BBA in entrepreneurship & innovation management
Learn about entrepreneurship and innovation from expert faculty. Their flexible program will help you become your own boss as a business founder, franchise owner or corporate entrepreneur.
Create your vision
The University of Michigan-Flint is an accredited leader in entrepreneurship education. Students nationwide seek admission into its related Bachelor of Business Administration program. Most enroll for the program’s flexibility and abundant student support. This support includes:
- Financial assistance with pitch competitions
- Dedicated advisors
- Attentive professors
- Career guidance
- Student groups
- Experiential education
- Access to the world’s third-largest alumni network
Join the leaders and best in entrepreneurship. Enroll in the School of Management’s BBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management program today.
Fully accredited
Our BBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management program is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This credential shows that we subscribe to the highest standards in entrepreneurship education
AACSB is the global standard-setting body for business education. Only 6% of all business schools are accredited by AACSB.
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Why earn this degree here?
Flexible program
We provide what is arguably the nation’s most flexible undergraduate entrepreneurship program. This program is available in the following formats:
- In person
- Remote synchronous (i.e., online, live attendance)
- Remote asynchronous (i.e., online with recordings)
- Hybrid (i.e., any mix of the above)
Attentive professors
We employ the leaders and best. Each professor is an experienced, tested and respected business expert.
SOM also has an executive in residence. This expert meets with students on request to provide advice about:
- Business strategy
- Internships
- Careers
Award-winning activities
Students have access to many entrepreneurial activities and resources. Examples include:
- The Hagerman Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- The Zillion Solutions Competition
- An executive in residence
- The Entrepreneurs Society
- U-M’s virtual Entrepreneurship Exchange program
Free Tuition with the Go Blue Guarantee!
UM-Flint students are automatically considered, upon admission, for the Go Blue Guarantee, a historic program offering free tuition for high-achieving, in-state undergraduates from lower-income households. Learn more about the Go Blue Guarantee to see if you qualify and how affordable a Michigan degree can be.
Curriculum overview
This program gives students the knowledge they need to launch new business ventures. It also prepares them to work at entrepreneurial and innovative companies.
Some of the skills students learn are negotiation, conflict resolution, team building, how to manage projects, and how to develop new products and services.
Phase 1:
Business courses
Start with a variety of foundational business courses.
Phase 2:
Major courses
Continue by taking six required courses.
Phase 3:
Special topics
Gain insight into emerging trends during two custom courses.
Career outlook
Project managers earned a median annual salary of $100,750 in 2024. This finding comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
That year, businesses employed more than 1 million project managers. This labor force is estimated to grow by almost 6% within a decade.
Put differently, employers will need almost 59,000 more project managers by 2034. This growth potential ranks it No. 15 on the state’s Hot 50 Job Outlook list.
6%
Job outlook for 2024-2034
$100,750
2024 median pay
1,046,300
Number of jobs as of 2024
Top industries
- Consumer business
- Consumer retail
- Health care/medicine
- Real estate
- Technology
Top roles
- Corporate entrepreneur
- Founder or startup employee
- Franchise owner
- Project manager
- Sales
Top employers
- 100K Ideas
- United Wholesale Mortgage
- StockX
- The Ferris Wheel Flint
- Skypoint Ventures
Academic Advisors
SOM’s support staff is on site — not across town. These experts’ goal is to assist students with their academic and career development. This assistance includes help with one’s:
- Choice of major, minor and classes
- Resume and cover letter
- Job shadowing experience
- Profiles on LinkedIn and Handshake
- Search for paid short-term projects using Parker Dewey
- Internship or job search
- Career Fair preparation and interview practice
Have questions? Contact us for more information.
Dedicated advisor
Career guide
Scholarships
UM-Flint’s generous supporters have established more than 300 scholarships, some of which benefit numerous students. Of these scholarships, 32 provide SOM students nearly $300,000 annually.
Two scholarships focus on entrepreneurial students. They include the:
- Tromble Family Scholarship
- Stephen A. Whitener Scholarship for Innovators