The Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence

The Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence aids students in the creation of new organizations that promote independence and self-sufficiency, and make significant contributions to the community in which they operate. Specifically, the center brings together a host of resources from the campus and the community to facilitate the development of successful new ventures. Some of the resources offered include:

unique curriculum in entrepreneurship (Undergraduate Minor and MBA Emphasis) tools for assessing business opportunities

premier entreprenuer speaker series funding sources for new ventures student competitions

marketing and branding services  web design services mentoring programs

The Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence has several competitive advantages over other centers for business development.

1. It is widely inclusive across the university, offering support to students from all colleges, departments, and our regional campuses.
2. While some centers focus primarily on technology development, the Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence assists students with a wide variety of organizational startups: for profit, nonprofit, technology, services, manufacturing, franchising, lifestyle businesses, etc.
3. The Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence emphasizes entrepreneurial skills as the new leadership paradigm. The practices taught in courses, workshops, activities and competitions help students excel in careers in a wide variety of industries and organizations.