledge and help you develop those skills.
Idea Generation
- Brainstorming ideas
- Researching the market
- Assessing feasibility of potential business ideas
Growth
At this stage you should be:
- Scaling the business
- Expanding offerings
- Building a team to support growth
Launch
At this stage you should be:
- Developing marketing strategies
- Focusing on sales
- Building a customer base
Prototype & Test
At this stage you should be:
- Creating prototypes of the product/service
- Testing in the market
- Gathering feedback from customers
Research & Development
At this stage you should be:
- Conducting market research
- Developing a business plan
- Identifying resources