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What You'll Be Doing

Gannon University believes that people can change the world one great idea at a time. Whether you are interested in starting your own business or nonprofit organization, joining a family business, working for a small or mid-size company or becoming a change agent within a larger corporation, Gannon’s entrepreneurship program is right for you.

As an entrepreneurship major, you will develop an understanding of how to create value by recognizing attractive opportunities and identifying the unique resources needed to exploit them. Being a successful entrepreneur requires that you not only have a complete understanding of all the individual business functions such as accounting, marketing and management, but more importantly how they all need to work together to create a successful venture.

During your senior year, you will apply all the knowledge you’ve accumulated to create a comprehensive business plan around a business or nonprofit idea that you think could change the world. It will be an experience you will never forget as you spend the entire semester preparing for one event, the presentation of your business plan to a panel of established business executives who will determine your final grade. It’s a high-pressure learning environment that will help prepare you for your future.

Once you graduate from Gannon’s entrepreneurship program, you will be ready to enter into one of the fastest growing and most dynamic environments that exists in business. According to the United States Small Business Administration, small businesses represent 99.7% of all employers and they provide 60-80% of net new jobs annually.

Entrepreneurship is more than a major. It’s a way of thinking. It’s a way of life.

How will you change the world?

College Connections

• The Dahlkemper School of Business Administration at Gannon has received accreditation from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), making Gannon the first business school in northwestern Pennsylvania with both undergraduate and graduate programs that are nationally accredited.
  
• All Gannon business students have the opportunity to participate in many professional business organizations, including: the Gannon Accounting Club, Student Investment Trust, Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Gannon Student Advertising Club, Delta Mu Delta Honorary Business Fraternity and Marketing Club.
  
• The Small Business Development Center on Gannon’s campus provides students with a unique opportunity to work on projects and assignments for area businesses through classes and internships.

The Gannon Advantage

• Students at Gannon enjoy internships, co-ops and study abroad opportunities. In addition everyone completes our Liberal Studies Core" -- 39 credits that will help prepare you for life.
• Gannon's Career Development Services Office reports that 97% of Gannon's recent graduates are employed or are enrolled in graduate studies.
• On our urban campus, students can enjoy all the conveniences of city living while feeling at home in Gannon's caring community.
• An overall 13:1 student to faculty ratio ensures that students receive the genuine commitment and personal attention they are seeking.
• Gannon's Career Service Center helps students search for graduate school or job opportunities, develop interviewing skills and design a professional resume.
• Over 70 clubs and organizations as well as 18 NCAA Division II athletics provide students the chance to be involved.