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Program Overview
Do you aspire to turn your associate degree into an entrepreneurial venture in the expanding food and beverage industries? Then JWU is the place for you. More than 1/3 of alumni have participated in the startup of 1 or more businesses.
JWU Charlotte’s bachelor of science program in Food & Beverage Entrepreneurship combines courses in entrepreneurship with traditional business classes to provide you with the skills and knowledge to open your own venture, join an emerging food- or beverage-related venture, or work as a corporate entrepreneur in a variety of food- or beverage-related industries. Experiential opportunities both in and out of the classroom provide you with the practical skills to identify opportunities and solve the kinds of problems that you’d face in launching a business.
Program Highlights
Work with expert faculty, as well as business and community leaders, to connect to the resources that will help support making your business ideas a reality.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:
- Evaluate human, financial and other resources in the entrepreneurial ecosystem that support or inhibit new ventures.
- Communicate effectively to diverse audiences, regarding different purposes and situations, through a variety of professional methods.
- Apply ethical principles in response to common entrepreneurial decisions and challenges.
- Develop a business plan for an innovative product or service in a food or beverage-related market.
- Analyze the sources of funding available for food and beverage-related ventures and use decision support tools to determine effective structures for early-stage investments.
Individual states may require specific licensing or professional certification in addition to earning a degree in order to practice in the field. For more information, visit the Licensure & Professional Certification Disclosures page of the catalog.