Graziadio School of Business and Management Announces Peate Institute for Entrepreneurship
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The Graziadio School of Business and Management launched the Peate Institute for Entrepreneurship,
an innovative new initiative supported through a long term, multiyear donation from
Dan and Coco Peate.
The institute will help students launch and accelerate new business ventures while
earning academic credit toward a master of science degree in entrepreneurship. The
highly selective one-year program will provide full-tuition scholarships to 15 program
participants annually, awarding academic credit for reaching start-up milestones as
students launch their businesses through an incubator that nurtures, grows, and accelerates
those ventures.
Student entrepreneurs will receive unique access to advisors, industry professionals,
an entrepreneur in residence, and faculty. The institute may pursue equity investment
in new ventures, as well as facilitate dialogue with angel and venture capital investors
to nurture a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem. The inaugural cohort is scheduled
for fall 2018.