Clinic Classes

Where entrepreneurship students learn by working with real entrepreneurs.

Experiential Learning in the Clinic

The Entrepreneurship Clinic is centered on the pedagogy of experiential learning, emphasizing a hands-on approach where students actively engage in real-world entrepreneurial activities to acquire practical skills and knowledge.

The Entrepreneurship Clinic Experience

For Students

For students, the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic classes are an opportunity to get exposure to working with real entrepreneurs on the real problems they’re trying to address. Throughout the class you will be introduced to a company partner that you’ll work with throughout the semester to complete a project. The projects completed in the Clinic will help you develop and hone skills necessary in entrepreneurship and in your career in general.

For Company Partners

For company partners, the NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic classes are an excellent opportunity to get a hand on projects your startup is facing while giving students the unique opportunity to develop and hone skills that will be applicable in their careers, and on any entrepreneurial projects they pursue. Participating with the Clinic is completely free, so our program tends to be an excellent opportunity for startup companies (and other sized companies) to get value added by our student teams while also helping develop the next generation of entrepreneurs and workers.

410 | Business Opportunity Analysis

MIE (Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship) 410 is a class designed to help students understand the fundamental practice of analyzing a business opportunity. Students will develop skills in the areas of customer discovery, market validation, competitive analysis, and other related areas.
Company partners at this level are typically start-ups trying to validate their core value propositions, smaller companies attempting to reach larger audiences, or larger companies seeking validation on new business verticals.

418/419 (and ECE 383) | Entrepreneurship Practicum

MIE 418/419 are classes designed to give students real world experience completing entrepreneurial projects, from planning to final deliverables within actual companies. Students will develop skills like project planning and management the ability to evaluate the impact of work completed during a project, and others, depending on the style of projects tackled.
Company partners at this level are typically start-ups, small to midsized companies, and large companies that are interested in launching a short-term high-impact project like a marketing sprint, a rebranding, or a UX analysis, as examples.

Get involved as a company partner

1. Submit Application

The first step to getting involved in the Clinic is applying. The application will have you select a project package that best fits your needs. You can view a list of project packages from the website, or the application form. To request a custom package, speak with the program manager.

2. Student Groups Decide

In order to make sure that the students are engaged and excited about the work they are doing, they pitch for the projects they’ll complete.

If your project is not chosen, we encourage you to stay connected with the Clinic so students may choose yours next time.

3. Action Plans

Student teams will work with you to put together an action plan detailing the key goals of the project, meeting frequency, and other metrics.

The action plan developed is based heavily on the package project selected in your application. The Clinic Staff will make sure expectations are met here.

4. 4-8 Week Sprint

The student team assigned to your company project will work their hardest during a sprint to produce the deliverables detailed in your package and action plan.

Projects are available for single 4-week sprints, too. The Clinic team can help you scope out what makes sense.

5. Final Deliverables

Once the projects are complete, final deliverable are sent, and feedback forms are completed to collect helpful insights.

Some companies work with the Clinic each semester. We’ll stay in touch on opportunities for future teams to create more value for you.

Choosing a Project Package

As mentioned above, part of applying for a Clinic project is selecting a project package. This is a new addition to the way we run our projects that helps define the scope and clarity of the projects completed by our students.Get involved as a company partner

The list of available project packages can be seen at this link. If you don’t see a project package that meets your company’s needs, we can work with you to customize a package that best fits your needs. Complete the application anyway, and mark the option for a custom package request at the end.

Company Project Application

Think your company could benefit from one of our classes? Fill in the Clinic project application at this link to get started.

Apply today!