Lloyd Grief Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

About

The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is among the nation's leaders in entrepreneurial education and research. Its faculty--a diverse mix of academics and entrepreneur practitioners--together offer undergraduate and graduate programs designed to help students acquire the tools, develop the skills, and cultivate the mindset central to organizing, launching, and managing successful new ventures.

The program has consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation and has been ranked #1 by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. Business Week along with U.S. News and World Report identified the Greif Center as having "one of the best Entrepreneurship programs" in the country.

The Center offers a large variety of curriculum, research opportunities, business networking, programs, clubs, competitions, events, and more to USC students, alumni, faculty, and social entrepreneurs.

The Center's signature events include:

Silicon Beach @ USC
Led by the Lloyd Grief Center for Entrepeneurial Studies and the Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM), USC's Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach @ USC, which takes place annually in the fall.

AIM 2013: Acclerator+Incubator+Mentoring
The Greif Center's second annual AIM program has launched with a class of 10 student start-ups.

USC Summer Program Exploring Entrepreneurship
High school students preview college, study entrepreneurship and earn three units of college credit in this 4-week, pre-college course.

 

Details

Institution:
USC

Program:
Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Leader:
Helena Yli-Renko
Orfalea Director's Chair in Entrepreneurship & Department Chair

Location:
University Park
 

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