Potential Careers
- Business Owner
- Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship (Bachelor of Science)
The Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship at Jacksonville State University is a specialized undergraduate program designed to equip students to develop advanced knowledge, skills and mindset required for them to launch and sustain their own business. This program is designed to bridge the gap between classroom education and real-life skills needed to launch, grow, and sustain a business enterprise that will continue to be an asset to the regional and national economy. Unlike many of the traditional entrepreneurship programs within the state and nation, the B.S. in Entrepreneurship at Jax State will focus on developing businesses with innovative product, services, and processes that are thoroughly beta tested while in college and launched upon graduation with support of the Jax State community, donors, and alumni. Included in the program is a micro-credential that can easily be incorporated within every major and concentration at Jax State to allow students outside the College of Business and Industry to prepare to launch a business in their area of interest.
Median Annual Salary
The Community Reinvestment Act requires large banks to report new small business loans. In 2022, reporting banks issued $1.5 billion in loans to Alabama businesses with revenues of $1 million or less. Total reported new lending to businesses through loans of $100,000 or less was $1.2 billion. Total reported new lending to businesses through loans of $1 million or less was $4.2 billion.
A total of 4.237 identified firms exported goods worth $24.6 billion from Alabama in 2022. Of those exporters, 3,374 (79.6%) were small businesses. Exports by small firms reached $4.4 billion, making up 17.7% of exports by identified firms
*2024 Alabama Small Business Profile provided by U.S. Small Business Association
Course Information
Information will be available in the new Catalog.
Additional Facts
The B.S. in Entrepreneurship is strategically designed to bridge the gap economically for students who desire to begin their own business in Alabama and the Southeastern region of the United States. The program’s unique focus on business and non-business students provides a valuable addition to Jax State’s current academic landscape and a unique approach to any other entrepreneurship program in Alabama or the surrounding states.- Online Degree Available
- Minor Available