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The November 2009 BDPA Boston Metrowest Chapter (http://www.bdpametrowest.org/) will feature Tom Ermolovich on the topic "Can You Educate Someone To Be An Entrepreneur?" Tom Ermolovich is an entrepreneur and senior engineering executive. Currently, he is the Online Program Director for the Master of Science in Technology Commercialization program at Northeastern University. He has a joint appointment with the School of Technological Entrepreneurship and the College of Professional Studies.
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Entrepreneurship Educationand
Technology Commercialization
Tom Ermolovich
Visiting Assistant Professor
School of Technological Entrepreneurship
College of Professional Studies
Phone: 617-508-1800
How do define entrepreneurship?
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Webster:
“One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.”
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Our definition:
“One who starts a business.”
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Our definition:
“One who starts a business.”
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Technology
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Analytical Artistic
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Academic Experiential
Program Concept
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I-cubator
Academic courses
Idea
Innovation Timelines
Research
Product Development
PatentLicense
& InvestmentProduct
SalesResearch
Idea
Technology Transfer Product Development
License
Development
Innovation Gap
FacultyInterest
Traditional Path since Bayh
Dole
I-cubator Process Flow
Industrial Ideas
Faculty Ideas
MTTC
NU TTO
Student Ideas
Idea
Selection
Committee
Project
Team
Business Plan
& Prototype
Venture
Partners
Industry
Partners
Spin-out
Spin-out
Spin-in
Opportunity
Assessment
Product Requirements
& Prototype
Customer
Validation
Business Plan
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Investor Presentation
Some cool projects underway
• Bio-sensing chip
• Stroke rehabilitation device
• Locally Heard
• Rapid prototype metal castings
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Two Master’s Programs
• Master of Science in Technology Entrepreneurship
•www.neu.edu/ste
• Master of Science in Technology Commercialization
•www.neu.edu/cps/mstc
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On-the-ground
Online
Recent grads
Mid-career
MSTE
MSTC
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Questions?
