Typically, one VENTURESeries course is offered each month, which is held over two consecutive days on a single, back-to-back Friday/Saturday.

The only exception is Business Plan I (Fall Semester) and Business Plan II (Spring Semester). Each lasts an entire semester. These courses are project-based and taken in sequence, with one leading into the other. Business Plan I begins with two evening workshops to cover work protocols and deliverables. A full business plan for a new venture of your choosing will be completed at the end of Business Plan II.

All VENTURESeries classes are held at Ben Franklin TechVentures on the Lehigh University’s Mountaintop campus. Course materials are made available on the VENTURESeries website approximately one month in advance. MBA candidates may have required pre-class and post-class written assignments to complete as part of course grading.

VENTURESeries COURSES - Winter/Spring

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Course Title / VENTURESeries Professor

Date (TBD)

THE BUSINESS PLAN II:
Operating Strategies & Tactics

CRN#13802/GBEN#402-010
VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli

TBA

FINANCIAL FORECASTING:
Pro Forma Analysis & Valuation

CRN# 14545/GBEN#409-010
VENTURESeries Professor Richard Kollender

January

FINANCING START-UPS:
The Venture Capital-Backed Deal

CRN#14996/GBEN#410-010
VENTURESeries Professor Jeffrey Libson, Esq.
Christopher Miller, Esq.
Richard Kollender

February

SUCCEEDING IN THE ULTIMATE EXIT: IPO
From Private to Public Company

CRN#13798/GBEN412-010
VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli

March

SURVIVING THE DOWNTURN
GBEN#496-010
VENTURESeries Professor Leo Pound
and James Matour

April

THE BUSINESS PLAN I:
Strategic Considerations

CRN#42185/GBEN#401-010
VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli

TBA

ANATOMY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
Leadership & Management

CRN#14547/GBEN#403-010
VENTURESeries Professor Stephen Ready
and Charlie Zeynel

August

MARKETING OPPORTUNITY:
Targeting Strategies & Selling Tactics

CRN#41609/GBEN#404-010
VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli

September

PROCESS & INFRASTRUCTURE:
Creating Production & Delivery

CRN#41612/GBEN#407-010
VENTURESeries Professor H. Robert Gustafson

October

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
Management & Valuation

CRN#41610/GBEN#405-010
VENTURESeries Professor Frank Spanitz and Clark DeHaven

Novemeber

PERFORMING A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AUDIT:
Developing an Industry Perspective

CRN#41611/GBEN#406-010
VENTURESeries Professor James Peters

December
 
   

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