Miami Institute for Entrepreneurship
The Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship is dedicated toward helping our students discover and exploit their own entrepreneurial mindset from the recognition of an opportunity to the execution of a great idea. The Institute consists of three centers, the existing Page Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, and introducing the newly created Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Center for an Entrepreneurial Economy. Recently, the Institute co-listed three of its courses with other Miami schools, including Miami's Western College program, Engineering school, Interactive Media Studies program, and College of Arts and Sciences. Recognizing the importance of intergenerational learning through knowledge thransfer and mentoring, the Institute exposes students to successful entrepreneurs through guest lectures and involvement with alumni, where they receive an inside look at the creation of major ventures.
The Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the first of its kind at the undergraduate level, includes classroom research, a broad research agenda, and opportunities for students to create and run social ventures. The Center for an Entrepreneurial Economy focuses on the impact of public policy on the entrepreneurial climate, as well as support to students, staff, and area residents with entrepreneurial aspirations. This new center is viewed as an economic development asset for the region and the State of Ohio, in accordance with its desire to increase the attractiveness of Ohio as a place to start and grow business.
In the future, the program hopes to achieve educational and programmatic goals of outreach, pursuing international opporutnities while continuing to help students build their own social networks and learn from entrepreneurs. We view our program as if it were an entrepreneurial venture, and therefore believe we have identified the opportunity, built the team, and assembled the resources to become the premier undergraduate program in the United States.
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