ADBM 2650 Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is much more than starting a new venture. Entrepreneurial thinking is the force that drives global innovation, social change, and economic growth. This course provides a framework for students to apply an entrepreneurial mindset to creating business and social value, analyzing market opportunities, developing new products and services, growth planning, and exploring career paths. Course topics include entrepreneurial values and ethics, the stages of creating a new business from defining the mission and market opportunity, to competitive analysis, developing business and revenue models, customer acquisition strategies, team building, financing, and launch planning. Students will analyze startup case studies in multiple industry sectors, hear guest presentations by successful entrepreneurs and venture investors, and learn to build, evaluate, and improve startup business plans.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
4
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Periodically

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.44 / 5 · Very Good
19 responses
Instructor rating
4.55 / 5 · Excellent
19 responses
Terms evaluated
2
Most recent: Fall 2022

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2022Mary Cronin4.44.54.84.84.74.74.84.04–6 hrs/week11 of 20
Summer 2022Mary Cronin4.54.64.34.34.34.64.83.7—8 of 16

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 21
    Fall 2026 · Lawrence Gennari · By Arrangement;PEP ONLY · Offered