ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES The undergraduate curriculum includes a range of entrepreneurship electives, such as: • STRT 280: Foundations of Entrepreneurship • STRT 295: Launching the Venture • STRT 281: Impact Investing
• FINC 265: Entrepreneurial Finance • MGMT 277: Imagination and Creativity Students also may apply to receive academic credit for internships at entrepreneurial companies.
“As an undergrad at Georgetown, I had unparalleled access to successful entrepreneurs who were more than willing to offer advice and provide feedback. I was able to learn from young alumni who started their own companies and who were always available for guidance.” ―LUISA SANTOS (C ’14), Founder, Lulu’s Ice Cream
― JONATHAN NEMAN (B ’07), Co-founder and Co-CEO, Sweetgreen
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entrepreneur because I wanted to solve a problem and create something that inspired the world around me.”
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NET IMPACT Net Impact inspires, educates, and equips individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. Members put business skills to work for good, demonstrating that it is possible to benefit the bottom line, people, and the planet.
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“Whether you’re thinking about becoming an entrepreneur or are already working on a venture, the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative has the perfect mix of opportunities. College classes can seem a little theoretical sometimes, but programs like the business pitch competition and the Entrepreneurship Fellows Program gave me a chance to put my ideas into practice, talk to customers, network with other like-minded students, and learn from some amazing mentors you can’t find anywhere else.” ―JAMES LI (B ’13), Co-founder and CEO, Encore Alert
GEORGETOWN ASPIRING MINORITY BUSINESS LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS (GAMBLE) GAMBLE helps minority undergraduates broker a conversation about diversity and inclusion on campus and in the workplace. Through GAMBLE, minority scholars become tomorrow’s business leaders and entrepreneurs with the support of a strong community and alumni mentoring network. “I became an
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―CLAIRE MILLER JAFFEE (B ’18)
“The Entrepreneurship Fellows Program taught me the skills to become a better entrepreneur and, more importantly, introduced me to the many amazing, talented, and generous women and men in the D.C. tech and Georgetown entrepreneurship communities. It was through them that I was able to cut my teeth on entrepreneurship and ultimately pursue my startup, Riide, full time after graduation.” ―JEFF STEFANIS (B ’13), Co-founder and CEO, Riide
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This First-Year Seminar invites students to think critically about important questions regarding entrepreneurship: What is an entrepreneur? What role do entrepreneurs play in the economy? What makes an entrepreneur tick? Can everyone be an entrepreneur? What are the virtues of an entrepreneur? What does it take to encourage entrepreneurship in a modern economy? What are some of the moral challenges entrepreneurs face? How do they, and how should they, meet these challenges? Students learn how entrepreneurs are the main agents of change in a modern, global economy and confront the responsibilities that come with being such agents.
“My experiences at Georgetown have maximized my education in countless areas, both in the classroom and in the business world. The startup companies that we have met with have been amazing! We have been given countless networking opportunities and formed relationships that will be very beneficial moving forward.”
COMPASS FELLOWS The Compass Fellowship, supported by the Kenneth Cole Foundation, is a global family of young social innovators supported by mentors. The fellowship is a one-year program that inspires first-year undergraduates to start a social venture and solve world problems with socially conscious businesses.
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