Trivia Tuesday: The Entrepreneurship Initiative at Harvard Business School
Welcome back to Trivia Tuesday, our weekly examination of the programs and opportunities that differentiate the leading MBA programs. This week we’re take a peek into the Clear Admit School Guide to Harvard Business School to share an excerpt on HBS’s Entrepreneurship Initiative.
“Harvard offers students an array of opportunities to study entrepreneurship. In addition to analyzing cases on varied start-up enterprises during the RC year, all RC students are required to take the course titled “The Entrepreneurial Manager.” In their second year, students may choose from over 30 courses and field study opportunities offered on the topic.
“Approximately 40 of the school’s faculty members are part of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit, and more than 30 other faculty members conduct research in the area. In 1997, Harvard launched a California Research Center in Menlo Park, near Palo Alto, to serve as a resource for faculty members investigating business issues in Silicon Valley. Research conducted from this base has resulted in the composition of over 200 cases on technology and investment in myriad start-ups.
“In 2003, HBS launched the Arthur Rock Center of Entrepreneurship with the support of a $25 million gift from Arthur Rock, a pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist from the Class of 1951. The center oversees and supports many ongoing initiatives in entrepreneurship at HBS and also provides two summer fellowships to subsidize students who wish either to pursue a summer internship at a small, entrepreneurial company or work on launching or growing their own business.
“HBS students can also put their classroom learning on entrepreneurship to use in the annual Business Plan Contest. Founded in 1997, the program allows teams of students a chance to work with a faculty advisor to formulate a viable business plan proposal. Teams can choose to pursue either the Business Venture Track or the Social Venture Track, the latter being for business plans with explicit social aims. First-prize winners in each track are awarded $25,000 in cash plus in-kind services, and runners-up receive $10,000 in cash plus in-kind services.”
To continue reading about entrepreneurship offerings at Harvard Business School, take a look at the Clear Admit School Guide to Harvard Business School. All Clear Admit publications are available for immediate purchase and download on the Clear Admit shop.
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