This summer the International Entrepreneurship Maymester class (MGT 460) will be traveling for 9 days (May 14-22) to the University of Twente in the Netherlands, visiting several different field sites within multiple industry contexts!  The cost of the trip is estimated to be only $3,500!!!  Pre-trip meetings will be held May 2 and May 5. 

The experimental course includes content from a number of areas including strategy, new product development, international business, and entrepreneurship. Students will examine how startup firms in knowledge intensive industries can develop new products in an international context.  The focus is particularly on business development and leveraging knowledge.  The class syllabus and Netherlands trip itinerary can be downloaded below.  For more information about the class and trip or how to sign up, contact Paula Englis at penglis@berry.edu.


There are a number of courses available to students interested in entrepreneurship.

• MGT 340 (Intro to Entrepreneurship):  This class helps students experience the fundamentals of business development, including starting a business (with $100 in seed money), writing a basic business plan, and being exposed to a wide variety of entrepreneurial experiences through the speaker series, as well as other events.

• MGT 440 (Advanced Business Development): This class is designed to help student entrepreneurs further develop their business concept with an eye toward eventual launch. The course involves matching student entrepreneurs with alumni entrepreneurial mentors to facilitate business development.

• MGT 460 (Special Topics – International Entrepreneurship): This Maymester class involves travel to the University of Twente in the Netherlands to meet and work with Dutch entrepreneurs. Students may also opt to create an international experience (i.e., travel to Kenya or India to study microfinance or social entrepreneurship.

• BUS 496 (Internship): This course matches students with Berry alumni entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations, or entrepreneurial businesses in a specific field that interests the student. This course may also be offered on a semester basis (similar to a co-op experience).

Join our Berry Entrepreneurs group pages on Facebook and LinkedIn.