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[Course Name] ENTR 502 [Overview] Intended for students planning at some time to start or join a young company, help spin-out a company from a major corporation or enter the private equity sector. Students learn all the key phases of a start-up from opportunity identification, company formation, planning, raising different rounds of finance, recruiting and building a team, developing and executing a sales strategy and finally creating an exit strategy for investors. The course provides students with knowledge and experience to increase the likelihood of success whether as a principal in a small company, a new business unit in a corporation or a manager of risk investments. [Course Title] 
Starting & Managing A Small Business
Second Year Course List — Penn State Smeal College of Business