University Entrepreneurship programs

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University entrepreneurial programs play a crucial role in fostering innovation, startup culture, and business development among students and the wider community. These programs typically offer resources, support, and opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and turn them into viable businesses.   

Belinsky Entrepreneurial Learning Laboratory - Wayne State University 

Location: Detroit

Url: https://ilitchbusiness.wayne.edu/bell/

Description: The Belinsky Entrepreneurial Learning Laboratory (BELL) provides resources, insights, and expertise to help launch sustainable, investment-ready student startups, and startups based on Wayne State intellectual property. Working in close coordination with instructors and students engaged in new entrepreneurship and innovation, the BELL will help student founders develop commercialization pathways and attract additional funding aligned with business.

Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation - Eastern Michigan University

Location: Ypsilanti 

Url: https://www.emich.edu/cob/centers-institutes/cfe/index.php

Description: EMU's Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CFE) strives to enhance a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the EMU community by supporting a strong entrepreneurship curriculum and offering a variety of co-curricular programs. The CFE also encourages local entrepreneurship by engaging EMU students and faculty in innovation, business creation, and growth in southeast Michigan. To achieve their goals they also offer coaching and mentorship services.

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Macomb Community College

Location:  Clinton Township 

Url: https://www.macomb.edu/business/CIE/index.html

Description: Since 2014, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has inspired students and Macomb County residents, motivating them to explore and act upon their innovative ideas while adopting an entrepreneurial mindset. Through entrepreneurial training, coaching, mentoring, and networking opportunities, the CIE has reached over 1,400 Macomb students and engaged more than 2,500 middle and high school students.

Center for Social Entrepreneurship - University of Detroit Mercy

Location: Detroit 

Url: https://business.udmercy.edu/centers/cse.php

Description: The University of Detroit Mercy's Center for Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) opened in 2016 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the College of Business Administration to work with these partners and play a critical role in this ecosystem by leading the social entrepreneurship movement.CSE faculty work with Detroit entrepreneurs daily. They bring these experiences and entrepreneurs into the classroom and into their businesses to solve real-world problems.

Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies - University of Michigan 

Location: Ann Arbor

Url: https://zli.umich.edu/

Description: The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies advances the knowledge and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation through a broad range of activities, including programs, competitions, academics, symposia, and global community outreach. The Institute is the foremost resource for students and alumni of the University of Michigan as they pursue careers in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and corporate innovation. The Institute’s innovative approach to experiential learning – combined with the Business School’s traditional management excellence – encourages and nurtures students exploring entrepreneurial careers to succeed, autonomously or in a corporate setting, as leaders for transformation and growth.