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The Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at University of Akron is a specialized university program and curriculum focused on the study of entrepreneurship and business creation.

About the program

The vision of the Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is to promote entrepreneurship throughout the university, community, region, U.S. and the world through the dissemination of practical “experiential” and theoretical knowledge, which will benefit society as a whole.

The entrepreneurship program is open to all students at the University and everyone in the community. Over 1,000 students have taken entrepreneurship courses since the inception of programming. The program emphasizes the study and development of analytical and conceptual skills in the creation and management of new enterprises and new ventures within large organizations. The skills students aquire in the program can also be used in buying a small business or franchise, growing an existing small business or family business, in corporate entrepreneurship and in a non-profit organization.

Contact

Address:

Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
University of Akron
College of Business Administration
259 South Broadway Street
Akron, Ohio 44325-4805

Phone: (330) 972-7015
Email: sw43@uakron.edu
Website: http://www3.uakron.edu/cba/fitzgerald/index.htm

See also

• University Entrepreneurship Programs Hub
• Ohio Hub
• Akron, Ohio Hub

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