The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the David Eccles School of Business is globally recognized for enabling students to experience entrepreneurship in both theory and practice. Our award-winning faculty — some academic scholars, some seasoned practitioners, and some both — teach entrepreneurship, innovation, and value-creation through new venture formation and innovative strategies. Coursework covers building blocks such as ideation, innovative business models, venture funding, strategy, product development, entrepreneurial marketing, and social entrepreneurship. Beyond the classroom, the department offers engagement opportunities through its worldclass institutes and centers.
Why Study Entrepreneurship at the Eccles School?
Courses
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Research & Conferences
Recent Publications
- (forthcoming) “When and How to Shift Gears: Dynamic Trade-Offs among Adjustment, Opportunity and Transaction Costs in Response to an Innovation Shock,” Strategic Management Journal (Lyda Bigelow with Jackson Nickerson and Woo-Yong Park)
- (forthcoming) “Crafting Intellectual Property Rights: Implications for Patent Assertion Entities, Litigation, and Innovation,” American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (Josh Feng with Xavier Jaravel)
- (forthcoming) “Evaluating the effects of Small Business Administration lending on growth,” Small Business Economics (Matthew Higgins with D. Lacombe, B. Sell, and A. Young)
- (forthcoming) “An Economic Model of Strategic Entrepreneurship,” Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal (Robert Wuebker with Randy Westgren)
- (2019) “Bad bets: Nonlinear Incentives, Risk, and Performance,” Strategic Management Journal (Orie Shelef with Rui J. P. de Figueiredo Jr. and Evan Rawley)
- (2019) “How Long Does It Take to Get to the Learning Curve?” Academy of Management Journal (William Schulze with Serghei Musaji and Julio O. De Castro)
Annual Winter Strategy Conference
We hold an annual conference where top thought leaders present their latest research. This conference is sponsored by the University of Utah and Brigham Young University, with host status alternating each year.
Institutes & Centers
The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy is the academic home for many exciting institutes and centers. Browse them below and follow the links to visit their websites to learn more and get involved.
Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute is a hub for student entrepreneurship and innovation and an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business. It offers workshops, networking events, business-plan competitions, startup support, innovation programs, graduate seminars, scholarships, and more. All programs are open to students from any academic major or background. The Lassonde Institute also manages the Lassonde Studios, a state-of-the-art, living-learning space with 400 beds and the Neeleman Hangar, 20,000 square foot makerspace open to all students.
News & Updates
Recent News
- 20 Founders Enroll in The Master of Business Creation Program for Spring 2024 (Feb. 15, 2024)
- U. of Utah Ranked Top 5 For Entrepreneurship in the West by Princeton Review (Nov. 8, 2023)
- Master of Business Creation Wins 2023 Utah Innovation Award (Nov. 1, 2023)
- Master of Business Creation Wins Excellence Award from Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (Oct. 18, 2023)
- 47 Founders Enroll in The Master of Business Creation Program for Fall 2023 (Sept. 29, 2023)
- Brown Appointed Chair of Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy (July 21, 2023)
- Entrepreneurship Majors Report Career Success (May 22, 2023)
More News Resources
Use the resources below for news and updates about entrepreneurship at the David Eccles School of Business and University of Utah.
Contact Us
Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy
David Eccles School of Business
Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building
1731 E. Campus Center Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84112
UENTP@Eccles.Utah.edu | 801-581-7676 (main line for Eccles School)
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Entrepreneur is a verb at the David Eccles School of Business and Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah. Students learn and grow by doing. Students receive in-depth education, mentorship and abundant resources with the expectation to get involved, launch something, join a team, and make a difference. Entrepreneur your education. Entrepreneur your future. Entrepreneur your dreams. Entrepreneur at the Eccles School.