| Session 1 |
Review Course Overview and Objectives
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Lecture: The Entrepreneurial Perspective
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Organize Cohorts (“Teams”)
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Assign/Introduce Mentors
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Class Discussion: The Challenges of Managing High Growth Enterprises
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| Session 2 |
Lecture: Developing the Entrepreneurial Management ‘Mindset'
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts A and B
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Review Management Forum I: Entrepreneurial Growth Management ‘Best Practices'
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 3 |
Lecture: Identifying and Managing New Opportunities
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts C and D
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Review Management Forum II : Evaluating New Business Opportunities : Challenges and Winning Strategies
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 4 |
Lecture: Entrepreneurial Planning and Management Skills
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts E and F
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Review Management Forum III : Successful Strategies for Addressing Business Planning Challenges
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 5 |
Lecture: Developing Entrepreneurial Marketing Plans and Strategies
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts A and B
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Review Management Forum IV : How Alternative Business Strategies Impact Marketing Plans
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 6 |
Lecture: Identifying and Managing Growth Strategies
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts C and D
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Review Management Forum V : Strategies for Managing New Venture Growth and Expansion Stages: Osborne vs. Compaq, Others
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 7 |
Lecture: Going Global : The Challenges and Opportunities for Early Stage High Growth Firms
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts E and F
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Review Management Forum VI : The Global Management Challenge : Successes, Failures and Lessons Learned
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Re-organize Class Cohorts (“Teams”)
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 8 |
Lecture: Growing and Exploiting New Market Entries
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts A and B
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Review Management Forum VI : The Global Management Challenge : Successes, Failures and Lessons Learned (Continued)
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 9 |
Lecture: Financial Management: The Financial Plan and Securing Capital for Growth
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts C and D
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Review Management Forum VII : Successful Strategies for Addressing Business Planning Challenges
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Executive Roundtable (4 Speakers) : Financial Management and Securing Capital: Guidelines for Early Stage Companies
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| Session 10 |
Lecture: Entrepreneurial External Growth Strategies:Alliances, Joint Ventures, Mergers, Acquisitions, Franchising,Licensing
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts E and F
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Review Management Forum VIII : The ‘Anatomy’ of a Successful Early Stage Company Strategic Alliance
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Guest Speaker: TBA
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| Session 11 |
Lecture: Intellectual Property and Legal Issues
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Case Study Presentations: Cohorts A and B
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Review Management Forum IX : Understanding the Legal Challenges in Early Stage High Growth Companies
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Executive Roundtable (4 Speakers): Meeting the Challenges of High Growth Companies: What We Have Learned
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| Session 12 |
Course Summary and Wrap –Up: Managing High Growth Entrepreneurial Companies
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Summary of “Best Practices: What We Have Learned
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EEP Mentor Roundtable (6 Mentors): Managing High Growth Companies: EEP Mentor Perspectives and Recommendations
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Course Evaluations
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Program Wrap-Up
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