Overview

Why Choose the Master of Entrepreneurship

Four reasons entrepreneurs choose Anaheim University to build their ventures.

Founded by Entrepreneurship Scholars

The program was founded by Dr. JoAnn Carland and Dr. Jim Carland, who earned their Ph.D.s at the University of Georgia.

Plan Your Own Venture

Finish with a business plan for a company you are considering launching.

Live Online Seminars

Two 90-minute live webcam seminars in every six-week course, at the end of weeks 2 and 5, plus a daily discussion forum.

Apply It Tomorrow

What you learn today can be used in your entrepreneurial venture tomorrow.

Program Learning Outcomes

What you will be able to do by the time you complete the program.

Spot Opportunities

  • Identify opportunities in untapped and underserved markets
  • Find new opportunities by applying existing technologies to new fields and markets

Create Opportunities

  • Invent and develop entirely new ideas, products and services
  • Create new industries, infrastructures and ways of doing business

Entrepreneurial Will

  • Build the self-confidence to create and grow ventures through mastery of entrepreneurial skills

Business Planning

  • Develop a business plan
  • Evaluate whether a business is viable and analyze market conditions

How You'll Learn

Each six-week course combines two live webcam seminars, a daily discussion forum, written and group assignments and a team project.

Online discussion forum Daily, all 6 weeks
Next CourseNew term every 6 weeks
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Your Path to the Master's

Twelve courses that end with a business plan for your own start-up.

01

STEP 1

Core Courses

Core courses in business administration that build your foundation.

02

STEP 2

Entrepreneurship Courses

Courses in entrepreneurial forecasting, planning, innovation and strategy.

03

STEP 3

Capstone

Develop a business plan for a company you are considering launching as a start-up.

Career Paths

Launch your own venture or drive innovation inside an organization.

FOUNDERS

Start Your Own Business

Launch and manage a venture of your own.

  • Start-up founder
  • Small business owner
  • Franchise owner

CORPORATE INNOVATION

Innovate Inside Organizations

Lead new products and ventures within established companies.

  • Innovation manager
  • New product development manager
  • Business development manager

ADVISING

Guide Other Entrepreneurs

Help founders plan, fund and grow their ventures.

  • Small business consultant
  • Start-up mentor
  • Business plan advisor

SOCIAL VENTURES

Build for Impact

Use entrepreneurial skills to create social value.

  • Social enterprise founder
  • Nonprofit program director
  • Community enterprise lead

Meet Our Faculty

Learn from experienced academics and professionals who bring subject expertise, research, and real-world perspective into the classroom.

Robert Robertson, Ph.D.

Dean of the Akio Morita School of Business. Ph.D. in Management and Organization, Stirling University. A Fulbright Specialist who has lectured across Asia, Europe and Latin America.

Carlos Aquino, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Sciences and Technology, University of São Paulo. Author of How to Learn: Andragogy and Learning Skills, with 25 years leading business schools in the U.S. and Brazil.

Vince Carter, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Marketing, George Washington University; MBA, Columbia. Editorial board, Marketing Management Journal.

Barbara Son, Ph.D.

Ph.D. in Urban Business Economics, Portland State University, with a master’s concentration in technology, business and economics.

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Ready to Start Your Master of Entrepreneurship?

Speak with an advisor about your venture and goals, or start your application today.

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