We have a variety of courses and activities available to students interested in entrepreneurship, regardless of your program of study.

Coursework:

• Knoxville - Undergraduate collateral in entrepreneurship
• Knoxville – MBA concentration in entrepreneurship
• Chattanooga – Undergraduate program in entrepreneurship
• Martin – Minor in entrepreneurship for non-business majors
• Memphis – Class in entrepreneurship open to all students

Examples of Entrepreneurship & Innovation students in action:

• Social Media:  Tate & Raz, a social media engagement to build support for new animated TV/web series
• Adult Services:  Blount County Office of Aging, a non-profit organization determining how to provide adult services
• Social Media:  Carson-Newman, a college wanting to become more effective at recruiting students and donors
• Earned Income:  Ijams, a local nature center looking for ideas to generate more earned income
• Revitalization:  City of Crossville, developing plans to revitalize their downtown district

Scholarship:

• MBA Entrepreneurship Graduate Fellows Program

Competitions:

• Undergraduate Business Plan Competition
• Vol Court speaker series and pitch competition
• Boyd Venture Fund

Clubs (see more information on the Activities and Clubs page)::

• Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
• Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)

Activities:

• Entrepreneurial Living/Learning Community

For Future Students:

• Empowered Teen Entrepreneurship Summer Camp

Funding Your Start-Up:

• Boyd Venture Fund:  for established, student-owned companies that seek grant funding
• Capital:  the different types of capital and when they should be accessed

Start-Up Resources:

• Identifying and verifying an opportunity
• Finding technologies for starting a business
• Protecting your idea
• Setting up your business
• Developing your pitch
• Resources
• Examples of ventures started by students