Business & Entrepreneurship at Yale
From Market Research to Launch Plan
Located at Yale University
Program Highlights

Residential Tuition :
$6,298
Commuter Tuition:
$3,498
Session 1:
June 15, 2025
June 27, 2025
Session 2:
June 29, 2025
July 11, 2025
Session 3:
July 13, 2025
July 25, 2025
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Testimonials
Course Overview
Summer Springboard’s Business & Entrepreneurship course on the campus of Yale 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.
Meet your instructor

Dr Aaron S. Marks & Brian A. Marks, J.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Aaron S. Marks (pictured, left) teaches courses in business, consulting, leadership, and sports management. Brian A. Marks, J.D., Ph.D., Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics & Business Analytics (pictured, right), has over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurial and international business, as well as a background in government service.
Learn moreTopics 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.
