Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities

This paper discusses a new and unique undergraduate entrepreneurship program at the University of Maryland. The Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities (CEOs) Program. The CEOs Program was initiated in the fall semester of 2000 for students interested in starting entrepreneurial ventures when they graduate. The University and its corporate partners provide many resources, activities, courses, technologies and services to assist the students in learning how to start successful companies. An important feature is that students admitted to the Program live together in an incubator-like residence hall where they can freely exchange ideas with likeminded students. Living and learning together, these students are provided with a unique opportunity to interact with their fellow CEOs. This environment has the potential to impact the way the CEOs think about their careers, their destinies, and their ability to start businesses right out of school.