Entrepreneurship@Johnson
Courses, Immersions, Internships
In addition to its foundation courses in core business skills, the Johnson School offers 18 courses specifically focused on all aspects of entrepreneurship.
- Advanced Private Equity: Negotiations and Structuring (NBA 678)
- Case Studies in Venture Financing (NBA 557)
- Due Diligence in Private Equity Investments (NBA 532)
- Entrepreneurship and Private Equities (NBA 564)
- Entrepreneurship Lab (NBA 530)
- International Entrepreneurship (NBA 593)
- Law for High Growth Business (NBA 689)
- Projects in Sustainable Global Enterprise (NBA 534)
- Responsible Entrepreneurship (NBA 519)
- Special Readings in Private Equity (NBA 535)
- Technology Commercialization for the Base of the Pyramid (NBA 534)
- The IPO Process and Deal Structural Alternatives (NBA 563)
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Markets (NBA 559)
Some of these are included in the Enterpreneurship and Private Equity Immersion, a concentrated package of eight courses for individuals interested in starting high-growth businesses and/or engaging in private equity investments. Taught in the first year, this immersion gives Johnson School students exceptional preparation for summer internships.
In addition to the entrepreneurship courses offered through the Johnson School, MBA students may choose from more than 30 specialized courses for entrepreneurs across the Cornell campus. These include courses specific to food service, graphic design, human resources, and legal aspects of IPOs, as well as multiple sciences and technologies. See a complete list of courses for entrepreneurs.
Internships provide another way that MBA students gain experience while providing valuable service to companies at a modest cost. Entrepreneurship students have opportunities to work with venture capital firms as well as with new businesses or those ramping up for significant growth. In addition to internships arranged through the Johnson School, students and host companies also find matches through Cornell's EPE Internship Program.
