VENTURESeries

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 in the Rauch Conference Center on the Lehigh University 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 - Fall 2009

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Course Title / VENTURESeries Professor	Date/Time
MARKET OPPORTUNITY: Targeting Strategies & Selling Tactics CRN#45078/GBEN#404-010 VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli and Craig T. Scott	Fri 8/28 & Sat 8/29 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
BUSINESS PLAN I: Strategic Considerations CRN#45075/GBEN#401-010 VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli	Tue 9/15 & 9/22 (7 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
PROCESSES & INFRASTRUCTURE: Executing the Business Plan CRN#45082/GBEN#407-010 VENTURESeries Professor Robert H. Gustafson	Fri 9/18 & Sat 9/19 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Management & Valuation CRN#45079/GBEN#405-010 VENTURESeries Professor Frank Spanitz, Esq. and Clark DeHaven, Ph.D.	Fri 10/16 & Sat 10/17 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
PERFORMING AN ENTERPRISE AUDIT: Due Diligence & Negotiation CRN#45080/GBEN#406-010 VENTURESeries Professor Jim Peters	Fri 11/13 & Sat 11/14 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

VENTURESeries Courses - Winter/Spring 2009

Course Title / VENTURESeries Professor	Date/Time
THE BUSINESS PLAN II: Operating Strategies & Tactics CRN#13802/GBEN#402-010 VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli	Tue 1/13 & 1/20 (Evening Sessions)
ANATOMY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Leadership & Management CRN#14547/GBEN#403-010 VENTURESeries Professor Peter Turner and Charlie Zeynel	Fri 1/16 & Sat 1/17 (All-Day Sessions)
FINANCIAL FORECASTING: Pro Forma Analysis & Valuation CRN# 14545/GBEN#409-010 VENTURESeries Professor Richard Kollender	Fri 2/13 & Sat 2/14 (All-Day Sessions)
FINANCING START-UPS: The Venture Capital-Backed Deal CRN#14996/GBEN#410-010 VENTURESeries Professor Jeffrey Libson, Esq. And Christopher Miller, Esq.	Fri 3/13 & Sat 3/14 (All-Day Sessions)
SUCCEEDING IN THE ULTIMATE EXIT: From Private to Public Company CRN#13798/GBEN412-010 VENTURESeries Professor Dale F. Falcinelli	Fri 4/17 & Sat 4/18 (All-Day Sessions)

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