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title: "Giving Young Entrepreneurs a Chance Through University Franchise Business Classes"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f0d06960-b175-4b23-ab4a-687cfbb7381e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/giving-young-entrepreneurs-a-chance-through-university-franchise-business-classes-2709696
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2019-04-15T22:17:37.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:40.484Z
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# Giving Young Entrepreneurs a Chance Through University Franchise Business Classes

**TL;DR:** Missouri Western State University offers entrepreneurship courses, providing students with opportunities to engage with franchising through partnerships with various franchisors. The university's Center for Franchise Development hosts a competition where the winner can own and operate their own franchise.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-04-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/giving-young-entrepreneurs-a-chance-through-university-franchise-business-classes-2709696).*

## Story

Missouri Western State University added a new installment to their Steven L. Craig School of Business . Now offering entrepreneurship courses, the university is able to provide business students with the opportunity to engage with the world of franchising .

News-Press Now stated that the franchise business world has seen steady growth over the past few years, and “in the age of start-ups, founding one’s own business might seem more attainable than ever. While small businesses allow for nearly unlimited freedom and creativity, franchises can offer more stability for young entrepreneurs. ”

Franchising provides a more individualized position in a business while allowing owners to still be a part of a larger company. The university is partnering with various franchisors, such as Auntie Anne’s, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Which Wich and more to give students a hands-on approach to learn from and work with a franchise. Using a pplied learning provides future franchisees with a base foundation of knowledge and experience, as students can hone their skills and dive deep into the strategies required to own their own business .

As a culminating event, Missouri Western’s The Center for Franchise Development hosts a competition each year for seniors in which the winner is offered the opportunity to own and operate their own franchise, providing the ultimate learning experience .

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise development (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Auntie Anne's (company)
- Which Wich (company)
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (company)
- franchising education (topic)
- university franchise classes (topic)
- entrepreneurship courses (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/giving-young-entrepreneurs-a-chance-through-university-franchise-business-classes-2709696). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f0d06960-b175-4b23-ab4a-687cfbb7381e).