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 centers and institutes.
Why Study Entrepreneurship at the Eccles School?
The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy offers electives and classes for students of all types at the University of Utah.
Entrepreneurship faculty and mentors come from a wide range of backgrounds and have deep knowledge and experience in all areas related to entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship is all about adding value. Entrepreneurs add value to a product, a team, an industry or an idea.
Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking that enables students to work on interdisciplinary teams, identify opportunities, learn how to add value, and create a company, idea, or impact.
The David Eccles School of Business is ranked among the top 10 schools in the country for entrepreneurship education by the U.S. News and Bloomberg.
Students in the Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy get credit and recognition for following their passions and entrepreneuring something of their own creation.
Entrepreneurship students get access to many resources to help them develop their ideas through the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a nationally recognized division of the David Eccles School of Business.
Students learn by applying what they are studying in their majors to an individual project that enables them to demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset.
Courses
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Meet Our Team
Our faculty are some of the most respected and innovative thought leaders, shaping the future and transforming business practices worldwide. Learn more about them, our Ph.D. students, and our staff. We invite you to contact us to learn more and collaborate.
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.
Centers & Institutes
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
- U. of Utah Ranked No. 8 for Undergrad Entrepreneurship (No. 5 Among Public Schools) for 2022 by U.S. News (Sept. 15, 2021)
- First Students Complete Lassonde+X Program (May 13, 2021)
- Top 5 Reasons to Get a Master’s Degree for Entrepreneurs (Jan. 22, 2021)
- Tina Ziemek Q&A: Successful Entrepreneurs are Compassionate, Curious & Can Find Humor in Failure (Jan. 22, 2021)
- U Researcher Receives $75,000 Grant from Kauffman Foundation to Study Diversity of Entrepreneurs (Jan. 22, 2021)
- Video: Master of Business Creation Founders 2020-21 (Jan. 7, 2021)
- Jack Brittain Q&A: Success is about Making Real Connections (Jan. 5, 2021)
- Top 8 Careers for Entrepreneurship Majors & Minors (Oct. 7, 2020)
- Eccles School Launches Postdoctoral Program in Entrepreneurship & Strategy (Sept. 29, 2020)
- U. of Utah Ranked Top 10 for Undergraduate Entrepreneurship by U.S. News for 2021 (Sept. 28, 2020)
- AACSB International Recognizes Eccles School for New Master of Business Creation (April 21, 2020)
More News Resources
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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)
ATTENTION: Our office is currently closed to the public due to COVID-19. But your inquiry is important to us. To reach a staff member, please email Deb.Coffey@Eccles.Utah.edu or Sharon.Lee@Eccles.Utah.edu. We look forward to assisting you. [Updated 07-30-20]
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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.