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Entrepreneurship Certificate

  • Earn an UMSL Entrepreneurship Certificate and automatically enter the finals of the Annual UMSL Anchor Accelerator Pitch Competition by completing the program
     
    • Pitch winners will receive: 
      • Cash award of either $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000
      • An UMSL provided mentor
      • UMSL provided student intern
      • One winner will receive the Spectrum Pay It Forward Grant which includes $15,000 in advertising
           
  • 5 modules of 7 hours each
    • Each module is broken into two classes of 3 or 4 hours
    • Classes meet on Friday afternoons or Saturday mornings
        
  • Tuition includes lesson materials + Business Planning Software
    • We will update the relevant portion of the software during each module
    • Software will generate an investor pitch and business plan at the end of Module 5
       

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Entrepreneurship Certificate

Module 1
Problem & Solution, Target Market, Industry Analysis and Competition
Module 2
Marketing & Sales, Choose 1 of: https://umsldigital.com/courses/#schedule
Module 3
Operations, Organization & Staffing, Milestones & Metrics
Module 4
Statements, Forecasting, Financing and Funding Options
Module 5
Valuation, Exit Strategy, Expected Return and Investor Pitch