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ENTR - Entrepreneurship

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Prefix Number Gerta Course Title WSCUND
ENTR 170   Introduction to Entrepreneurship  
ENTR 201   The Entrepreneur and the Economy  
ENTR 224   Principles of Finance  
ENTR 226   Marketing for Small Business  
ENTR 228   Management for Small Enterprises  
ENTR 234   Customer Service  
ENTR 236   E-Commerce and International Business  
ENTR 285   Small Business Strategy and Implementation  


ENTR 170 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
This course is designed for students who want to investigate options for self-employment. Students will evaluate their personal and professional skills, interests and abilities as they relate to business ownership, as well as the opportunities, risks and rewards of self-employment.

ENTR 201 The Entrepreneur and the Economy
This course is designed for students not enrolled in the college of business and Public Administration who have an interest in business and the business world. This course introduces students to the basic characteristics of the world of business, including the political, social and economic system in which a business functions, the characteristics of a business, the creation of a business and issues dealing entrepreneurship.

ENTR 224 Principles of Finance
Pre-requisite ACCT 102
Students will study financial issues affecting businesses. Topics will include financial statement analysis, bookkeeping, recordkeeping, budgeting, cash flow management and financing. Students will also learn about the structure of a financing package as it applies to a small business venture.


ENTR 226 Marketing for Small Business
This course is designed for students to learn the fundamentals of marketing for small business. Students will learn about the customers, what they are really buying and why, how to segment and target them. Students will also learn about the market, researching the market, developing the right market image, creating uniqueness in marketing, and exploring many specific advertising and promotional techniques.

ENTR 228 Management for Small Enterprises


ENTR 234 Customer Service
Students will learn how to build a loyal, long-term customer relationship by meeting the needs and wants of customers, handling difficult customers with tact and skill, respecting diversity, and providing superior customer service in person, online and via telephone in a variety of customer service environments.

ENTR 236 E-Commerce and International Business


ENTR 285 Small Business Strategy and Implementation
This course is designed as a capstone to the entrepreneurship program. This brings all the knowledge, skills and abilities into one class for a detailed analysis of the student's business idea. By the end of the course, the student will have completed a detailed business plan ready for start-up.





The following individuals are leaders for this discipline. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are chairs.

Name Institution Email Address Phone Number
Greg Bach BSC greg.bach@bsc.nodak.edu 701-224-5572
Keri Keith DCB keri.keith@dakotacollege.edu 701-228-5624
Knude Swensen DSU Knude.Swensen@dsu.nodak.edu 701-483-2140
Stacey Baker FBCC sbaker@fbcc.bia.edu 701-627-4738
Pansy Goodall FBCC pgooda@fbcc.bia.edu 701-627-4738
Donna Gutschmidt LRSC donna.gutschmidt@lrsc.edu 701-662-1532
Gene Levitt MaSU gene.levitt@mayvillestate.edu 701-788-4779
Greg Anderson NDSCS greg.anderson@ndscs.edu 701-671-2172
Tim Peterson NDSU Tim.O.Peterson@ndsu.edu 701-231-7061
Heather Soleim NDSU Heather.Soleim@ndsu.edu 701-231-6430
Lisa Johnson NDUS lisa.a.johnson@ndus.edu 701-858-3494
Pat Becker SBC patb@sbci.edu 701-854-8016
Rhonda Gustafson TMCC rgustafson@tm.edu 701-477-7862
Kristin Slyter VCSU kristin.slyter@vcsu.edu 701-845-7722
* Maeve MacSteves WSC maeve.macsteves@wsc.nodak.edu 701-774-6204
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