Entrepreneurship
Have you dreamed of creating, managing, and growing your own business? Learn from professors who have done it themselves.
A degree in Business Administration with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship will allow you to gain the skills necessary to design and develop your business plan, budget, and marketing strategy to successfully launch a start-up business. You’ll receive expert guidance from entrepreneurial faculty who have a wealth of experience in starting successful businesses from start to finish.
Entrepreneurship is a fast growing area of business, and it’s one of the areas of management education where Catawba College is placing added emphasis. In our Entrepreneurship Concentration program, you will develop the required skills in business innovation, effective communication, new business creation, and growth management to be successful business owners in a constantly changing and competitive environment. Interdisciplinary electives let you focus on specific areas of interest while research assignments, internships, and study abroad opportunities provide you a well-rounded educational experience.
Catawba College Business Programs
Prepare to succeed in a career in the world of business with a Business Degree from Catawba College. Careers and futures in the business world have never been brighter and earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Catawba College is a key way you can prepare to shine in that world. Our mission is to prepare our business degree students for workplace success, whether in a small organization or large corporation, through a strong curriculum based on experiential learning, industry and job relevancy, and curriculum relevance. We place an emphasis on emerging growth sectors and technologies that are driving the global economy.
Program Details
Entrepreneurship Experiences
Entrepreneurship Experiences
Access to some of the best opportunities and resources for scholarships, internships, study abroad, and undergraduate research are available in the Ketner School of Business.
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Outcomes
Outcomes
Careers - Business majors from Catawba College are shaping the business world in the following positions:
- CPA
- Financial Advisor
- Software Support Analyst
- Web Developer
- Search Engine Optimization Specialist
- Human Resource Manager
- Banker
- Small Business Owner
- UNC-Charlotte
- N.C. State University
- UNC-Chapel Hill
Catawba College is proud to announce that Dr. Eric Hake, Professor of Economics, Secretary Treasurer of the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), and Faculty Advisor for the Catawba College Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) within the Ketner School of Business, delivered a Keynote Address at the 3rd International Financial Forum: “Rising Challenges in Economic, Financial, and Business Development” in France. Dr. Hake’s speech focused on “Institutions and the Evolution of Society” and was presented on September 5th, the second day of the three-day conference.
Catawba College is proud to announce the establishment of the Lynn Jones ’74 and Jim Moore ’74 Endowed Scholarship Fund. This generous endowment, initiated by Jim Moore with an inaugural gift, commemorates the couple’s 50th college reunion and honors the memory of Lynn Jones Moore, a beloved member of the class of 1974.
ANSWER Scholarship, which provides college scholarships, mentoring, and professional development training to local mothers earning a college degree, has named two Catawba College students as ANSWER scholars for the 2024-25 academic year.
