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Bachelor of Arts
Staging - Entrepreneurship
Minor

Turn Your Ideas Into Something Real
Whatever you’re studying, this minor gives you the tools to build a business out of it.
The Entrepreneurship minor at Goshen College is an undergraduate minor that teaches you to turn ideas into real ventures, covering business planning, marketing, finance, and operations, plus the entrepreneurial mindset to lead. It’s open to students in any major, and you declare it with your academic advisor.
You might launch a startup, run a family business, or bring new thinking inside a larger organization. The minor pairs with almost any field, from art and computer science to agriculture and marketing. Small classes, mentorship, and personalized support keep your ideas at the center, whatever your background.

Hands on Learning with Java Junction
Java Junction is Goshen College’s student-run coffee bar, located in the Connector between the Kratz and Miller residence halls. It gives Entrepreneurship students a rare chance to run a real business while they’re still in school. Through the Java Junction Operations course, student managers take charge of marketing, purchasing, accounting, human resources, and daily operations, with a business faculty member on hand to advise them. The shop is self-sustaining and open to the whole campus and community, so the decisions students make carry real weight. For anyone wanting practical experience before graduation, it’s one of the best opportunities Goshen offers.
STUDENT NAME
Venture or Current Role

Learn Every Step of Building a Business
You’ll learn the whole arc, ideation, market research, business planning, risk management, and pitching to investors, and build a foundation in innovation, marketing, finance, and operations. The work is hands-on from day one, through real-world projects, mentorship, and connections to local entrepreneurs.
Because entrepreneurship applies anywhere, you can aim it wherever you’re headed: start a business, grow a nonprofit, or bring innovative thinking to technology, agriculture, marketing, and more. It’s practical preparation you can carry into any field, and any country. View the complete program requirements in our catalog.
Common Questions About The Entrepreneurship Minor
You’ll take core business courses with a focus on innovation and business development, learning ideation, market research, business planning, risk management, and pitching to investors, along with the essentials of marketing, finance, and operations, all aimed at the entrepreneurial mindset to lead.
A lot. Qualifying students can win an entrepreneurship grant to launch a real business, manage the student-run Java Junction coffee shop, complete internships with local, regional, or international businesses, and compete in business-plan competitions, while connecting with local entrepreneurs.
Graduates pursue roles like small business owner, startup founder, marketing manager, operations director, social entrepreneur, and business consultant, and many go on to graduate school or join family businesses. Because the skills apply to any field and anywhere, the minor strengthens whatever major and future you’re building toward.
Scholarships make up a large part of Goshen financial-aid packages, which average almost $26,000 per student, not counting work-study or loans. Visit the financial aid page for available scholarships and to talk through your situation with a counselor.
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