Entrepreneur Coaching Services
Coaching
Purpose
The purpose of the Merrick School of Business Entrepreneur Coaching Services program (“ECS”) is to provide UB students and Alumni with guidance and counseling from faculty, staff and the business community to improve the likelihood of success for existing or planned entrepreneurial business opportunities.
Process for admittance to program
Interested students can submit an inquiry by clicking here or by visiting http://ubalt.incutrack.net/. Following this intial inquiry, a login and password will be created and the student will be asked to complete an online business idea intake form.
Upon successful completion of this form, the student will be contacted by the EOC and will receive further instruction on the next stages of the competitive admission process for this program.
For more information about the ECS Admission Process and to download the EOC Coaching Manual, click here.
To download the EOC Coaching Manual, click here.
If you are interested in presenting at the next EOC Venture Pitch, click here.
Responsibilities upon admission
Once admitted to the program, the student entrepreneur is assigned a team of coaches with whom they will work over the course of the semester. The coaches will review the venture's operating model and assumptions and develop action items and milestones necessary for the advancement of the venture. Entrepreneurs research and develop their business plan in tandem with the assignments given by their coaching team.
Students meet with coaches once each month and communicate via the EOC's online coaching portal, incuTrack. Re-admittance takes place on a semesterly basis at the discretion of the entrepreneur's coaches based upon the entrepreneur's commitment and progress.