Entrepreneurship
A.A.S. Degree
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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of our market economy. Current estimates are that 80% of new jobs are created by small businesses. This program is designed to provide graduates with the information and skills they will need to create, start and manage their own businesses. This degree will assist students intending to establish their own businesses in a variety of fields such as retail, wholesale, construction, manufacturing, consulting and the entire service industry.
Degree Requirements
Program Chair
Transfer Options
Although the Entrepreneurship A.A.S. degree is not primarily designed for transfer, graduates do have the opportunity to continue their education at four year colleges and universities. Past graduates seeking transfer have successfully continued their studies at Boston University.
Student Showcase
Clark Young
Four Tompkins Cortland students took honorable mention at the prestigious New York State Business Plan Competition - Southern Tier Division, for their business plan to fund, develop, promote, and sell Breath of Life. Breath of life is a sophisticated solution to the issue of treating pneumothorax injuries (chest cavity punctures leading to collapse of lung(s), which often occur in combat and in car crashes.
The team, consisting of, from the left, Daniel Kim (Engineering Science), Thomas France (Biology), Clark Young (Entrepreneurship), and Alex Barraclough (Business Administration) completed in the Science Technology division at the competition held at Binghamton University.