Developing the next generation of entrepreneurs

It is clear that much of the world´s technological innovation originates from the domain of the startup, an arena in which the United States has historically played a major role. However, while business and other schools have traditionally offered courses in entrepreneurship, only about one third of all new businesses ever reach profitability and less than half of all new startups survive more than five years. Much of the attrition of small businesses is a result of poor preparation of the founders and the failure of academia to treat entrepreneurship as something more than a purely academic subject. A new program at Hofstra University focuses on a fresh approach to preparing Computer Science and Engineering students in entrepreneurship by providing a curriculum specifically designed to meet the myriad challenges encountered by entrepreneurs in the “real” world.