Consistently ranked in the top ten entrepreneurship programs by Entrepreneur magazine, (inline ref 2), the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship (LRI) at Tulane University's Freeman School of Business has a faculty acclaimed for their teaching and scholarship in entrepreneurship, strategic management, finance, international business, consumer behavior, and accounting and taxation. Students are trained and motivated through coursework, community service projects, and internships. LRI's entrepreneurship program provides students with the opportunity to participate in a student based entrepreneurial association as well as network with a regional board of entrepreneurs. Through groundbreaking programs like the Tulane Business Plan Competition, the Burkenroad Reports equities research program, the IDEAcorp consulting program, and the Darwin Fenner Student Managed Fund, Freeman School of Business combines practical real-world experience with exacting academic grounding.
Tulane University Freeman School of Business
Goldring/Woldenberg Hall
7 McAlister Dr.
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
504-865-5000
freeman.tulane.edu/centers/lri/default.php
Rice University's Jones School of Business students study basic business disciplines along with specialized electives to give them a 'big picture' view of entrepreneurship. Students are expected to demonstrate a well-rounded perspective of business principles and be able to apply those principles in innovative ways, integrating entrepreneurship with traditional business practices. Coursework includes creative entrepreneurship, enterprise exchange, venture capital, and managing growth. An action learning project, a summer internship, and field-project-oriented electives give students opportunities to apply their academic knowledge in real-world situations.
Rice University Jones School of Business
6100 Main St.
Houston, Texas 77005-1892
888-844-4773
business.rice.edu/MBA_FullTime.aspx
Promoting entrepreneurship through integrated, hands-on learning, Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) brings together students, entrepreneurs, mentors, alumni, faculty, and business advisors from diverse backgrounds to work on real-time projects. Operating together with the Temple Small Business Development Center, the IEI offers students opportunities to be on the Temple University Council on Entrepreneurship, to work on the two-phase Business Innovation Competition and the Enterprise Management Consulting Programs, to be part of the League for Entrepreneurial Women, to attend major entrepreneurship conferences, and to compete to be in the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.
Temple University Fox School of Business
503 Alter Hall
1801 Liacouras Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215.204.3082
sbm.temple.edu/iei/about.html
Bringing together experts in business and science, the University of Washington Foster School of Business promotes entrepreneurial learning through real world experiences. The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship encourages students become leaders who challenge the status quo through programs like the Business Plan Competition and the new Environmental Innovation Challenge which combines solutions to environmental problems with emerging market opportunities.
University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business
320 Lewis Hall, Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195
206-616-3691
foster.washington.edu/centers/cie/Pages/cie.aspx
Empowering students to create economically viable solutions that regenerate a sustainable economic, social, and environmental business environment is the main focus of the Eller College of Management McGuire Center of Entrepreneurship program. The McGuire Center is committed to teaching students to understand of the influence and role of entrepreneurship in both the business and academic communities.
University of Arizona Eller College of Management
McClelland Hall 202
1130 E. Helen St.
Tucson, AZ 85721-0108
520-621-2576
entrepreneurship.eller.arizona.edu/about/