The Roberto C. Goizueta Center for

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Entrepreneurship at Emory

The Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Providing exposure and opportunity

We meet students where they are with access points and general exposure for the curious as well as skill development and in-depth learning opportunities for the highly engaged. We serve and support:

Disruptors/Innovators developing an entrepreneurial mindset applicable in organizations of all types; Founders/Growers creating, leading and growing scalable new ventures; and Investors/Connectors managing funds and pooling resources in venture capital formation

2023-24 Impact Report

Dear Friends of The Center,

It is with pleasure that we share our impact report for the 2023-24 academic year. This year has witnessed meaningful growth in the breadth and depth of the Center’s programs. In addition to advances in the quality of student offerings, our growing team has been able to align opportunities for the Goizueta community to enhance and expand its reach into the startup and early-stage investment community in Atlanta and beyond.

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Student Opportunities

Current Student Fellowship Application

The CEI Fellows Program recognizes Goizueta Business School students who BOTH exhibit an entrepreneurial mindset (whether starting their own business or innovating at a company) AND demonstrate commitment to the Goizueta entrepreneurship initiative. Those selected as Fellows have access to the necessary hands-on education, exposure and experiences to develop their capabilities as life-long entrepreneurs. Both Master's level students and BBAs may apply to become fellows.

Illustrative Program Benefits

Individual development plan working with Entrepreneurship Faculty advisors
Career advice and mentorship through staff, faculty and Entrepreneurs in Residence
Cohort-based events and social activities
Unique hands-on opportunities to get involved in supporting Center initiatives
As available, hourly compensation for project work per student employment policies
A financial stipend per academic year to support participation in an entrepreneurship- or innovation-related activities
Multiple additional opportunities and benefits exist via the programmatic aspects of the Center

There a number of curricular and co-curricular learning experiences that go beyond the books. This is especially important for entrepreneurship and innovation skills. A few examples include:

“Entrepreneurship practicum” course, in which students work with startups on projects, and pipeline startups for the investing Forum
A set of capstone courses opportunities curated with the Faculty and Managing Director of the CEI, potentially including: select “strategic valuation” and “strategic management” focused on innovation and/or startups
Custom directed study (often focused on a new business idea) is also offered to allow students to work on entrepreneurial and innovative work

Students truly embody the entrepreneurial spirit that will drive business for decades to come. Goizueta Business School and other members of the Emory student community have created—and supported—many initiatives, including:

Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management
- HackATL
- Excellerator
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EVCC (MBAs)
Emory Impact Investing Group
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