BBA Entrepreneurship Career Information

Overview

A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in entrepreneurship from the C.T. Bauer College of Business provides students with an understanding of starting and building a successful business and entrepreneurial activities within an existing organization.

Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review have ranked Bauer’s undergraduate Entrepreneurship program among the top three in the nation since 2007, and Bauer students have won more awards than any other school in national business plan competitions in recent years.

Interests
Not surprisingly, entrepreneurs of all sorts tend to have a strong interest in Enterprise Control, relative to other interests. They want to own an organization and make strategic decisions for it. An interest in Creative Production reflects a desire to be involved with things at the beginning, when the concept may still be in flux. Theory Development and Research is like a cerebral version of Creative Production. The interest is in having the original idea that becomes the concept from which the enterprise is born. Some entrepreneurs develop the idea for a company out of a passion for a particular core functional area. For example, the founder of a high-tech company will probably have a strong interest in the Application of Technology, and the founder of a niche consulting firm will likely have a strong interest in Theory Development and Research.

Key Skills for Successful Entrepreneurs

Action-Orientation: Develops plans and makes certain that decisions are implemented
Assertiveness: Defends a point of view, even if unpopular, and confronts others appropriately when necessary
Comfort with Risk: Able to innovate and experiment, while tolerating the possibility of failure
Creative Thinking: Generates new ideas and approaches to situations; effectively participates in brainstorming and design thinking exercises
Critical Thinking: Able to define a problem and determine the information needed to solve it; understands unspoken assumptions; forms and tests hypotheses; judges the validity of conclusions
Day-to-Day Responsibility: Takes good care of the routine aspects of work
Decisiveness: Draws conclusions and acts accordingly, even in ambiguous situations and without full information
Delegating: Effectively and appropriately authorizes and entrusts others with tasks
Flexibility: Adapts easily to changing situations and adopts new approaches when necessary
Leadership: Takes initiative in assuming leadership roles
Multiple Focus: Able to manage many projects and responsibilities at once
Organizational Priority: Acts in the best interest of the organization, even at the expense of individuals
Persistence: Sticks to tasks despite challenges; doesn’t get discouraged and give up on things easily
Power-Orientation: Comfortable asserting authority and using power
Recognition of Opportunity: Identifies promising new events or environmental changes, and acts to take advantage of them
Resilience: Handles pressure and stress well
Strategic Thinking: Grasps the big picture and can think long-term
Work Ethic: Willing to make sacrifices to achieve important goals