Global Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Grow Ideas Into A Business

Whether you already have the idea or are just beginning to think about ideas that could become a start-up, this program gives you the framework and training to develop a business plan based on data-driven research.

NC State is home to thinkers and doers. Our world-leading faculty instill in all students the entrepreneurial mindset they need to thrive in the career of their choice.

I feel like a different person. I have learned to be more confident because I have met a lot of people who are helping us to create a new business, pushing us to become better people, to become leaders in our country.

Karla Campos

UNITEC Honduras

Program Highlights

Participants will

• learn from world-class faculty whose extensive teaching is based on the latest research on entrepreneurship, real-world success at developing and leading successful start-ups and implementing these concepts globally
• participate in social and cultural activities (in-person programs)
• earn a certificate upon completion

Topics Include

• Thinking Entrepreneurially
• Opportunity Identification
• Opportunity Evaluation
• Customer Discovery
• Voice of the Customer (VOC) techniques to validate Minimal Viable Products (MVP)