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Pathways in Business & Entrepreneurship

 

Students pursuing a pathway in business and entrepreneurship are  preparing for careers in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. Prospective business leaders and entrepreneurs are on track to drive social and economic change that will shape our collective future. Career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy, requiring require specific skills in organization, time management, customer service and communication.

AT A GLANCE / BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Is this you?

  • I would like to explore and create with new technology.

  • I like to help motivate others to achieve their dreams.

  • I would like to learn about business policies that are ethical and sustainable for the environment.

  • I identify problems and ideate solutions.

  • I like to develop and implement strategies.

  • I like to organize and analyze data.

  • I find patterns in numbers.

  • I want to change the world through exploration, research and creativity.

  • I want to reach millions around the world through social media.

  • I want to sell the next big thing.

  • I am willing to take risks.

  • I am innovative and creative.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
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COLLABORATIVE IDEATION
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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Relevant Courses

THE GPA DIFFERENCE

How will GPA support my pursuit for this pathway?

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Our students learn to identify a problem, find an opportunity, market-research, create a deck that pitches a desirable, feasible, and viable project or business idea. We understand that future business leaders must be agile problem solvers who create social value and spread economic opportunities. Our students are ready for the fourth industrial revolution and to be ethical leaders who wish to participate in a circular economy.

Colleges & Programs
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COLLEGES & PROGRAMS

Where should I study?

GPA alumni have earned acceptance to Babson, NYU, UPenn, and USC. However, we are also paying close attention to how schools are creating programs that integrate business, entrepreneurship, and marketing with design and technology.

Babson College.

What Paths?
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Explore the possibilities

Check out the different pathways within this interest cluster, which include information regarding specific careers! If you are looking to see what a student does in one of these paths, keep scrolling!

CONCENTRATION IN
Finance

For the future investors, bankers, and accountants that are in charge of our money. Potential careers include: Securities and Investments, Business Finance, Banking Services, Insurance, Accounting

CONCENTRATION IN
Marketing

For the inner strategists that utilize remarkable communication and observation skills in order to convey a message. Potential careers include: Marketing Management, Professional Sales, Merchandising, Marketing Communications, Marketing Research

CONCENTRATION IN
Business Management & Administration

For students who envision planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operation. Potential careers include: General Management, Business Information Management, Human Resources Management, Operations Management

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Alumni

Here's what GPA Alumni are doing to pursue this pathway in their postsecondary education. This provides a glimpse in what you could be doing as a result of pursuing one of these paths!

Connor W.
Storytelling, Directing, Editing
Film + Television Production, School of Cinematic Arts at USC
Max L.
Multimedia Design & Cinematography
Business of Creative Enterprises, Emerson College
Joel Y.
Storytelling, Directing, & Editing
Media Arts & Practice, University of Southern California
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