EBM 660 Growth Strategies for Emerging Companies
This course offers practical management tools to help grow and manage high potential new ventures. Topics include internal rapid growth strategies (including product development (high and low technology), vertical expansion, horizontal expansion, etc.), external rapid growth strategies (rollups, exporting, franchising, and acquisition, etc.), and unique growth techniques for technology product based firms. Leadership, human relations, and bootstrapping are important supporting topics. This course is useful for those who intend to start their own companies and those who intend to work in an entrepreneurial company. Future investment bankers, venture capitalists, merger and acquisition professionals, and business brokers will benefit as well. Prerequisite: None.