Entrepreneurial Leadership:
Are You Ready to be an Entrepreneur?
Instructor: Rebecca J. White, Ph.D.
Mentor: Dorothy Air, Ph.D.
Course Details
Online Course
Session One: June 30 - July 18, 2008
Session Two: July 21 - August 8, 2008
Price: $89 (one session)
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Course Description
Starting a business requires know-how and a powerful commitment to success. This course is designed not only to give women the basic knowledge they need to start a business; it also thoroughly examines the demands that a new venture places on an entrepreneur.
Students will engage in self-assessment as part of the course, and the instructor and mentors will provide them with feedback to help improve their readiness to start a new business.
About the Instructor
Rebecca J. White, Ph.D. is the Founding Director of the Fifth Third Bank Entrepreneurship Institute and Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). As an educator, her primary research and teaching interests are in entrepreneurship education, funding strategies for startup firms and strategic leadership in entrepreneurial firms. She is also co–founder of RiskAware, LLC, (www.riskaware.com) a risk mitigation company for higher education and is the founder and CEO of adEsse LLC, a consulting company specializing in helping startup ventures and established firms integrate and utilize an entrepreneurial mindset.
Rebecca White received an MBA and a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from Virginia Tech University and a BS from Concord University.
About the Mentor
Dorothy H. Air, Ph.D. is the Associate Senior Vice President for Entrepreneurial Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. Her primary responsibilities include assisting faculty in start-up company activity related to new technology development, developing a network of commercialization/business resources for the university and developing entrepreneurial programs to promote entrepreneurship in the university and community.
Dr. Air is a co-founder of SoundingBoard and serves on the Boards of Directors of BIO/START, Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC), Hamilton County Business Center and the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association. She was the initiator of the Ohio Valley Affiliates for Life Sciences (OVALS), a consortium of 5 universities in Ohio and Kentucky and the AFRL, to create university-industry networking opportunities and visibility for the research and commercialization capabilities in the region. In 2006, Dr. Air was recognized by Women's Business Cincinnati as one of the Top 10 Women in Technology in the Cincinnati Region, and she is the recipient of the 2007 Leading Women of Greater Cincinnati for Entrepreneurship.
Dr. Air is a graduate of Marquette University, where she received both her BS and MS degrees and she received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati.
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Program Description
Invest in your startup dreams or take your company to the next level. Get the business know–how you need, and explore issues facing women entrepreneurs, in online courses and Webcasts from the Women's Entrepreneurship Institute (WEI).
The WEI offers a wide range of online courses covering virtually every aspect of starting and running a business. The courses include videotaped lectures, interviews with successful entrepreneurs, lively forums and chats, and comprehensive feedback on assigned projects and business plans. WEI courses are designed to be practical in nature, providing resources and templates that students can use as they start their own businesses. Students who complete five WEI courses receive a Certificate in Entrepreneurship.
The WEI also offers live, interactive Webcasts featuring business leaders and journalists from The New York Times, discussing important trends and issues for women in business today. Participants viewing live webcasts will have the opportunity for their questions to be answered during the session.
More Information
Website: http://ei.nku.edu
E-mail Inquiries: nytimes@nku.edu
Phone Inquiries: (859) 572-7541