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Entrepreneurship

Category: Business and Finance

Program Description

Start your journey in entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship at Hennepin Tech.

Our program prepares you for success in creating and managing businesses that make a positive impact on society. We are here to help you reach your goals within business and entrepreneurship. We can help you start a nonprofit, lead a social enterprise, or create solutions for community issues.

Our courses teach you essential skills for social entrepreneurship, including business planning, ethical leadership, and sustainable practices. You’ll learn how to develop strategies that balance profit and purpose, and how to measure the social impact of your projects.

Our entrepreneurship degree program is flexible. It is suitable for those who work full-time or are planning to start their own business. With our online platform D2L, you can learn anytime, anywhere.

Join us at Hennepin Tech and discover endless opportunities to make a difference in the world through social entrepreneurship!

Program Information

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Class Time: Online only
Semester: Fall, Spring or Summer
Campus: Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie

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Skills Required

Students enrolling at Hennepin Tech will complete Accuplacer Placement Testing. The purpose of the assessment test is to provide you and the college with information about your current academic skill levels in reading, writing, mathematics, and computer literacy. This will help you select appropriate courses and support services, help you succeed, plan a course of study with your counselor or academic advisor, and have a successful college experience.

Minimum Technical Skill Expectations:

  • Using the learning management system, D2L
  • Using email with attachments
  • Creating and submitting files in commonly used word processing program formats
  • Copying and pasting
  • Downloading and installing software
  • Using spreadsheet programs
  • Using presentation and graphics programs

Make sure to check each individual course for potential course prerequisites before registering.

Wages/Outlook/Advancement

Wage and Job Outlook information for this program are available at Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development (DEED).

This occupational area includes the following career titles: Business Manager, Business Owner, or Entrepreneur.

Starting or buying a business, or managing a small business is a solid career option for students from a variety of technical and skill backgrounds. Entrepreneurs work in virtually every industry in the American economy:

  • Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Insurance
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Automotive
  • Retail Industries

In recent years, the allure of entrepreneurship has increased, with the results that more people than ever before are choosing to operate their own business. 600,000 – 800,000 new business are created in the U.S. every year, and small businesses provide almost 50% of all private sector jobs in the U.S.

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