Business & Entrepreneurship

This channel is for you if…

You want to start or run your own firm or organization in the for-profit or nonprofit world.
You envision being self-employed or freelancing in the arts or in the creative sector.
You plan to join the business world and enter careers such as consulting, finance, accounting, marketing, market research, etc.

Featured Resources

The Center for Entrepreneurship in Liberal Education at Beloit (CELEB) is dedicated to student ventures and open to all students, regardless of major or prior experience.

Show your artwork in the student-run public ABBA Art Gallery.
Imagine, design, and create things in the Maker Lab.
Create music in the Maple Tree Recording Studio.
Do market research with the student-run Belmark Associates.
Start your own business in the Entrepreneurship Lab
Run the WISE Philanthropic Foundation promoting social excellence.

The Beloit Executive in Residence program offers a unique opportunity for Beloit students to get professional mentorship from alumnus/a with extensive business and entrepreneurship experience.

Business & Entrepreneurship Opportunities

Miller Upton Program is a week-long residency by a public intellectual whose distinguished work and influential ideas focus on the wealth and well-being of nations

Econ Day is when students and faculty travel to Chicago to network with alumni and get career advice or hear about internship/job opportunities.

Beloit Investment Club: student-run club that manages a portfolio of $10,000

WBCR 90.3FM Radio Station Students operate both an online and FM radio station that must balance student freedom on the airwaves with strict adherence to government law.

ABBA: student-run public art gallery

Laura Grube

Professor Grube organizes the annual “Econ Day”, a career development opportunity where students can interact and network with alumni.

Brian Morello

Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship (CELEB), Morello helps students start and run businesses.

Diep Phan

Professor Phan mentors many students in their pursuit of careers in business, be it marketing, consulting, finance, or accounting.

George Williams

Professor Williams is a working artist who is committed to teaching students the Business of Art alongside traditional and new media techniques.

Selected student campus jobs include:

CELEB Program Coordinator
Accounting Office Assistant
BATV Producer
Coleman Student Entrepreneur
Phonathon Supervisor
Entrepreneurship Education Mentor
Payroll Assistant
Gallery ABBA Manager
IRAP Senior Analyst
Gift Shop Assistant Manager
Theatre Front of House Manager
WBCR Station Manager

Students have interned at:

Human Resources, Kemper Corporation
Marketing, Rockford Rivets
Finance, Regal Beloit
Data Management and Development, Education Equity, Inc.
Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, Insight Telepsychiatry
Program Planner, Fundraising Project Planner, NPO Seibo Japan
Hotel Administration, Stanford Inn by the Sea
Business Development, That’s Caring
Bartender & Brewery Worker, Door County Brewery

Local Startup Incubators:
- Irontek is a collaborative and dynamic co-working space for small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs.
- RockTek is a co-working community focused on growth of the individual, the idea, the solution, the organization, the community.
Local Accelerators for Entrepreneurs:
- Gener8tor is a turnkey platform for the creative economy that connects startups, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, universities and corporations.
- gBeta Beloit is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots
1871, Ward 4, and Starting Block are major hubs for accelerating student ventures in nearby Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison
Attend annual conferences by national entrepreneurship organizations such as Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization and Self Employment in the Arts.
Study-abroad partners in Belgium, Ireland, Japan, the United Kingdom, and many other countries offer exciting business and entrepreneurship programs.

An organized group of alumni, parents, local business leaders, and entrepreneurs provides you with multiple opportunities to build a personal network focused on your own professional goals. By participating in a Business and Entrepreneurship professional network, you get access to the knowledge of others who share your passions and you can take advantage of their advice and opportunities to connect you to other people, internships, and career possibilities.

Economics

Financial Accounting
Corporate Finance
Marketing Research Workshop
International Business
Business Management Economics
Industrial Organization
Game Theory
Navigating Your Business Career (a course taught by a business executive in residence)
Summer career-bridge courses on marketing and business analytics (project-based courses taught by industry professionals)