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Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Our Mission
To help business students discover and nurture their entrepreneurial potential for the creation of new ventures and the enhancement of their entrepreneurial spririt.
 

Our Goal
We seek to provide business students with the requisite tools to help them achieve their entrepreneurial potential through experiential learning.
 

Key Features of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

  • An undergraduate major and concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Student Venture Fund (SVE) – Rider will provide seed money for CBA students to create their own ventures while they earn their undergraduate degree.  The Student Venture Experience won a Best Practice Award at the Small Business Institute National Conference in San Diego.
  • Advisory Board – Entrepreneurs who can offer advice and guidance to students – currently used for SVE
  • Student Competitions – Students regularly compete in Small Business Institute and Student Entrepreneur of the Year competitions
  • The Entrepreneurial Studies Center is located in Swiegart 335 and is open Mon-Fri 11:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. – CBA students have this location to brainstorm venture ideas.
  • Join the Entrepreneurial Studies Club.  Applications can now be found inside the center located in Swiegart 335.
  • Check out Pictues of the Center For Entrepreneurial Studies.
  • In the Center For Entrepreneurial Studies you can find Business Plans that students from previous years have designed and written.  These Business Plans are to be used for reference and guidance in creating your own Business Plan and Market Analysis. You may check these Business Plans out for one week.  To do so you must visit Janet Miller in Room 256 of Sweigart Hall.

     

 

See more information about the Entrepreneurial Studies major and concentration.

To find out more information, please contact: