Entrepreneurship (Minor)

The Stuart School of Business prepares students to thrive in industries and companies where innovation and technology are keys to success in a rapidly changing business environment.

For Illinois Tech students majoring in a technical field, a business-related minor can help you develop valuable business knowledge and skills to advance your career growth and take advantage of management and entrepreneurial opportunities.

The Entrepreneurship minor is designed to give you the greatest chance of success in developing a real business opportunity by teaching you the foundational skills needed to create and operate a business. A summit course, taken after all core courses have been completed, provides an integrative hands-on experience with the real world challenges in entrepreneurship.

Program Overview

The Entrepreneurship minor is designed to give you the greatest chance of success in developing a real business opportunity by teaching you the foundational skills needed to create and operate a business. A summit course includes a hands-on project.

Career Opportunities

An advanced education opens up a variety of career opportunities.

The Entrepreneurship minor consists of five courses covering the fundamentals of marketing, accounting, economics, and investments, and includes a hands-on capstone project.

The Entrepreneurship minor is available to all Illinois Tech undergraduate students except those majoring in business administration.

Featured Faculty

John Twombly
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs Director of Undergraduate Programs in Business Clinical Professor of Accounting and Finance Adjunct Faculty, Industrial Technology and Management
Nik Rokop
Coleman Foundation Teaching Professor of Entrepreneurship Director, Master of Technological Entrepreneurship Director, Center for Sports Innovation