UIC

One of the Nation’s Premier

Universities in Entrepreneurship

NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial

Excellence Award

#6 Nationally

Princeton Review and 2008 ENTREPRENEUR magazine Ranking

THE MISSION OF THE UIC INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES

To accelerate the generation and use of entrepreneurship knowledge among students, entrepreneurs, professionals and educators regarding opportunity recognition, actions for creating, re-founding and growing successful enterprises, and the critical importance of entrepreneurship to a local and global quality of life.

Entrepreneurship at UIC is Recognized Worldwide

2008-present           #6 MBA Nationally, Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine

2006                        #9 Undergraduate and #12 Graduate, Nationally, Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine

2003                        #8 Peer ranking of Center Directors, Entrepreneur magazine

2002-2005              Top 4/Top Tier Entrepreneurship Program Nationally in serving our region. Entrepreneur magazine

2001                        Top 3 Entrepreneurship Program in U.S., Success magazine

2001-2002                NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence Award

1998-2000               Top 10 Entrepreneurship Programs in U.S., Success magazine

1998                        Advocating Entrepreneurship Award, Academy of Management

1997                        Top 25 Entrepreneurship Programs in U.S., Success magazine

1996                        Top 25 Entrepreneurship Programs in U.S., Success magazine

1993                        Outstanding Innovations in Entrepreneurship Education, Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

1990                        Supporter of Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Award, INC. Magazine/Merrill Lynch/Ernst and Young

1989                        1989                        Model University Program in Entrepreneurship, 1^st Annual National Competition-U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

                                National Award for Distinguished Service to Entrepreneurship Education, U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

                                Educator of the Year for Entrepreneurship Program, Sales and Marketing Executives of Chicago

1987                        Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

IES

Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

College of Business Administration

University of Illinois at Chicago
CREATING ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS

The Coleman Foundation's generosity established one of the first endowed entrepreneurship chairs in the U.S. at UIC and the concurrent launch of a

pioneering Institute. Today there are numerous programs  serving our successful students, research colleagues, entrepreneurs and the great city of Chicago.

SERVING UIC AND THE NATION’S STUDENTS

UIC UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR

Courses and modules deal with opportunities, feasibility, business plans, financing, consulting and interning with entrepreneurs. A Certificate in Entrepreneurship is available and a Major is offered, approved by the IL Board of Higher Education.

PhD PROGRAM

With prominent research professors publishing in the highest ranked

journals, the graduates of UIC's PhD program benefit from state of the art entrepreneurship seminars, teaching experience, and mentoring.

CAMPUSWIDE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Several new programs are extending across the campus,

with students from other colleges combining their studies with courses in entrepreneurship. Our program is linked with a UIC owned 35 biotechnology firm business incubator, where our students learn about high-tech entrepreneurship.

CONCEPT2VENTURE

C2V is a campuswide business plan competition with attention to commercializing technologies. Winning national and regional Business Plan competitions have become a source of UIC funding and credibility.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERN PROGRAM

The placement of students with successful, experienced entrepreneurs where great learning happens! 

COLLEGIATE ENTREPRENEURS’ ORGANIZATION

IES sponsors a national entrepreneurship student organization with a vision of 400 university chapters and 20,000 students. Membership benefits include chat rooms with prominent entrepreneurs, hard copy newsletters, an annual national conference, networking, regional conferences and more.

UIC MBA CONCENTRATION

UIC pioneered MBA programs in entrepreneurship and is top ranked in the nation as a “Model Program” by USASBE. Students select from several courses that provide important knowledge, from recognition of opportunities to reaping the rewards.

MENTORING PROGRAM

Our extensive network of outstanding business owners enables us to offer our students an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the masters in a one-on-one and small group format.

UIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK

The Chancellor designates a campus wide, annual Entrepreneur Week which is culminated in the Spring with a celebration of premier

entrepreneurs and hundreds of participating students.

DISTINGUISHED ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SPEAKER SERIES

The Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame provides the stellar

entrepreneurs that only a large urban area can produce in quantity. Our classrooms are unique in the number of Distinguished Guest

Entrepreneurs who serve as “live cases”.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESIDENCE HALL

A new incubator space is being developed to enable UIC student

entrepreneurs to work on their own new ventures and learn from each

other. Also, an entrepreneurship residence hall.

SEED CAPITAL CONSORTIUM

A number of angel investors and venture capitalists are allied with the UIC program to assist and potentially finance student ventures.

CREATING NEW ENTREPRENEURSHIP KNOWLEDGE 

UIC ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON

MARKETING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Leading researchers in the U.S. and throughout the world contribute to this Symposium, held for 20 years, with a research book published each year. Improved understanding of the marketing/entrepreneurship interface occurs with useful findings for entrepreneurs and educators.

UIC FACULTY AND PHD STUDENT RESEARCH

A major stream of quality research has developed at UIC regarding

opportunity recognition, strategy, international entrepreneurship,

innovation, e-commerce entrepreneurship and marketing/entrepreneurship. UIC is globally respected as world class in these areas.

SERVING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY

CHICAGO AREA ENTREPRENEURSHIP HALL OF FAME

An annual celebration and gala dinner to recognize the finest

entrepreneurs in the Chicago seven county area. Hundreds of attendees help to make this an outstanding event, sponsored by prestigious firms that service the entrepreneurial sector.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE IN

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

This program for entrepreneurs and their key people is intense and practical and meets two full days, twice a month for four months. This national award winning program, featured in Fortune Small Business, uniquely serves business owners who give it outstanding ratings.

CENTER FOR URBAN BUSINESS

This program connects entrepreneurs to talented

entrepreneurship students. The students carry out projects to advance

the enterprises for course credit. An IL Small Business Development

Center serves area business owners.

FAMILY BUSINESS COUNCIL

This highly successful college program is one of the largest of its type in the nation. It serves CEOs and families by strengthening leadership, management and the quality of family relationships within the firm.

CHICAGO WEST SIDE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER

Our center serves businesses with the potential to become high growth firms, through assistance and targeted small grants. The first center designated by the Governor, sponsored by the IL DCEO, we partner with Chicago Community Ventures.