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Center for Entrepreneurship

Center for Entrepreneurship


Make the future yours with the help of the Center for Entrepreneurship.
IN THIS SECTION
  • Center for Entrepreneurship
  • Build Your Food Business
  • The Robert K. O'Brien Next Big Idea Contest
Contact the Center for Entrepreneurship
Sullivan Academic Center
Office S-204G
508-929-8317

Join like-minded students & alumni who think and act entrepreneurially.

Do you have a novel idea? A challenge you want to tackle? A difference you want to make in your community or in the world? You have come to the right place. The place to learn how to tackle challenges, collaborate, connect, and develop skills that lead to success in every profession.

The Center for Entrepreneurship provides a variety of academic, co-curricular, and experiential learning opportunities for students and alumni to learn to think and act entrepreneurially.

The center’s interdisciplinary approach allows students from all majors to practice creative problem solving, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

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The leading state university for entrepreneurship in Massachusetts!

The Center for Entrepreneurship is dedicated to encouraging and supporting students and alumni to be entrepreneurial in the broadest sense possible—from starting a business with a brand-new idea, to bringing innovation to a family’s business, to being an “intrapreneur” who nurtures change and growth within a large organization.

What will I have access to?

Students and alumni who want to start a business or social venture can access resources and support of an entrepreneurial community.

Scholarships & seed funding

Grow your skills and start your business with funding through the Center.

Entrepreneur in Residence

Learn from an expert.

Robert K. O’Brien ’58 Next Big Idea Contest

This 10-week program helps Worcester State students develop an idea for a business or social venture.

Upskilling program for food entrepreneurs

Food entrepreneurs from the greater Worcester community can learn how to build a resilient and financially viable business through this intensive six-week program offered in collaboration with Worcester Regional Food Hub.
Contact the Center for Entrepreneurship
Sullivan Academic Center
Office S-204G
508-929-8317
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