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Students of all majors welcome
Entrepreneurship organization can offer helpful insights for any field
Krista Humphries
Issue date: 9/8/05 Section: News
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Smith Entrepreneurs Hall offers students more than just a meal from Sub Connection.
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, a club for any student interested in entrepreneurship, welcomes underclassmen and non-business majors, CEO president Leslie Martin said.
David Minor, director of the Neely Entrepreneurship Program said that once a month, members of CEO are able to have dinners with successful entrepreneurs and members also have the opportunity to work with a mentor.
"This provides an opportunity to talk one-on-one to someone and use them as a sounding board and resource," Minor said.
Martin, a senior entrepreneurial management major, said the club also takes trips to entrepreneurial firms around Fort Worth.
"You see how differently and creatively you can run a company," she said.
The club has done a good job getting juniors and seniors who are already in the business school involved, Martin said, and the focus is now on any TCU student interested in entrepreneurship.
"Entrepreneurship is something that can apply to every major," she said.
Minor said: "CEO is a big, big part of what we're doing with the entrepreneurial program."
At the beginning of the semester, Martin said CEO set up a booth at the Student Activity Fair so freshmen could get information about the club.
The club plans to post fliers this weekend to let students know about the first meeting on Tuesday in Smith Hall, where TCU graduate Ash Hazenlaub will be speaking, Martin said. To encourage all majors to attend the meeting and possibly join the club, the fliers will be posted in freshman dorms, Worth Hills and other buildings around campus in addition to the business buildings, Martin said.
CEO has five officers and 15 board members, Martin said, and the board is divided into committees, with one committee focused on marketing the club.
"With the board, we have more resources, and can reach more students," she said.
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, a club for any student interested in entrepreneurship, welcomes underclassmen and non-business majors, CEO president Leslie Martin said.
David Minor, director of the Neely Entrepreneurship Program said that once a month, members of CEO are able to have dinners with successful entrepreneurs and members also have the opportunity to work with a mentor.
"This provides an opportunity to talk one-on-one to someone and use them as a sounding board and resource," Minor said.
Martin, a senior entrepreneurial management major, said the club also takes trips to entrepreneurial firms around Fort Worth.
"You see how differently and creatively you can run a company," she said.
The club has done a good job getting juniors and seniors who are already in the business school involved, Martin said, and the focus is now on any TCU student interested in entrepreneurship.
"Entrepreneurship is something that can apply to every major," she said.
Minor said: "CEO is a big, big part of what we're doing with the entrepreneurial program."
At the beginning of the semester, Martin said CEO set up a booth at the Student Activity Fair so freshmen could get information about the club.
The club plans to post fliers this weekend to let students know about the first meeting on Tuesday in Smith Hall, where TCU graduate Ash Hazenlaub will be speaking, Martin said. To encourage all majors to attend the meeting and possibly join the club, the fliers will be posted in freshman dorms, Worth Hills and other buildings around campus in addition to the business buildings, Martin said.
CEO has five officers and 15 board members, Martin said, and the board is divided into committees, with one committee focused on marketing the club.
"With the board, we have more resources, and can reach more students," she said.
