Center for Entrepreneurship
Center for Entrepreneurship
The Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship, venture creation and economic development in the Southern Colorado region. It achieves these objectives through its extensive research, teaching and service activities. The Center for Entrepreneurship faculty members are active scholars and authors, presenting their work in venues around the world. The Center's curriculum features a minor in entrepreneurship that is open to all students at UCCS.
ENTP 3000
ENTP 3000: Principles of Entrepreneurship: This course focuses on the teaching students principles of successful entrepreneurship that have been derived from research into the behaviors, cognitions, and attitudes of expert entrepreneurs.
ENTP 3100
ENTP 3100: Entrepreneurial Law & Capital: This course builds on the ENTP 3000 and dives deeply into the legal and capital formation issues that all entrepreneurs grapple with as they launch, grow, and exit their ventures.
ENTP 4000
ENTP 4000: The Business Plan: This hands-on course leads students through the process of crafting an investor-grade business plan and formal presentation to raise capital. Students will have many opportunities to hone their presentation skills and learn how to deal with lenders and/or investors.
Minor in Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors
Non-business majors must take two additional courses from the business core curriculum.
Entrepreneurship Faculty Spotlight
Larry Plummer, Ph.D.
Dr. Larry Plummer is the El Pomar Chair of Business & Entrepreneurship, associate professor of entrepreneurship, and director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the UCCS College of Business. He brings more than two decades of experience in entrepreneurship education, research, and innovation leadership, having held faculty and leadership positions at institutions including Western University, the University of Oklahoma, Clemson University, and the Max Planck Institute of Economics. His research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. Through his teaching and leadership, Dr. Plummer is dedicated to helping students develop the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary to identify opportunities, create value, and launch impactful ventures.
More Resources for Entrepreneurs
Created in 2015, The Garage at UCCS is a student entrepreneurship center that helps UCCS students develop and execute business venture ideas.
Learn more about the Career Development Center - a resource dedicated to supporting business students with career development, internship and employment opportunities.
The Entrepreneurship minor will prepare you to live your life on the economic frontier, give full expression to your personality and the ability to build wealth for yourself.