National Distinction and Recognition
Business students come to Belmont and study entrepreneurship for a variety of reasons. Some want to start their own business, others want special training for a family business, and still others know they simply do not want to work for anyone else.
In 2008, our program was named as one of the Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs in the country by Entrepreneur magazine and the Princeton Review. Also in 2008, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) named the Center for Entrepreneurship as the National Model Undergraduate Program for excellence in entrepreneurship education. These awards and distinctions place our Center for Entrepreneurship among the most exceptional entrepreneurship programs in the country.
Co-curricular Programming
The hands-on approach offered by the Center for Entrepreneurship sets us apart from other programs and helps our students hit the ground running. Student entrepreneurs are given opportunities to work in one of the five student-run retail spaces on campus or they can develop their own business ventures with faculty support. This co-curricular programming equips students with the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to become successful entrepreneurs.
Additionally, the Center for Entrepreneurship offers learning options for students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduates can elect to major or minor in Entrepreneurship, expanding their entrepreneurial education beyond the business world. Graduate business students, through The Jack C. Massey Business School (named a Best Business School for the past four years by Princeton Review), can expand their business education through the Center's graduate-level courses and connections to alumni who are practicing entrepreneurs.
By the Numbers
While some students come to the program with a business already in operation, many will start a business while they are enrolled. It is anticipated that a third of our entrepreneurship students will create businesses that become their main or sole source of income after graduation. Within five years of graduation, it is expected that half of our alumni will have started their own businesses. Graduates who do not elect to run a business for themselves find careers in other entrepreneurial ventures or in traditional corporate settings.
Whatever your path or vision, our Center for Entrepreneurship has the expertise, passion, and values to prepare you for your own entrepreneurial venture. Come and be a part of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University.
