The Center's Mission
To help individuals discover and nurture their entrepreneurial potential for the creation of new ventures and the enhancement of their entrepreneurial spirit.
The Center's Goal
We seek to provide individuals with the requisite tools to help them achieve their entrepreneurial potential through experiential learning.
Unique Opportunities
Notices
What's New
- 2023 College Competition Winners
- Jersey Proud: Pennsauken teen creates app to win business competition - Long Island News 12
- Eustace Prep senior's fashion app idea wins full scholarship at Rider - Courier Post
- Passion for fashion and entrepreneurship earns student full ride to Rider University - [email protected]
- Rider business students return to Oxford for ‘Moonshots’ conference - [email protected]
- Rider undergrads place in top 10 in national consulting competition - [email protected]
- Military veterans with entrepreneurial spirit can find assistance through Rider University's free training program - [email protected]
- Business idea wins NJ high school student a full ride to Rider - [email protected]
Upcoming Events
- Submission Deadline for the Collegiate Business Concept Competition - March 10, 2023 11:59pm
- Collegiate Business Concept Competition Live Pitch Event - April 6, 2023 (Time: TBD)
Key Features for Students
- An undergraduate major in Entrepreneurial Studies
- An undergraduate minor in Entrepreneurial Studies for non-business students.
- Student Venture Fund (SVE) – Rider will provide seed money for Norm Brodsky College of Business students to create their own ventures while they earn their undergraduate degree. The Student Venture Experience won a Best Practice Award at the Small Business Institute National Conference in San Diego.
- Small Business Institute – Provides confidential consulting to small businesses and organizations by teams of faculty-supervised graduate or upper-level undergraduate business students.
- Advisory Board – Entrepreneurs who can offer advice and guidance to students – currently used for SVE and SBI.
- The Entrepreneurial Studies Center is located in Sweigart 226 – business students have this location to brainstorm venture ideas.
- Resources for Current Students and Alumni
- 2023 College Competition Winners
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To find out more information, please contact:

Professor
Sweigart Hall
cookr [at] rider.edu
609-895-5522
Academic Focus: Entrepreneurial Studies

Associate Professor
Sweigart Hall
mjaiswal [at] rider.edu
609-896-5311
Academic Focus: Entrepreneurial Studies, Management

Jaimini Bhut
Graduate Assistant
Sweigart Hall
entrepreneurshipctr [at] rider.edu
