Chapman University

Business Idea Contest
The Leatherby Center conducts a contest to search for Chapman University students’ best and most feasible new ideas for businesses. The Contest aims to:

• Provide assistance to new, fast-growth businesses

• Provide a vehicle for matching new businesses with potential investors

• Gain support and recognition from the Orange County business community for students’ entrepreneurial activities

• Identify skilled students who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs

The Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Program
Entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial thinking are stressed throughout Chapman’s 60 semester unit business administration major that focuses upon “reality-based education.” Students are provided extra-curricular opportunities to supplement their classroom learning.

Chapman University offers courses that are interesting and informative and will prepare you for success with your entrepreneurial pursuits.

MGMT 437 Management of Entrepreneurial Enterprises
This seminar introduces students to the basic activities required to successfully manage an entrepreneurial enterprise. Topics include generating entrepreneurial ideas, assessing the potential of new ventures, developing business plans, attracting capital, and taking a business public. Legal issues associated with new ventures are discussed.

FIN 435 Financing Entrepreneurial Enterprises
This course takes an in–depth examination of financial issues of particular importance to entrepreneurs. Topics include estimating capital requirements and risk, identifying and evaluating sources of capital, and liquidity events. Issues associated with structuring partnership arrangements and other alliances will also be discussed.

MKTG 406 International Marketing
This course studies international marketing opportunities and constraints, including cultural differences, political and legal issues, and economic concerns.

MKTG 408 New Product Development
New products and services are essential to increase sales, profits and even company survival rate in many industries. Unfortunately, the failure rate of new product/service introductions is increased because of a lack of understanding of the new product development process itself. This course examines new product/service development from opportunity identification through launch. Best industry practices, development team dynamics, integration of products and services to offer higher value/benefits to users, sales forecasting and a semester–long marketing plan project are all cornerstones of the course.

REAL 370 Principles of Real Estate
This course covers the fundamentals of real estate. Topics include property types, market analysis, real estate management and development, brokerage and appraisal, legal and regulatory issues, and investment analysis.

MGMT 470 International Business Management
A course of study designed to examine the role of business firms in the international business environment. The thrust of the course is to study the environmental relationships, cultural and political impacts, and the effects on the community of nations as the international business community grows and spreads. Specific management problems that are inherent in multinational activities are of prime importance.

MGMT 485 Seminar in Business Consulting
This course reviews entrepreneurship principles and concepts of the consulting process. Students participate as a consultant on a student team assigned to work on a real–world problem faced by a business organization.

ECON 314 United States Economic and Entrepreneurial History
The course examines the changing roles of entrepreneurs, business, the financial structure, and government's role in the economy in the United States from colonial times to the present, with an emphasis on the 20th century. The entrepreneur's own ethics, lifestyle and background will be examined. To create an understanding of the changing character of American business and economic institutions so that students can better understand current changes in the U.S.

MGMT 495 Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
In-depth study of an entrepreneurship topic; content of course changes every semester.

Undergraduate Program (B.Sc.Bus.Admin. with an Emphasis in Entrepreneurship)
Entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial thinking are stressed throughout Chapman’s 60 semester unit Business Administration major that focuses upon reality-based education.  Students are provided extra-curricular opportunities to supplement their classroom learning. Students are provided extra-curricular opportunities to supplement their classroom learning.

Experiential learning, courses in social and environmental entrepreneurship, and more involvement with nearby communities of business leaders are some of the emerging trends among schools nationally. The Argyros School of Business and Economics is a leader nationally in this area by placing a focus upon Reality-Based Education at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. As entrepreneurship is an interdisciplinary area, the school’s high rankings reflect the efforts and quality of the entire Argyros School of Business and Economics faculty and staff.

Ranked #46 in BusinessWeek's "2009 Best Undergraduate Business Schools" Ranking

Ranked as one of the top universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review

2008 USASBE Excellence in Education Award for Innovative Pedagogy. Received 1st place national excellence award from United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Ranked #9 Among Undergraduate Programs; Ranked #10 Among Graduate Programs out of 900 entrepreneurship programs surveyed in 2008 by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine.

Hosted 2007 Western Region Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference. Keynote speaker, Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s, September 20, 2007.

SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Team, 1st Place Award in 2007 EntrepreneurshipWeek USA Post-It Challenge, in the Social Value Generated Category.

School type: Four Year, Private, Founded: 1861

Affiliation: Christian (Disciples of Christ)

Web site: http://www.chapman.edu/

Student Profile:

Number of undergraduate, full-time students:
3,864

Percentage of undergraduate, full-time male students, female students:
42% Male, 58% Female

Number of states represented by student body:
48 states plus District of Columbia

Number of countries represented by student body:
60

Percentage of international students:
3.3%

Faculty Profile:

Number of full-time faculty:
333

Student/Faculty Ratio:
14:1

Athletics:

Athletics division, conference, number of varsity sports:
NCAA Division III, Independent Conference, 19 varsity sports.

Financial:

Cost of tuition:
Full-time tuition and fees for 2009-2010:
$36,764

Percentage of students who receive some financial aid:
79%

The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics
Argyros School of Business and Economics
Chapman University
1 University Drive
Orange, CA 92866

714-997-6817
Fax: 714-628-7253

shukla@chapman.edu

http://www.chapman.edu/argyros/innovate