

This Friday, Uber is partnering with Florida Funders to make that very dream come true for local entrepreneurs in Tampa Bay.īetween 11am and 2pm on Friday, October 9, riders who successfully complete a request in the TBPITCH option will be picked up by Uber and have 15 minutes to pitch their idea to the prospective investor already in the car. This unique set of skills will be attractive to employers as well as prepare students for launching a new venture immediately after graduation or years later.The opportunity to have the undivided attention of an established venture capitalist for 15 minutes is enough to make many budding entrepreneurs salivate. Adding an entrepreneurship minor to any major offers a powerful set of skills and competencies useful throughout a life that might encompass several positions and even several careers across a wide variety of organizations. Venture Pointe is your technology partner providing 24/7/365 IT management allowing you to run your business without worrying about your system performance. Courses in the minor offer the opportunity to combine an entrepreneurial mindset with the management skills necessary to launch and build a successful venture, whether the student is driven by an idea, a passion for vocation or the rewards of building an entrepreneurial organization.

Self-employment is only one career option for graduates of the entrepreneurship concentration. UT's entrepreneurship program fosters the kind of outside-the-box thinking that prepares majors for success in a variety of endeavors. Tampa Bay entrepreneurs critique these business plans in a local competition and the best ones are forwarded to national competitions. The study is worked into a business plan in the program's capstone course, ENT 487 Business Plan Development.

Students of the program, in their first major required course, develop a feasibility study for a new venture, which is then used in subsequent courses.

The curriculum is designed around two themes: screening and recognizing opportunities to create value, and personal innovation despite scarce organizational resources. The entrepreneurship major prepares students for the intricacies of planning, launching and leading a new business with a focus on creativity and innovation, new venture planning, entrepreneurial finance and managing and growing a new business. An independent Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) providing ENT, Maxillofacial and Urology outpatient surgical services to Tampa Bay on Floridas west coast. Trouble viewing video? Watch Great Enterprises Video on YouTube.
