1. Entrepreneurial Programs at Kansas State University Ike Ehie, Ph.D. Associate Dean College of Business Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas

2. Entrepreneurial Programs College-Wide Programs University-Wide Programs

3. Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Courses Entrepreneurship –Provides students with broad understanding of the fields of entrepreneurship and new venture creation –Project-oriented course where students explore all phases of new venture creation process from idea conception to start-up to planning to assessment –Course facilitates networking with entrepreneurs and small business owners through guest speaking and company tours

4. Undergraduate EP Courses Small Business Consulting –Course offers students an opportunity to work in teams with real small businesses in the local communities to learn more about small business management and new venture start- ups –Course covers both operational and strategic issues of small business –Students embark on starting up a new business venture in partnership with a local business

5. Graduate EP Courses Advanced Entrepreneurship –Course is designed as an in-depth examination of the nature of entrepreaurship, especially the factors that contribute to the success and failure of new venture planning and implementation –Topics covered include: Business planning and analysis process Financial and market analysis Management structure Marketing and selling –Learning culminate with the preparation of a comprehensive business plan for the development and marketing of a new product or service

6. Graduate EP Courses Technology Entrepreneurship and Strategy –The course brings together technology creation, protection and commercialization in a highly synergistic and creative experience for graduate students –Covers technology from information to telecommunication, and from biotechnology to agro-economics –Covers the “ins” and “outs’ of intellectual property acquisitions, business creations and protection, and unique issues related to high technology start-ups

7. Graduate EP Courses MBA Entrepreneurship Interns –Business interns rotated among the three KSU research triangle (KSU, KSURF, and MACC) –Provides students with real-life experience on technology start-ups.

8. Entrepreneurial Universities Fueling Economic Development University Roles in Creating Economic Opportunity –Pivotal for technology-based initiatives Regional: Research Triangle Park, Silicon Valley, etc. Local: San Diego, Pittsburgh, Boston, etc. –Provides new technologies for economic exploitation –Provides the requisite human resources Faculty: scientific, technical, and business expertise Students, graduates, and trainees: skilled employees Expanded Role in the New Economy –Small technology-based companies – more important –Fortune 500 companies – less important

9. Partnerships for Innovation Comprehensive Intellectual Property Services KSUKSURFMACC Discovery/Creation (Research/Scholarly Activity) Protection and Licensing Established Companies Commercialization (Management and Licensing) Start-up Companies TADACGraduate Interns

10. Partnerships for Innovation Comprehensive Intellectual Property Services KSUKSURFMACC COB Business Faculty Graduate Research Assistants

11. Fostering Outreach to the Private Sector Building Alliances with Relevant Industries –Sponsored projects and cooperative agreements –Licensing university intellectual property –Acquiring private-sector intellectual property –Responding to advanced education needs –Consulting, research exchanges, internships, etc. Engaging in Technology Development –Facilitating SBIR and STTR initiatives –Pursuing local start-ups; independently/cooperatively

12. K-State Entrepreneurial Efforts Evolving Start-up Companies NanoScale Materials, Inc. –Proprietary reactive nanoparticle technologies Destructive adsorption of hazardous agents AgRenew, Inc. –Environmentally superior ag value-added products Biodegradable/edible barrels and de-icing materials Nacelle Therapeutics, Inc. –Breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis Proprietary ion channel-forming peptide technology Kansas Advanced Technologies (KATS), LLC –A general technology development company NutriJoy, Inc. –Cal-C – a calcium and vitamin C beverage available in 4 flavors

13. Kansas Entrepreneurial Center

14. Cal-C A calcium-rich, vitamin C supplemented beverage available in 4 flavors Determine to have good bone intensity for pre- and post- menopausal women

15. NanoScale Materials, Inc Technology developed by KSU Chemistry Professor Produces reactive nonparticles with broad applications in environmental remediation and detoxification of hazardous chemical and biological agents