Center for Entrepreneurship
- Pipeline – magnet, teacher and pipeline of entrepreneurial talent
- Community catalyst – nerve center for startups and information spillovers
- Insight – source of insight about startups and communities
Announcements:
Gender Equity Pitch Competition
The School of Business invites women students of all disciplines to enter our Gender Equality Pitch Competition. Up to 7 students will be selected to present a one-slide, one-minute elevator pitch describing a gender equality problem and their solution. The finale of the elevator pitch presentations will be held in the Wells Fargo Auditorium (Beatty Center) on Thursday, October 14th (1:40 - 2:55) at our annual Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs summit.
The winning team can will up to $1,000. In order to apply, please fill out the following Google Form by October 7th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSersE8nHt8nO4LIPZrlYVY_pjm8feA-aLV-CnISqkzRz9kqkA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
SC Innovates Pitch Competition
16 colleges and universities in South Carolina are partnering together to launch the second SC Innovates Pitch Competition. This statewide, virtual format encourages any and all South Carolina college students to develop and pitch their promising business ideas and compete for $10,000+ in cash prizes. Please see the attached PDF for details.
Last year, out of 77 entries from 15 SC Universities, the College of Charleston had 5 semi-finalists and 4 runner-ups. Two College of Charleston teams were winners:
- AVIO – Jody Bell, Rex Bingham and Caroline Greer won 3rd place overall and $1,500
- Easy Trac – Dylan Outlaw, Cynara Cooper, Channing Smith and Brandon Alston won the People’s Poll and $500
To learn more and apply, click here!
Site Navigation:
|
|
Great Entrepreneur Speaker Series
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
- Impact Day
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Networking with an outstanding advisory board of seasoned entrepreneurs and mentors
Our Mission
