Bachelor of Business with Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking and behaving that can be taught. 
A Business with Entrepreneurship degree is ideal for students who would like to: 

• Start their own business 
• Revitalise an existing business, possibly a family business 
• Work in a progressive organisation that values employees with an entrepreneurial approach to work.

This degree will give you a solid grounding in business, while strengthening your entrepreneurial knowledge, competence, know-how and skills. Entrepreneurs need to be able to communicate their vision, listen to input from others, sell their vision to employees/partners/investors, build teams and motivate employees. 

You will be supported throughout by staff who share this ethos. You can apply for Year 4 of the BBS (Hons) with Entrepreneurship after completing this programme.

Once students have been taught the initial business fundamentals, there will be a clear focus on Entrepreneurship subjects, including:

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Family Business
• Small Business Start-ups
• Social Enterprise
• New Venture Planning and Creation
• Market Research
• Innovation
• Business Ethics

This programme was developed after consultation with Enterprise Ireland, a panel of entrepreneurs and an extensive review of published research.

Graduates should be suitable for employment in a wide range of careers in the private, community, voluntary and public sectors including but not limited to: 

• Potentially creating, leading, and directing your own new for-profit or non-profit enterprise or social enterprise
• Contributing to guiding an established private enterprise or non-profit enterprise including family business or social enterprise
• Working in an administration or executive position for a private or non-profit or public sector or social enterprise organisation
• Operating effectively in traditional business roles

Prior knowledge of business, accounting, economics or entrepreneurship is not needed to complete this programme. 

It is also not necessary that you come from a family business. 

All students will complete the same first year where a blend of modules in business fundamentals will be learned.  Focus on Entrepreneurship will commence in year 2.   

You can find more in-depth detail of this course, and all our other courses, at GMIT School of Business by downloading a copy of our online brochure.

Contact Us

Department of Enterprise and Technology

Dr Meghann Drury-Grogan, Head of Department

Meghann.Drury-Grogan@atu.ie