Summer Springboard
Business & Entrepreneurship
ON THE CAMPUS OF UCLA
LAUNCH YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS AT UCLA
Business & Entrepreneurship @ UCLA
- Explore the fundamentals of business and entrepreneurship.
- Learn how to develop and pitch a business plan.
- Discover key strategies in marketing and finance.
- Gain insights from startup founders and business experts.
- Collaborate on a team venture project with your peers.
- Visit real-world companies and innovation hubs in Los Angeles.
Summer Springboard
Business & Entrepreneurship
About This Course
Summer Springboard’s Business & Entrepreneurship course on the campus of UCLA introduces aspiring entrepreneurs to the world of business and the areas that affect growing a business.
Our course explores the aspects involved in starting, owning, and operating a business – from thinking through ideas, planning a business, and managing various considerations for growing a small business into an enterprise. Topics such as entrepreneurship, idea generation, customer relationships and revenue streams, personnel and human resource management, product design, cost accounting, financial analysis, marketing, and more will all be explored.
Throughout the course, students will work in groups to generate a business idea of their own, and then follow the entrepreneurial process to develop the idea into a feasible prospective business startup. Ultimately, students will pitch their innovative ideas to a panel of business and entrepreneurship “judges” in a Shark-Tank type experience.
Excursions in Los Angeles – Visit multiple companies and meet with a range of business people, from small business owners and mid-level managers to high-ranking executives.
TOPICS YOU'LL EXPLORE
Hands-on Learning
Students will examine best practices in Research and Development (R&D), Operations, Marketing, and Finance. Understand the mechanics of scaling a business while maintaining quality.
Students become part of a new company and configure themselves into teams working on various aspects of a business. The program culminates in a shark tank environment with professional investors.
Career Exploration
Meet with range of business people, from small business owners, mid-level managers and execs from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey consultant, and CEO.
From creative marketers to hard-nosed financial analysts, there are myriad careers you may not have heard of. Together we will discuss the career options and the academic paths to get there.
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“I enjoyed my experience – academic excursions and hanging out with friends. My experience with my professor was phenomenal as well as with my RA. I would definitely do this again if i could.””
– Ajay N. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Business & Entrepreneurship
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Laura Manyweather is a college professor and consultant. She specializes in program, fund, and non-profit development, and brings 29 years of business experience from the private sector and academia.
She brings systems, processes, and organizational structure to small and micro businesses, in order for them to thrive in an ever-changing economic environment. Dr. Manyweather also brings positivity, inclusiveness, emotional intelligence, and restorative leadership skills to organizations.
Currently, she teaches business courses for the Los Angeles Community College District to emerging leaders and inspiring business owners. Laura’s teaching style and approach to Adult Learning are innovative and intuitive.
Dr. Manyweather received her Bachelor of Science in Business Management from California State University – Dominguez Hills. She possesses her MBA in Finance from Argosy University and earned her terminal degree from California State University – Long Beach in Educational Leadership with an emphasis on Social Justice. Dr. Manyweather served as the President of the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) – Gardena Chapter from 2009 to 2013, and in 2018 received an award and was recognized as a Women of Influence (WOI).
DR. LAURA MANYWEATHER, ED.D., MBA
“I had an incredible time here and made so many incredible friends and memories. I feel as though I have been here my whole life and I have enjoyed every second of my experience. I learned so much in the Business and Entrepreneurship course with the lovely Dr. Laura. “
– Flora S. | Alumni Student
Summer Springboard
Business & Entrepreneurship
Dates & Tuition
| 2025 Dates |
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| Session 1: June 22 – July 4, 2025 |
| Session 2: July 6 – July 18, 2025 |
| Session 3: July 20 – August 1, 2025 |
Click here to enroll in this course using our online enrollment form.
| Tuition |
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| Residential Tuition: $5,998 |
| Commuter Tuition: $3,298 |
Tuition Protection Plan: Allows for cancellation for any reason up until the day of the program.
| Location |
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| City: Los Angeles |
| State: California |
| Campus: UCLA |
Summer Springboard programs are not run by our campus partners (with the exception of Cal Poly and NYSID which are run in partnership with SSB). Universities and their affiliated departments and partners do not control and are not responsible or liable in any manner for any part of the Summer Springboard program.