Entrepreneur magazine asks Prof. Kickul about college women and entrepreneurship
While it’s evident that women-owned business are growing at an increasing rate, are women in college also eager to go into that career path? The “Girls Club” article in the July 2006 issue of Entrepreneur interviewed entrepreneurial experts including Simmons SOM Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship, Jill Kickul. “The [number] of women who are looking at entrepreneurship as a career option is increasing,” said Kickul. Yet, at times some women are reluctant, or not confident in their business abilities, according to Simmons Teen Girls on Business research. The Simmons MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship is “training built around role models-bring in successful entrepreneurs, having entrepreneurial labs and the like.”
The MBA Certificate in Entrepreneurship is an innovative enhancement to an MBA degree. The Simmons SOM program is tailored specifically for women and focuses on implementation and execution - from identifying new market opportunities, to writing a business plan that attracts funding, and on to managing growth and future expansion.
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