Startups, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Northeastern’s entrepreneurship programs prepare students to become founders, innovators, and agents of change in both new ventures and established organizations. Undergraduate concentrations span four areas: corporate innovation, entrepreneurial startups, family business, and social innovation and entrepreneurship. Students have access to a vibrant on-campus ecosystem, including the NEXT Innovation Lab, the IDEA Student-Led Venture Accelerator, the MOSAIC guild of service providers, and the McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network.
The E&I Group offers an array of courses in both innovation and entrepreneurship topics that prepare our students to become entrepreneurs or agents of change and progress in established organizations. At the undergraduate level, our entrepreneurship programs are divided into four areas: corporate innovation, entrepreneurial startups, family business, and social innovation & entrepreneurship. Minors and major concentrations are both available. At the graduate level, E&I offers two concentrations in the MBA program: entrepreneurship and corporate innovation.
Complementing our research and academic programs, E&I has spearheaded the creation of a vibrant entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem on campus and beyond. This includes the NEXT Innovation Lab, the IDEA Student-Led Venture Accelerator (YES), the MOSAIC guild of expertise-based service providers, The McCarthy(s) Venture Mentoring Network (YES), and the Entrepreneurship Club. Our research, educational approach, and support ecosystem have resulted in multiple awards and recognitions, including being ranked #10 in graduate and #11 in undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in 2023 by The Princeton Review.
Skills & Competencies
- Finance
- Marketing
- Resilience
- Strategic Thinking
- Opportunity Recognition
Example Job Titles
- Founder/Developer
- Venture Capital Analyst
- Business Development Manager
- Product Manager
- Growth Strategist
Entrepreneurship careers reward resilience, strategic thinking, and the ability to build across functions and disciplines. Use Forage virtual simulations to test startup and product environments, explore Wellfound and Y Combinator job boards in our resources library for early-stage and growth-stage roles, and connect with Northeastern’s IDEA accelerator and entrepreneurship community through our resources library.
You can also utilize the Library’s Entrepreneurship guide for venture data, small business support, and innovation research, and more tools like PitchBook for private capital, venture, and M&A deal data, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) for international data on entrepreneurial activity, and MarketLine Advantage for case studies and company overviews to pressure-test your business idea.
Resources: Forage | LinkedIn | Library Guide
For more information, visit theCorporate Innovation, Entrepreneurial Startups, and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship department websites.
