Entrepreneurship Major or Minor

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Entrepreneurship is a program designed for students who want to start their own business, have a big idea or bring innovation and creativity to an existing organization.

McGraw School of Business

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The students studying entrepreneurship are equipped to start new ventures and foster their entrepreneurial spirit. At Olivet, entrepreneur majors will work with expert coaches and mentors as they learn to research, plan and pitch their ideas.

Areas of Focus

Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Intrapreneurship
Innovation & Creative Problem Solving

Createur Conference and Pitch Competition

Createur Conference & Pitch Competition

Creator + Entrepreneur = Createur, GEN 1:1 – “In the beginning God created…”

The Call of the Entrepreneur to Create Something for Good.

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” Genesis 1:1

God is the ultimate and first entrepreneur, and He showed us His innovation and creativity when He created the world. So likewise, the Creator God desires us, as entrepreneurs, to create.

So why should you attend the CCPC?

Connections – Build relationships with like-minded, faith-driven peers and professionals.
Opportunity recognition – Discover how to identify potential new products or services that may lead to promising ventures.
Entrepreneurial alertness – Gain a readiness to act on existing but previously unnoticed business opportunities.
Find your calling – Explore how God can use you to solve problems and serve people through entrepreneurship.

Professional Activities

The Entrepreneurship Club – A great way to connect with other like-minded students, this club will allow you to connect and network with big thinkers and local entrepreneurs. Students will gain practical knowledge with guest speakers, learn about innovative approaches, gain experience in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and get help with their ideas and interests.
Become a Chapter Member of Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO). Students will have a chance to join this network of 250+ colleges and have access to its member benefits. Students will also participate in regional and national pitch competitions.

I look forward to being a part of a new chapter at ONU and using it to leverage myself for the future.

Jacob Fitak

Student

Being able to give back through this new entrepreneurship endeavor at Olivet is truly a full-circle moment…

Jeff Forgrave

Olivet Alumnus

New!

Crawford Startup Studio

This new studio, which includes versatile workstations, comfortable furnishings, the ability to connect and present remotely and large whiteboards for brainstorming sessions, provides a collaborative home for Olivet’s entrepreneurship students, including meetings of their clubs and a place to practice pitches. The Crawford Startup Studio embodies the values of Olivet’s new entrepreneurship degree, which graduated its first student this spring.

Learn More About the Studio (Coming Soon)

Excited for how the Lord will use this time, this program, these students to further his purpose.

Mike Lingle

Development Officer

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A Banner Year for ONU: Academic Excellence Recognized and Awarded

Olivet Nazarene University has achieved a series of distinguished accolades and awards in 2024, underscoring the University’s commitment to academic excellence, innovation and dedication to the campus community.