Entrepreneurship focuses on preparing individuals for personal and financial success by starting their own firms or social ventures, taking their place in the management of the family firm, or assuming a leadership position as a corporate entrepreneur introducing new products/services or opening new businesses markets.
The entrepreneurship major at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business offers hands-on opportunities, experienced instructors and the development of creativity, market focus and business planning – all essential to successful ventures.
The network of entrepreneurs that support this program has led me to make stronger connections and gain real insight into what the business world was like before I graduated. This program prepared me to understand business and how companies work from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
–Tom Bushnell, Class of 2019
The program draws on world-class resources, including the nationally-recognized Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, which hosts national competitions for new ideas, elevator pitches, innovative decision-making, and social ventures open to SLU students. The program is further enhanced through cross-campus initiatives such as the Coleman Fellows program, a network for entrepreneurship-oriented faculty around the campus, and the SLU Entrepreneurs Club, a university student club.
Students may also choose to pursue an entrepreneurship minor in addition to their chosen major.