Sponsored Programs
View information and past images from programs sponsored by the Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Annual School of Business Entrepreneurship Dinner
Crotty Center Entrepreneurship Mentor Program (EMP) - Video Attached
Professors, internships and teaming experiences do not necessarily provide a complete education for the entrepreneurship major. That is why junior and senior ENT majors are invited and encouraged to join the UD Entrepreneurship Mentor Program. Read More >>
Flyer Angels
Thanks to a generous gift from alumnus Ron McDaniel, Flyer Angels is a $1 million early- stage fund that invests in some of Ohio's most exciting technology ventures. Entrepreneurship majors perform all due diligence, make investment decisions and interact with angel investors. Ours is one of the few entrepreneurship programs that directly involves undergraduates in angel investing.
Internships with numerous local entrepreneurial partner organizations
The UD Entrepreneurship program enjoys strong linkages with several local entrepreneurial organizations. Read More >>
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Careers Symposium
There are huge entrepreneurial opportunities in the field of commercial real estate development. Backgrounds of entrepreneurship majors, accounting, finance, marketing, sales, law and engineering find rewarding careers in this field. Read More >>
p3 - Video Attached
Good leadership is essential for high performing teams in our Sophomore Entrepreneurial Experience course. p3 represents the presidents of the sophomore, junior and senior year teams. Two or three times an academic year, current and former team presidents meet to discuss good team management practices, obstacles overcome in past years and opportunities for personal growth in leadership skills for each team president. Our belief is that excellent team leadership is essential to the operation of well run teams and that students should have an opportunity to fully exploit the development of their individual group leadership skills. Read More >>
Opportunities and Issues Series for Female Entrepreneurs
Female entrepreneurs have some unique opportunities and issues. Read More >>
The Everest Real Estate Challenge - Video Attached
UD alum Robert Kohorst donated the use of one of his large apartment complex properties in Columbus to conduct our Everest Real Estate Challenge. Read More >>
The Stander Symposium
Each year entrepreneurship majors have been selected to participate in the University wide Stander Symposium. Read More >>
The UD Entrepreneurship Family Forum
Each year parents of our sophomore entrepreneurship majors who own family businesses are invited to campus for two days. Read More >>
The UD Business Plan Competition
The University of Dayton Entrepreneurship Program sponsors the UD Business Plan Competition each year. This year's first prize is $30,000 cash. Read More >>
UD Press Release >>
The UD C-E-O Club
The University of Dayton has an active CEO Club. Sponsored by the Crotty Center, this student run club provides insight and exposure to the role of entrepreneurship in our economy. Read More >>
The UD Connor Foundation Seed Fund
Thanks to the support of Dayton entrepreneur Larry Connor, the Fund provides up to $225,000 in loans to seed-stage ventures being launched by UD students and alumni. The Fund also supports the UD Business Plan Competition, guaranteeing the top three competition finalists the opportunity to pitch for support. Entrepreneurship majors sit at the table with financial experts, helping the Fund making its loan decisions. Junior or Senior Entrepreneur majors sit at the Investment Committee for one or two years, learning about venture capital investment. Following this, the ENT capstone course has one team act as consultants to entities receiving seed capital investments.
UD Press Release >>
Mind the Gap article >>
Dayton Business Journal article >>
Another Dayton Business Journal article >>
The UD Entrepreneurs at the Table (EATT) Program - Video Attached
Jim (UD alum) and Esther Eiting have established an endowment to bring local entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship students together on a regular basis to discuss events, concerns, opportunities and practices of mutual interest. Read More >>
The UD Junior Entrepreneur Mentor Program (JEM)
UD ENT majors thought it would be helpful for juniors, having successfully completed the Sophomore Entrepreneurial Experience Course, to share their knowledge and experience with current ENT sophomores. Read More >>
Visiting Entrepreneur Larry Connor, CEO of The Connor Group
Visiting entrepreneur Larry Connor, CEO of The Connor Group, presents a three-part series about entrepreneurial opportunities and dilemmas. Read More >>
Volunteer of the Year - Video Attached
Larry Connor, President of The Connor Group, and Jim Eiting, Chair (retired) of Midmark Corporation, received the 2012 Volunteer of the Year award at our recent Annual ENT Dinner. Read More >>
Welcome Back Pizza Party - Video Attached
The Welcome Back Pizza Party for ENT majors and incoming freshmen interested in our Entrepreneurship Major was scheduled for August 28 and August 29, 2012, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. each night, in the KU Barrett Dining Room.
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