We’re excited to have partnered with our Graduate Programs Office to offer Lehigh’s VENTUREseries program in an executive education format.
New venture creation is analyzed and dissected from the perspective of the established or developing company. These entities are committed to building new commercial enterprises to grow and remain competitive. How an organization can enhance its capability to market, organize, execute, integrate, and invest in new ventures is a constantly recurring theme in Lehigh's VENTUREseries programs.
Who should attend?
This program is designed for entrepreneurially-spirited C-level executives and senior managers of growth enterprises as well as founders of early stage companies.
How do I earn an Executive Certificate in Corporate Entrepreneurship?
The Executive Certificate in Corporate Entrepreneurship is awarded to individuals who complete five VENTUREseries programs within a two-year period. You may indicate your intent to earn any of the certificates by emailing us at execed@lehigh.edu at any time during the programs.
What is the cost of the Executive Certificate in Corporate Entrepreneurship?
You must complete five VENTUREseries programs to earn this certificate. Each program is two days and takes place in-person. The cost per program is $1600. If you register for all five of your planned programs at once, you’ll receive a significant discount and the full price of the certificate will be just $6000.
Upcoming Programs
Fall 2024
September 6 & 7, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Lehigh's Campus
This Program focuses on the personality traits and characteristics of a founder. The leadership style and management of a startup are highlighted as the venture moves through various stages of development. Real-life situations are brought into the classroom, and participants are challenged with decision-making in a startup environment marked by enormous uncertainty and rapid change. Participants learn the critical role of the founder in attracting investors and raising capital.
September 27 & 28, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Lehigh's Campus
This program focuses on the art and science of building new enterprises by utilizing licensing strategies to leverage the power and influence of brands. A wide cross-section of deal structures and negotiation strategies are explored. Key elements of a licensing contract are dissected from a market, economic, and legal perspective. The approach to learning is hands-on with speakers, interactive exercises, and real-life situations shedding light on the emergence of brand licensing as an alternative path to new venture creation.
October 18 & 19, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Lehigh's Campus
This program focuses on IP strategy and valuation with emphasis on the technology-driven startup. Early stage companies must demonstrate proof-of-concept to their investors, a huge milestone that verifies the potential of real-world application. Speakers and cases deal with the harsh trade-offs of IP decision-making and the constant need to raise capital to accelerate technology development.
November 15 & 16, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Lehigh's Campus
This course focuses on entrepreneurial marketing and the methods employed by emerging growth companies to successfully penetrate and disrupt markets. Speakers and cases illustrate branding strategies, selling approaches, pricing alternatives, and digital marketing tactics peculiar to startups who are constrained by scarce resources and saddled with expertise in the hands of a few.
December 6 & 7, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM on Lehigh's Campus
This program focuses on due diligence as a creative and time-sensitive process that can open or close doors for startups. Speakers and cases illustrate what potential investors or acquirers do to validate the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of information provided before finalizing an investment decision. Students learn performing due diligence is a labor-intensive investigative process that unfolds in stages where the results also speak to the credibility of the entrepreneur.
Spring 2025
January 2025*
This program focuses on the use of pro forma financial statements and projections to value and finance an early stage company. Cases illustrate key assumptions and various scenarios that figure into a multi-year forecast. Business models are evaluated for their profit potential during a period of expansion and growth. Participants learn the art and science of valuing a startup.
*Actual Schedule TBD
February 2025*
This program focuses on the separate but overlapping worlds of angel investors, venture capitalists, and strategic investors. Their funding role, investment objectives, and market behaviors are analyzed in capital raises for seed through late stage companies. Cases give attention to venture capital and their term sheets. The program culminates in a simulated deal negotiation involving participants.
*Actual Schedule TBD
March 2025*
The program focuses on the initial public offering [IPO] or how the venture capital-backed company moves from being privately-held to publicly-held. Major emphasis is placed on the role of the investment banker and the workings of the Securities & Exchange Commission [SEC]. Actual IPOs traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ are dissected from every angle before, during, and after a company goes public.
*Actual Schedule TBD
April 2025*
This course program on the need to pivot, or shift direction, when market conditions and revenue shortfalls dictate major change. Speakers and cases highlight what startups do to breathe new life into a troubled venture. Participants learn how founders raise capital under adverse circumstances in order to buy time to re-configure product, transition to another market and type of customer, and test a new business model.
*Actual Schedule TBD
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