Center for Entrepreneurship

Every Thursday | 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. | Wells Fargo Auditorium | School of Business 

Each semester the Center for Entrepreneurship sponsors the Great Entrepreneurship Series in an effort to bring successful and relevant entrepreneurs and business leaders to campus. Every Thursday during the fall and spring semesters different speakers share their experiences to help inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs!

Check out some of our Entrepreneurship Speaker Series Page!

Celebrating Entrepreneurship at the College of Charleston

The Center for Entrepreneurship directs its resources and energies to providing experiential activities that assists students in developing an entrepreneurial mindset. We connect our students to the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem encapsulating guest speakers, mentors, judges, etc. This focus ties directly into the College’s strategic plan to provide enhanced “opportunities for experiential learning” and “contribute to the well-being of the region” (Goal 2). 

Students can select from nine unique entrepreneurship courses to complete an Entrepreneurship Concentration or Entrepreneurship Minor.

Additionally, students have multiple opportunities including:

• Honors Living and Learning Center for Entrepreneurship 
• Impact X Startup Accelerator with up to $10,000 in awards each semester
• ProtoX 3D prototyping
• Stuart Williams Impact Scholars program
• Entrepreneurship After 5 - Networking event for entrepreneurs and students
• Entrepreneurial Mentorship Program 
• DEMOS Elevator pitch competitions with $2,000 in awards
• Student Entrepreneur of the Year Contest with  $1,000 in awards
• Gender Equity Pitch Contest with  $1,000 in awards
• Weekly Great Entrepreneur Speaker Series - Thursdays at 12:15 in the Wells Fargo Auditorium
• The Tommy Baker Entrepreneurship Hour 
• Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs Summit 
• Global Entrepreneurship Week
• Networking with an outstanding advisory board of seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors