Mission

Maximize learning opportunities for entrepreneurially inclined students and businesses in the region by:

  • Being a comprehensive and valued resource for students, faculty, and the regional business community
  • Delivering a nationally recognized Entrepreneurship curriculum
  • Conducting rigorously applied research on topics relevant and useful to entrepreneurs

To achieve its mission, the Institute defined its educational objectives as building a quality Entrepreneurship education program by:

  • Promoting the awareness of Entrepreneurship as a career
  • Teaching prospective entrepreneurs how to establish new enterprises and grow, manage, and maintain them efficiently
  • Encouraging entrepreneurship students to actively participate in events/programs hosted by the EI to gain valuable networking experience
  • Offering the skills necessary to operate entrepreneurially within large, established organizations