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Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation

A perfect place to turn dreams into goals—and goals into realities.

Baylor's Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation has been dedicated to the study, teaching and practice of new venture creation and development for more than four decades. Baylor Entrepreneurship ranks among the top programs in the country and offers a wide variety of programs across the campus.

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Explore career options and expand conceptual knowledge of the entrepreneurial process.

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Gain the skills necessary to start and successfully manage a new entrepreneurial venture.

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John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise

The Baugh Center aims to foster the entrepreneurial spirit in all students through skill development while holding strong to the belief that entrepreneurs are most inspired by serving a higher purpose, not simply by the pursuit of monetary gain.

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Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation News
May 19, 2022
Audio: Business Review: Making an About-Face in Business

KWBU (NPR): Entrepreneurship professor Matthew Wood shares data-driven predictors to help entrepreneurs decide when to pivot.

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Apr. 21, 2022
Baylor business professor receives Fulbright award

Baylor Entrepreneurship professor, Leslie Palich, Ph.D. has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Ireland, a competitive fellowship of the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Apr. 21, 2022
HSB Announces 2022 Faculty Award Recipients

Two professors from the Baylor Entrepreneurship Department are presented with 2022 Hankamer School of Business Outstanding Faculty Awards.

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Apr. 4, 2022
Baylor Entrepreneurship Professor Wins Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award

Dr. Leslie Palich has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Ireland, a prestigious and competitive fellowship of the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Confessions of an Entrepreneur
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Confessions of an Entrepreneur

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