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The WMU Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation strives to bring together community members, faculty, business experts and students to provide a setting for students to develop and commercialize new technology.

The Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), in the Seidman College of Business, is dedicated to developing best practices in entrepreneurship education and community engagement that enhance and impact the creation of new ventures and opportunities. Through a combination of courses, curriculum, peer to peer networking, competitions, and mentorship, CEI […]

The mission of the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) is to inspire and transform the University of Michigan community into entrepreneurial thinkers and doers. The CFE provides active learning experiences to all students and faculty at the university through classes and programs that are designed to teach the skills needed to translate high-potential projects and ideas […]

Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan is the nexus of research commercialization. Our office plays a critical role in translating discoveries from U-M faculty and researchers into real-world solutions by supporting patent protection, commercialization, startup company formation and growth. Through strategic connections with industry, entrepreneurs and investors, Innovation Partnerships ensures that U-M innovations reach […]

The MTRAC Innovation Hub for Ag & Bio at Michigan State University is a program supported by Michigan State University and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that provides funding, support, and guidance to facilitate the development of agricultural, food and natural resource technologies from the laboratory benchtop to the point where they can be successfully […]

The Wolverine Venture Fund invests primarily in early stage companies. The Fund is one of the world’s first VC funds where students are partners in the investment decision-making process. The Fund’s students members seek, screen and negotiate investments and develop significant experience in these areas, as well as in working with VCs and entrepreneurs. An […]

Located within the Ross School of Business, the globally recognized Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies provides the curriculum, program initiatives, community involvement, and alumni outreach activities that deliver exclusive resources for entrepreneurs at the University of Michigan. The Institute and its Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance bring […]

The Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation empowers students to learn through action by providing programs, courses, and resources to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, develop empathy, and create new ventures. Our program is designed to prime students to embrace failure mindfully, explore unknowns, and develop skills that matter.

The Dow Entrepreneurship Institute is a collaborative, open-access platform designed to drive economic development and foster innovation and entrepreneurial growth throughout the Great Lakes Bay region.

Since the founding of our family-owned business in 1935, Hylant has grown to one of the country’s largest privately held insurance brokerages. At Hylant, we’re focused on your interests, not ours. We deliver exceptional long-term results through understanding your business at its core. In Michigan, over the last 30 years, we’ve specialized in a tailored […]