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Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Students Enrolled in the Wharton MBA Program for Executives

Overview

Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs offers numerous opportunities for students enrolled in the MBA Program for Executives to become actively engaged in entrepreneurial activities at Wharton. Understanding the special challenges faced by students in the Executive Program, this page serves as a quick "go-to" reference for existing opportunities for entrepreneurial minded students.

In addition to the offerings listed here, WEP is currently exploring what additional co-curricular programming could be offered to engage students at Wharton West and Wharton alumni in the region. Juana Droessler, Associate Director, Wharton West, is leading this exploration. Please contact her at juana@wharton.upenn.edu if you are interested in learning more and providing your input.

Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program – These courses are valuable for any entrepreneurial minded student seeking a foundation or advanced knowledge of business planning. All courses marry theory with practice and include hands on practical applications. Elective course offerings are determined by the MBA Executive class voting process.

Wharton Business Plan Competition - The Wharton BPC is a comprehensive, seven month platform that helps entrepreneurs and their teams launch new business ideas. Any team with at least one active member who is a degree-candidate student of the University of Pennsylvania may enter. Most aspects of the Wharton BPC are managed online, with all workshops available on the Wharton BPC website.

Entrepreneur in Residence Program - EIR brings entrepreneurs to campus for one-on-one mentoring meetings with students.

• East Coast students are welcome to sign-up for Philadelphia based EIRs (you may also phone into your appointment)
• West Coast students – Spring 2008 we are piloting a program at Wharton West for students in San Francisco. From the link above you can see the scheduled entrepreneurs and sign-up for a slot to meet these entrepreneurs at the Wharton West campus.

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Alumni Impact Interviews - Listen to the stories of Wharton's alumni entrepreneurs and private equity professionals who are building businesses and impacting lives around their world.