The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship/ entprog@columbia.edu (212) 854-3244 Mission Statement Entrepreneurship is more than the process of starting a business. It is about identifying, valuing, and capturing opportunities. An entrepreneurial mindset is crucial for all organizations — small or large, new or old, for-profit or notfor-profit. The mission of The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center is to instill entrepreneurial thinking in all Columbia Business School students and to create a community of business practitioners with a lifelong commitment to achieving social and economic progress through entrepreneurship. Columbia Business School Lang Center Faculty and Staff Faculty – Professor Murray Low, Director of the Lang Entrepreneurship Center – Professor Cliff Schorer, Entrepreneur-in-Residence Staff – Ashley Zwick, Administrative Director – Marjorie Orcel-Cozart, Assistant Director – Melissa Hanna, Assistant Director, Outreach – Mayra Reyes, Program Coordinator – Rana Razavi, Finance Officer – Karla Wexler, Administrative Assistant Columbia Business School Entrepreneurship at Columbia CLASSROOM SCHOOL UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY Columbia Business School Classroom ● Four Paths of Entrepreneurship – Launching New Ventures – Social Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurial Finance – Entrepreneurships in Large Organizations ● Greenhouse Program Master Class ● Case studies Columbia Business School School ● Fund – The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurial Fund – A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition – Global Social Venture Competition ● Network – Advisory Board – Student groups (CEO, Lions Lab and 5 specialty clubs) ● Accelerate and Develop – Mentorship and Sounding Board Program – New Venture Track Summer Program – Columbia Business Lab ● Research Columbia Business School University ● IE@Columbia ● Steve Blank’s Lean Launchpad ● Entrepreneurship@Columbia website ● Columbia Venture Community Columbia Business School Community ● In-V-Ent-Ed™ ● Columbia Community Business Program ● Capacity building in Africa ● Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Latin America ● Small Business Development Center Columbia Business School Alumni Ventures Columbia Business School 9 Sean’s Great Success Columbia Business School Competitions and Showcases ● Fall Venture Fair (Apply by November 1st; event on November 15th) ● Global Social Venture Competition (Info Session: October 11th) ● Columbia Alumni Startup Showcase ● Columbia Entrepreneurs New Venture Showcase ● A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition ● CEO Pitch Fest Columbia Business School Resources and Advising Support ● Columbia Mentorship Program for Entrepreneurs (October 25th) ● Entrepreneurial Sounding Board ● Business Plan Library ● Lang Center Website ● Legal Document Library Columbia Business School Special Programs and Events ● New Venture Track ● Startup Career Summer Program ● Pitch Workshop with David Rose ● Annual Ecademy Awards Columbia Business School Networks and Communities ● Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization ● Columbia Venture Community ● Lions Lab ● Columbia Business Lab ● Small Business Consulting Club ● Lang Center Online Networks – Facebook – LinkedIn – Twitter Columbia Business School Questions? The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship/ entprog@columbia.edu (212) 854-3244 Thank you for joining us! The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/entrepreneurship/ entprog@columbia.edu (212) 854-3244