Albers School of Business and Economics
Entrepreneurship Center

Our Guiding Principles:
Imagination, Involvement, Investment

Building Tomorrow's Business Leaders

Return on Imagination
At the Entrepreneurship Center, we build and nourish the entrepreneurial spirit. To us, entrepreneurship is more than a collection of courses. It's a philosophy, a mindset that inspires innovation, risk-taking, and seizing opportunities in any form of business venture. Some of our grads start their own businesses. Others use their entrepreneurial creativity in larger, established companies. Still others take their passion and skills to the non-profit business world. Wherever our students choose to pursue their careers, they graduate with tools, skills, and insights to develop their potential.

Return on Involvement
At the Entrepreneurship Center, we're shaping leaders of the future, and that means linking students with the business community. That means connecting theory with practice: Action-oriented instruction. Applied learning. Hands-on experiences. Business leaders, community supporters, and alumni join us as key resources in our programs. They contribute as advisors. They serve as mentors. They connect with our students through internships, networking, business-plan competitions and guest lecturing. It's part of our approach to creating a real-world environment.

Return on Investment
At the Entrepreneurship Center, we view education as an investment. Students spend considerable time and money to pursue opportunities here. Our friends and supporters in the community commit valuable energy and resources, too. Bottom line: We're determined to provide value to all our stakeholders. Whether it's a "New Ventures" class, a CEO mentoring a student, a student providing consulting for a community clinic, we put emphasis on useful, meaningful activity.