What can you do with a major or minor in Entrepreneurship? Absolutely Anything!

A major in entrepreneurship is the modern day equivalent of the old general degree in business administration. Why? Because, these days, most people will either start their own businesses or be involved with small and medium size enterprises that are either in start-up, innovation, or turnaround mode. The majority of new jobs in the economy are created by these types of organizations...not the corporate behemoths of old. Nonetheless, for people seeking traditional corporate careers in marketing, finance, or accounting, an entrepreneurship major or minor provides the solid grounding in understanding the entirety of a business’s functioning so that the person can contribute significantly more value to the operation than someone only versed in a specific corporate function. Moreover, a major in entrepreneurship provides a practical, hands-on orientation to the what’s and how’s and why’s of business operations.

At Suffolk Business our entrepreneurship majors and minors learn that they can make a difference and that they develop the confidence and skill set to be able to accomplish anything they set their minds and hearts to doing. We teach that entrepreneurs take action. This perspective is invaluable to all job functions/organization and can help prepare the student to lead in whatever their chosen endeavors might be. This major/minor is particularly valuable to the student who plan entry into a professional field such as law, architecture, accounting, financial consulting etc. as it provides useful training in the ways in which to best organize and operate these professional service businesses (training that is not provided in professional schools).

The entrepreneurship major is designed to help students learn how to recognize opportunities, identify legal and financial mechanisms to create business ventures that can seize on these opportunities, and create business plans for launching these venture. In addition, we provide an internship where students must deal with the challenges of business start-ups. Through these courses students further build on their core skills/knowledge of marketing, finance, accounting, operations, and human resources management. By carefully selecting free elective courses, students can further develop their personal interests in marketing, accounting, finance, etc. Moreover, students can tailor their experiences to focus in family business, internet business, or business consulting.

Job opportunities for entrepreneurship majors and minors are limited only by your personal constraints and creativity!

1. Start your own business.
2. Bring value to your family business.
3. Accounting (yes! Many of the big accounting firms now prefer to hire people who can get things done and will train them in the accounting functions subsequent to hiring)
4. Management training programs. (gain experience in the market segment that interests you to help for your future businesses)
5. Non-profits (these organizations are becoming increasingly professionalized and need  generalists to help guide them toward mission accomplishment)
6. Anything that requires a positive attitude, leadership skills, persistence, problem solving, creativity, and a holistic view of an organization’s activities...in short—anything!