Cert in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

This certificate is open to any student at Robert Morris University, whatever their major, and totals 12 credits. The idea behind it is that people in all kinds of jobs can act as entrepreneurs, so the program aims to prepare participants to innovate within the field they already work in. Because it is interdisciplinary, students can tailor their courses to match their own discipline. The requirements fit within the university's general graduation rules, so earning the certificate should not delay finishing on schedule. Study moves through phases, beginning with an initiation stage that asks students to consider their personal brand and apply it to an entrepreneurial mindset in the workplace. By the end, participants will have produced a workable plan for a new venture, or a project of an entrepreneurial kind, that can be put into action where they are employed. The department head, a professor of management, serves as the contact for questions, and the program is offered on campus.