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Business Plan Competitions

Enter a business plan competition! Each year the CIE sponsors business plan competitions to help students formalize their business ideas and present them to potential funding sources. BP Competitors
For now there is one at BYU Hawai'i and one in Japan, with preparations already in motion for competitions in the Philippines, Taiwan, Mongolia, Fiji and Samoa. Students from any major can enter. So, if you have a great business idea, we will help you develop it. If you want to start a business, but don't have any ideas, we will help you find one. If you don't know anything about running a business or writing a business plan, we will teach you how. Our job is to help those students who are sincere about returning to their home countries and changing lives through entrepreneurship (starting businesses).

Conference of Champions

BP CompetitionAttend the Annual Conference! No registration necessary, just come to whatever you can. Each year, along with the Business Plan Competition, we hold our annual Entrepreneurship Conference. Entrepreneurs from all over the world come to speak, judge the competition and present workshops, all for the students. Some of our more popular workshops last year included: "E-Business: Making Money on the Web", "Women in Entrepreneurship", Creating Wealth Through Real Estate", "Doing Business in Asia & Japan", and "Habits of Highly Successful Entrepreneurs". Take a look at the Conference Schedule for Students and come learn about Entrepreneurship.

Certificate of Entrepreneurship

The Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship introduces the Certificate of Entrepreneurship from Brigham Young University–Hawaii. Students at BYU–Hawaii can earn this Certificate by completing 12 credit hours of the following classes offered by the Willes Center. These classes are open to all majors, register today!

ENTR 275- Entrepreneur Leadership

Brother and Sister Ritchie
A one-hour, one CREDIT course for All Majors will be taught on BYUH campus, taking portions of several high-quality leadership training courses to help individual students develop their own future. Whether you are a freshman coming campus for the first time, or a senior ready to graduate, this valuable class will integrate into your education and start you on a path to success in your homes, careers, and as leaders.

ENTR 375/BUSM 390R- Entrepreneur Lecture Series

ELS
Hear from those who have done it - succeeded with their own business! Every week during the academic year, the CIE sponsors the Entrepreneur Lecture Series. Successful international and local entrepreneurs come and tell you how they did it. Come and listen to their inspirational stories and ask questions. Then have lunch with them and talk with them one-on-one for personalized advice. A limited number of students are selected for the luncheon on a first come, advance sign-up basis.

ENTR 380—Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship is an introduction into some of the world’s challenges and how those challenges can be met through entrepreneurship. This class explores the key issues facing social ventures and their founders. This course is particularly beneficial for those students planning on making an impact.

ENTR 383- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Earnshaws
This course is designed to help the students of Brigham Young University–Hawaii understand the thought processes and the personal commitments necessary to effectively create and grow a business. The lectures and text will focus on the foundations of developing a business idea and nurturing that idea into a successful business venture. The basic intent of the class is to give students the tools and confidence to “do their own thing” and to increase the odds of their financial success. This 3-Credit course is open to all students and no prerequisites required.

ENTR 385—Applied Entrepreneurship

Have you ever wanted to start your own business? The purpose of this course is to expose students from any major to the basic requirements for success as a small business owners and entrepreneurs. The class and text will focus on the advantage and risk factors associated with “running your own show.” An emphasis will be placed on strategy and operational issues which will increase the odds of financial success in your own business. A major portion of the class is actually starting a business as a group of students in the class.

ENTR 390R—Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

The Willes Center invites special instructors to campus, usually for one semester or term, and they teach a class in their field of expertise. These vary by semester, so stay informed of what is being taught next. Past topics include, Stock Options Trading and Investments and Client Centered Selling.

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