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Advancing entrepreneurship
We believe an entrepreneurial approach can help any individual
or organization achieve greater economic empowerment and success.
We work to increase awareness of entrepreneurial principles within
the university, the business and civic communities of South Florida,
and beyond.
To this end, we seek to:
- influence course development throughout the university
- nurture new technology firms
- strengthen family businesses
- conduct or encourage research on important issues
- encourage entrepreneurial community enterprises, and
- develop entrepreneurial leaders.
In 2003, the Kauffman Foundation selected Florida International
University as a Kauffman Campus to support this work.
Our entrepreneurship basics
Our program is built on:
- applied research focused on specific concerns of entrepreneurial
enterprises
- education on principles and issues of entrepreneurship through
academic courses and informal activities
- outreach helping entrepreneurial firms and not-for-profit organizations
in South Florida and the Americas
- an interdisciplinary emphasis that promotes collaboration within
the university and in external partnerships, and
- an international focus that builds on the university's international
reputation and Miami's position at the business and financial
crossroads of the Americas.
A multi-faceted organization for diverse challenges
We have four institutes (Institute for Family Business, Institute
for Technology Innovation, Entrepreneurship Research Institute,
and Institute for Community Innovation) and an Entrepreneurial Academy.
Each has a unique and complementary charter that collectively address
the unique entrepreneurial needs of one of the nation’s largest
ethnically diverse academic institutions, located in one of America’s
most entrepreneurial and dynamic, international cities, Miami.
For more information, visit our web
site.
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