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Do you think about how you can make money while you're still in school or wonder if you'll be able to find a job in your field when you graduate? If you do, now's the time to consider becoming an entrepreneur. Collegiate entrepreneurship provides you access to entrepreneurial courses, mentors, funding competitions, and investment opportunities available only to college students - so, don't wait until after you graduate - become CEO of your own company today!
In Graduate a CEO, James H. Hunter III walks you through the process of building your own business through his own experience as a successful business owner, along with first-hand stories from his entrepreneurial students at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. From discovering and testing your business idea, determining who your customers are and how to sell to them to gaining the confidence of investors and mastering your numbers, Jim is with you every step of the way.
List of contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP?DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR?VISUALIZING AND TESTING YOUR BIG IDEA CUSTOMER DISCOVERYKNOWING WHEN TO PIVOT AND WHEN TO PERSEVERECREATING AND REFINING YOUR BUSINESS PLANMAKING IT REAL-SALESUNDERSTANDING LEGAL AND TAX ISSUESMASTERING THE NUMBERSTHE IMPORTANCE OF A MENTORETHICS: DOING THE RIGHT THINGCONCLUSION
APPENDIX A
SAMPLE INCOME STATEMENT, BALANCE SHEET, AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSAPPENDIX B
SAMPLE STATEMENT OF FORECAST ASSUMPTIONSAPPENDIX C
STATEMENT OF FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS TEMPLATEAPPENDIX D
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN FOR A NEW VENTUREAPPENDIX E
NEW VENTURE IDEATION AWARD-JUDGE'S EVALUATION FORMAPPENDIX F
BYGRAVE AND ZACHARAKIS'S OPPORTUNITY CHECKLISTGET IN TOUCH ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the author
JAMES H. HUNTER III, Bostrom entrepreneur in residence, has taught entrepreneurship courses at the Lubar School of Business since the late 1990s. He is the president/managing member of three companies, CFO of one company, executive vice president of another, and a director of three more. He acts as an advisor to individuals starting and running companies and serves on free-market-oriented nonprofit boards.
Summary
Do you think about how you can make money while you’re still in school or wonder if you’ll be able to find a job in your field when you graduate? If you do, now’s the time to consider becoming an entrepreneur. Collegiate entrepreneurship provides you access to entrepreneurial courses, mentors, funding competitions, and investment opportunities available only to college students — so, don’t wait until after you graduate — become CEO of your own company today!
In Graduate a CEO, James H. Hunter III walks you through the process of building your own business through his own experience as a successful business owner, along with first-hand stories from his entrepreneurial students at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. From discovering and testing your business idea, determining who your customers are and how to sell to them to gaining the confidence of investors and mastering your numbers, Jim is with you every step of the way.
