Drawing from the vast culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT, this unique entrepreneurship development course introduces participants to MIT’s entrepreneurial education programs, technology transfer system, and global entrepreneurial network. It covers the entire venture creation process, from generating ideas to building viable global businesses, with a special emphasis on the nurturing roles of corporations, universities, governments, and foundations.

This program leverages MIT's culture of high-tech entrepreneurship to help entrepreneurs, corporate venturing executives, startup companies, and others involved in entrepreneurial environments learn what they need to develop ideas into successful businesses, and how to increase entrepreneurial opportunities in their corporations, institutions, and regions.

NEW! Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) Impact Report

A comprehensive analysis of 2,559 EDP participants across 85 countries and 26 cohort years.

This report analyzes outcomes for 137 EDP participants (filtered to High confidence) with CREDITED credit status. Key findings include:

• 83% of participants founded new ventures during or after their EDP experience (114 participants).
• 64% achieved significant promotions post-EDP (88 participants).
• 2 participants were already founders before EDP, reflecting the program's appeal to serial entrepreneurs.
• 14 alumni ventures achieved exits through acquisitions, IPOs, or mergers.
• Participants span 27 countries across 26 cohort years (2000–2026).

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The concepts, tools, and frameworks covered in the program will enable you to:

• Create, identify, and evaluate new venture opportunities
• Interpret customer needs and quantify the value proposition
• Start and build a successful technology-based company
• Understand how the process of starting new ventures may vary geographically and culturally
• Leverage new science and technologies from corporate or university laboratories
• Develop winning business plans
• Scale startups to be globally successful
• Navigate the venture capital investment process
• Obtain feedback on personal entrepreneurship skills
• Enhance and expand your networks

Through lectures by senior MIT faculty, visits to local startup companies, and live case studies with successful entrepreneurs, participants will be exposed to the content, context, and contacts that enable entrepreneurs to design and launch successful new ventures based on innovative technologies. Specially designed team projects give participants hands-on training and practical experience developing a business plan, while networking events bring participants together with members of MIT’s entrepreneurial community. During the program, you will use a custom-developed generative AI tool that leverages the 24-step Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework to create a robust and refined business plan at record speed.

We accept enrollments until the offering reaches capacity at which point, we will maintain a waitlist. Many of the courses fill up several weeks in advance, so we advise that you enroll as early as possible to secure your seat.

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