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What is entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching and running a new business, whether it is in the context of a new venture or within an existing firm, focusing on three areas: developing an entrepreneurial mindset, learning how to manage a small or family business, and learning how to innovate and lead change.

Why entrepreneurship at OSU?

The School of Entrepreneurship is an academic department devoted solely to entrepreneurship. Most of our professors have owned and grown their own businesses. The undergraduate program is consistently ranked as one of the top 25 programs in the nation by the Princeton Review. The Riata Center for Entrepreneurship is an outreach center that support students through competitions, workshops, one-on-one mentoring and access to funding for new ventures.
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Career paths

An Entrepreneurship major provides the skills necessary for students to pursue career opportunities in:

  • New venture creation
  • For-profit or non-for-profit social venture
  • New business development or Research and Design sectors
  • Small or family businesses
  • Franchise organizations
  • Buying a franchise

93%of graduating seniors

had employment, job offers, or continued education within 3 months of graduation

Highlights

Student Success in Business Plan Competitions

Students compete in national business plan competitions.  School of Entrepreneurship graduate-level teams placed 1st and 2nd in the prestigious state-wide LOVE’s Cup competition in 2018.  Students also have access to entrepreneurship-specific internships, competitions, study abroad trips, and scholarships.

OSU students winning the LOVES cup competition

 

Eastin Center for Career Readiness 

Through the Eastin Center, Spears Business supports our students’ professional growth from awareness, to acquisition of knowledge, to practice and feedback, and ultimately successful implementation.

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