Marriott School of Management. Center for Entrepreneurship

The Center for Entrepreneurship was directed by Don Livingstone (1996).

Variant Names

BYU Center for Entrepreneurship

Brigham Young University. Center for Entrepreneurship

Description

Established: 1989

Abolished: 2009

Location: Provo, Utah (1989-2009)

Functions

The mission of the Center is to enhance the development of entrepreneurship worldwide by creating and building a strong entrepreneurial education and research program in the Marriott School of Management at BYU. We are involved in BYU's effort to multiply its resources and respond to the global needs of the LDS Church by developing various distance-learning capabilities for entrepreneurship education and training.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Center of Entrepreneurship functioned under a director, under the Marriott School of Management.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Marriott School of Management (1989-2009)

Later unit: Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (2009)

Sources

Web page "New Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Created", February 25, 2009. (Establishment date 1989) http://marriottschool.byu.edu/news/?article=439

Web Page "BYU CENTER AGAIN AMONG TOP PICKS | Deseret News" March 8, 2011 (Function, Administrative History, Associated Units) http://www.deseretnews.com/article/513420/BYU-CENTER-AGAIN-AMONG-TOP-PICKS.html

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2011-00049

Creator: UPB