Entrepreneurship and Innovation

MajorMinor3YRBachelor of Science

Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Spirit.

In Butler’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, passions merge with practical action. As a student in this program, you’ll engage in business start-up experiences, immersive internships, and invaluable mentorships that will shape your entrepreneurial spirit.

This program empowers you to cultivate something truly distinctive, allowing you to make a lasting impact and acquire the essential skills that set you apart in a competitive landscape. Armed with an innovative mindset, you’ll be able to confidently navigate real-world scenarios, strategically taking calculated risks and positioning yourself for success in the business world.

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Program Information

Curriculum

Sample courses in this program include:

MA 125 – Business Calculus
EI 101 – First-Year Business Experience
LE 263 – Legal Environment of Business
EI 315 – Creativity and Innovation
EI 485 – Entrepreneurial Accelerator

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Three-Year Program

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major can be completed in a total of three years. More information can be found here.

Meet Your Faculty

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Hessam Sarooghi

Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Hessam Sarooghi is an Entrepreneurship & Innovation faculty in the Lacy School of Business. He has earned his Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the University of Missouri Kansas City (2016). Hessam’s primary research interest…
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Stephanie Fernhaber

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Dr. Stephanie Fernhaber teaches a variety of courses within the Entrepreneurship & Innovation program at the undergraduate and graduate levels including The Entrepreneurial Mindset, Business Practicum, First-Year Business Experience, and Social…
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NaShara Mitchell

Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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NaShara Mitchell is a SUCCESS advocate reframing gaps to opportunities in education and community. As a Clinical Professor in the Lacy School of Business and Innovation Lab Director at Butler University her work focuses on interdisciplinary learning…
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Butler challenges you to learn with real world situations and concepts.

“So many of my courses demonstrated that the business world isn’t black and white and to truly be successful and excel post graduation you had to think strategically and be innovative. I loved that Butler challenges you to learn with real world situations and concepts.”

Alex Brinkman ’22
Business Development Leader, University Tees

Entrepreneurship and Innovation FAQs

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major at Butler educates students on the fundamentals of developing something unique with creative, action-oriented perspectives. The program offers courses such as entrepreneurial finance, salesmanship, and a required practicum where students run their own businesses. Students in Butler’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation program will successfully create, evaluate, and implement business plans and strategies for their business endeavors or others.

Entrepreneurs can create their own businesses, but many choose to help others improve already existing businesses, products, and services. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation major at Butler prepares students for careers as independent entrepreneurs, as managers of new-venture divisions of major corporations and other innovative corporate endeavors, or in venture capital and investment banking activities.